Pre-Camp Training

Pre-Camp Training and Resources

In order to prepare you for Entrepreneur Boot Camp, there are several recommended resources:

- Recommended Reading List
- Entrepreneurial Education Audio Presentations
- GLEQ FastTrac TechVentures Education
- Cantillon Online Entrepreneurial Training

Recommended Reading List:

Crossing the Chasm, Geoffrey Moore
Technology Ventures, Richard Dorf & Thomas Byers
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing, Al Ries & Jack Trout
The Art of the Start, Guy Kawasaski
The Chasm Companion, Paul Weifels

All of these books are available in the SPARK Library.

Crossing the Chasm is required reading for Entrepreneur Boot Camp. A copy of this book is included in the price of Boot Camp.

Entrepreneurial Education Audio Presentations:
SPARK has developed a series of one hour lectures on Entrepreneurial topics as part of hosting Entrepreneurial Boot Camp over the past several years. There 12 audio files with PowerPoint slides.

GLEQ FastTrac® TechVenture™ Training:
FastTrac® TechVenture™ is a program designed for entrepreneurs in the fields of technology or life sciences. It focuses on the specific needs of entrepreneurs.

Cantillon Online Entrepreneurial Training:
The Cantillon eCourse is a comprehensive training resource fortechnology entrepreneurs at any stage of business development. Whetheryou are engaged in pre-launch planning or are working to achieve yourfirst $50 million in annual revenue, Cantillon is a learning experiencethat will lay an invaluable foundation for your business and enable youto respond quickly and wisely to the ever-changing marketplace.

The Entrepreneur Boot Camp is sponsored by Ann Arbor SPARK and funded by the LDFA and MEDC.

Boot Camp graduates recently earned top honors in the Great Lakes Entrepreneurs Quest (GLEQ). Graduates also won the top elevator pitch presentation at the Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship event in January 2006.

"Entrepreneur Boot Camp works. It's a concentrated business planning and preparation event designed to help early stage technology businesses increase their chances of attracting additional funding and achieving success."

Michael Finney
Ann Arbor SPARK CEO

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Pre-Camp Training

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Call 734.761.9317 for more information.

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