Southern Arizona Entrepreneurship Workshops
No-Cost Workshops for Entrepreneurs Now Available
Studies demonstrate that the availability of technical training and education in new firm start-up issues — such as market research, business plan preparation, and accessing funding — is among the most critical factors of a vibrant entrepreneurial environment and economy.
We are pleased to announce the availability of more than 1,000, no-cost seats in entrepreneurship and idea generation workshops across the four southern Arizona counties: Cochise, Pima, Santa Cruz, and Yuma.
Workshops will be hosted by a variety of partners and focus on a range of entrepreneurial topics and populations. All workshops will be conducted in southern Arizona between October 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010.
Whether you just have an idea for a business and don’t know where to go next, have a great idea and have formulated a high quality business plan and need to know how to fund your start up, want to know how to make your new start up "go green," or even need information on how to apply for government SBIR/STTR grants to fund your start-up, there is a workshop for you from Tucson to Nogales and Yuma to Sells. Workshop duration, frequency, and location varies, so please contact hosts directly, or contact the McGuire Center for more information. Some restrictions may apply.
No-cost workshops are available through Innovation Frontier Arizona partnership and administered by the McGuire Center. Future workshops are subject to a fee.
Participating Workshops
Business training to empower the entrepreneurial spirit and develop competencies to create successful business. Serving new and new-non post secondary Hispanic entrepreneurs. Open to individuals from all counties.
Contact: Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation, www.tucsonhispanicchamber.org,
520.620.0005
Critical skills and knowledge to formulate, validate, build effective strategies, and organize resources to bring high quality ideas to market. Santa Cruz County based. Open to all communities.
Contact: Santa Cruz County Community Programs Office, 520.375.7663
Targeting key entrepreneurial elements: Vision; External Assessment; Internal Assessment; Creating Goals and Overcoming Obstacles
Contact: Bellows Consulting, www.bellowsconsulting.com, 520.299.9169
Economic development and workforce development impact workshop series serving clients in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties:
- Orientation to Entrepreneurship
- Introduction to Business Ownership
- Technology Basics
- Technology Tools for Marketing Series
- Government Procurement Series
Based in and serving Pima and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact: MicroBusiness Advancement Center, www.mac-sa.org,
520.620.1241
Training for novices and experienced SBIR/STTR applicants on the entire application process. Series of three workshops: finding solicitations, writing the proposal and pre-award activities. Webinar seats in addition to in-person workshops. Pima County based. Open to all communities.
Contact: Arizona Center for Innovation, www.azinnovation.com, 520.382.3260
Monthly new business and business management workshops offered in two hour segments by Pima Community College faculty targeting local business districts. Includes child care. Pima County based. Open to all communities.
Contact: Gateway Business Alliance, www.gbatucson.com, 520.509.3917
Webinar-based series of three workshops focusing on (1) idea generation — the definition of a green business and the characteristics of customers who purchase green products or services, (2) funding from microlenders — loan process and requirements, and (3) sound financial planning — how to develop financial projections. Open to all communities.
Contact: PPEP Microbusiness and Housing Development Corporation, www.azsmallbusinessloans.com, 520.889.4203
Entrepreneurship workshops focusing on the business formation and advancement needs of Cochise County residents.
Contact: Cochise College Small Business Development Center, www.cochise.edu/conteducation/sbdc, 520.515.5478
- What Business should I Start?: Four hour workshop preparing the entrepreneur discover the ideal business to start.
- Business Plan in a Day: Designed to help the entrepreneur understand what is needed to do a business plan.
- Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour – October 8, 2009 from 3-7pm. Learn how to turn your goals into reality with inspiration and advice from the county’s top young entrepreneurs. Please RSVP to this at EXTREMETOUR.ORG click on Cochise College.
Workshops and courses serving all Yuma County entrepreneurship education needs.
Contact: Arizona Western College Community and Educational Partnerships, Entrepreneurial Center, www.azwestern.edu/learning_services/degrees_and_certificates/
business_and_liberal_arts/occupational_certificates/Entrepreneurship.html
12 two-hour sessions over three week period focusing on producing a business plan for expansion or start up. Offered in Nogales for businesses in Santa Cruz County and Southern Arizona.
Contact: Nogales Community Development Corporation, www.nogalescdc.com, 520.397.9219
Product development and entrepreneurial skills for tribal members—current or aspiring entrepreneurs. Pima County based. Open to TO tribal members.
Contact: Community Development Financial Institute of the Tohono O’odham Nation, www.cdfiton.com, 520.383.0790
All participating partners are committed to high quality entrepreneurship education, resources, and network.
Additional entrepreneurship education resources are available at all County One-Stop Career Centers, Pima Community College, Cochise Community College, Arizona Western College, and The University of Arizona.
This is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Innovation Frontier Arizona is funded by a $5 million WIRED grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.
For additional information, please contact us.
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