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101 St. Joseph DR, Brownsville, TX 78520
Email: ECC@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 882-4119
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Adopt A Startup At UTRGV

Adopt A StartupAdopt A Startup has partnered with the UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center to offer its program to clients and incubator members. 

Program Application:
UTRGV students actively impact the local business community by adopting startups and supporting entrepreneurs in the development of a business plan using the Business Model Canvas. Working in teams, students learn how to develop and test ideas by gathering massive amounts of customer and marketplace information; this helps them find unmet customer needs to establish a suitable business model and value proposition.

In Business V-Program: 
Location: Virtual Blackboard Ultra on Tuesdays, 5:00 PM a 6:15 PM
Date: Tuesdays, 5:00 PM to 6:15 PM 

Participants must commit to attending the following class sessions on Tuesdays from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM.

Attendance to these sessions and active participation in the research process is critical to the success of the business model. Attendance at the final presentation is mandatory.

Schedule for In Business V-Program:
January 25, 2022 - Entrepreneurs’ Presentations to students (5-minutes per entrepreneur 5:40 PM to 6:00 PM)
February 15, 2022 - (1) Business Model Canvas Hypothesis-Opportunity Assesment (5:00 PM to 6:15 PM)
February 22, 2022 - (2a) Value Proposition Workshop (5:00 PM to 6:15 PM)
March 01, 2022 - (2b) Value Proposition Presentation (1:30 PM to 2:30 PM)
March 15, 2022 - Spring Break / No Classes
March 22, 2022 - (3) Customer Segements (5:00 PM to 6:15 PM)
March 29, 2022 - (4) Customer Relations (5:00 PM to 6:15 PM)
April 05, 2021 - (5) Revenue Models (5:00 PM to 6:15 PM)
April 19, 2021 - (6) Key Partners, Resources, Activities, and Costs (5:00 PM to 6:15 PM)
April 26, 2021 - (7) Lesson's Learned (5:00 PM to 6:15 PM)
May 10, 2021 - Mandatory Final Presentation (5:15 PM to 5:45 PM Setup) - Presentation (5:45 PM to 7:30 PM)

 

The students working on this program will dedicate approximately 12 hours per week. It is important that, if selected, you commit to meet with the students a certain number of hours every week for customer discovery purposes and the business plan process.

A $250.00 fee will apply if an entrepreneur's commitment is broken.

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