by Lynnette Najimy | Sep 4, 2022 | Classes, Cohort, Consortium, Events, Our History, Program Update, Small Business Fair, Small Business Start-Up
August 2022 Prototype Fair Our Board of Directors outlined the Six Tenets of $1000 Start-Ups at the 2022 Prototype Fair $1000 Start-Ups Prototype Fairs are an essential experience for our Cohort as they learn all aspects of business operations. This event, as in... 
by Leah Ward Lee | May 14, 2022 | Cohort, Consortium, Our History, Program Update, Small Business Start-Up
As we start our third year I thought I’d share reflections on our journey so far and let you know what’s new for 2022 and what we’re working on.
by Leah Ward Lee | Jun 4, 2021 | Classes, Cohort, Program Update, Small Business Start-Up
We want to share with you a few of the things we learned from our 2020 Pilot Class that we’ve incorporated into the 2021 $1,000 Start-Ups Program to make it even better. Reduced Homework to Once a Week For the 2021 class we’ve combined some of the classes... by Leah Ward Lee | Feb 26, 2021 | Classes, Cohort, Events, Program Update, Small Business Start-Up
Thank you to everyone who joined us on the $1,000 Start-Ups journey during the 2020 pilot. Thanks to your support, six local businesses were started, more than 30 area businesses displayed with us at our Small Business Fairs, and The $1,000 Start-Ups Consortium of... 
by Leah Ward Lee | Feb 14, 2021 | Events, Our History, Program Update, Small Business Start-Up
Early Saturday morning on November 21st, board members from The $1,000 Start-Ups Consortium were on the move preparing for the final event for the class of 2020. The program, launched in April 2020, promotes economic opportunity by providing entrepreneurship and...