[Colorado-talk] Ice House Entrepreneurship training in Denver

Wed Aug 26 19:25:48 UTC 2015

I'm all for starting your own business, and 
believe working from home as a viable opportunity 
for entrepreneurial minds, blind or not. along 
that vein, I thought some might be interested in 
this business training opportunity from the SBA in 
Denver, described below.

Strive On!
Everett

Ice House Entrepreneurship  training opportunity

Ice House Entrepreneurship training
to be held in Denver

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Want to understand how successful entrepreneurs 
think? Have an idea for a business but having 
trouble taking the entrepreneurial leap? Own a 
business but feeling stagnant or looking to chart 
a new course? This 10-week program is designed to 
teach participants a proven entrepreneurial 
thought process and help participants cultivate an 
entrepreneurial mindset. Learn to identify 
problems and evaluate them as opportunities while 
being inspired by real-life entrepreneurs.

Date: 9/16/2015 to 11/11/2015
Time: 5:45-7:45 pm
Location: 1441 18th St, Denver, CO 80202

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER CLICK HERE [ 
http://www.coloradolendingsource.org/education/entrepreneurial-mindset-training.html ]

NOTE: There is an Information Session on *August 
27th and September 2nd from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm* in 
downtown Denver that will give you the opportunity 
to meet the facilitator Adam Melnick, Senior 
Entrepreneurship Officer. Adam will help you 
understand more about what the training entails, 
what you can expect to learn, and who benefits 
most from these trainings. You can RSVP here [ 
http://www.surveymethods.com/EndUser.aspx?FCD8B4ACFCBAACA7FD ] 
.

SBA's Colorado District Director, Edward Cadena, 
will provide remarks during this training session.

SBA’s participation in this training activity is 
not an endorsement of the views, opinions, 
products or services of any provider or other 
person or entity. All of SBA’s programs and 
services are extended to the public on a 
non-discriminatory basis.

Entrepreneurship Training
> Course Details

The most critical element for success in starting 
a business is having the appropriate mindset.

Using an experiential approach to teaching, which 
includes classroom facilitation, online content, 
interaction with successful entrepreneurs who have 
“been there and done that,” and actively engaging 
the potential stakeholders to your business, 
Colorado Lending Source’s certified facilitators 
will help develop your entrepreneurial mindset.

What to Expect

•Core concepts delivered in two to three hours of 
online content per week including interviews with 
entrepreneurs of various backgrounds demonstrating 
that anyone, with the right mindset, can 
successfully start a small business

•Ten, two-hour weekly classroom sessions that 
ensure participants understand core concepts

•Close personal interaction with experienced 
entrepreneurs

•Learn the eight critical entrepreneurial mindset 
characteristics presented in the book Who Owns the 
Ice House by Pulitzer prize nominee Clifton 
Taulbert

•Create a Vision Statement to guide your 
entrepreneurial journey
•Learn to use the Opportunity Discovery Canvas to 
evaluate your business idea or new direction for 
your current business
•Access to one-on-one meetings with facilitators
•Free admission to Colorado Lending Source events
•Access to a network of previous Ice House 
Entrepreneurship graduates

A complete course description authored by its 
developers can be found here.

Investment
$350 Standard Fee

$50 Application Fee (This will be refunded if you 
are not accepted to the program and applied toward 
your tuition if you are accepted.)
> Scholarships Available

Information Sessions

August 27th and September 2nd from 5:30 - 7pm

> Register on Meetup.com

Important Dates

Scholarship Application Deadline August 31, 2015
Application Deadline September 7, 2015

Pre-assignment Sent Out September 9, 2015
First Class Begins September 16, 2015

Location & Parking

> Colorado Lending Source Downtown Denver Office

Meet the Instructor

> Adam Melnick, Senior Entrepreneurship Officer & 
> In-House Council

Apply

Click the "Buy Now" button to pay for the $50 
application fee on PayPal.

We are committed to our mission of fostering the 
economic growth of diverse small businesses within 
our communities!

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