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Each week, two (2) Standard Seminars and one (1) Fast-Track Seminars are moderated. Each session is 50 minutes. There are two types of seminars

Standard Seminar - 1 session/week
Fast-Track- 2 sessions/week

The Seminar sessions are held at 4141 South Tamiami Trail, Unit #23, Sarasota (within a mall featuring Chili’s Restaurant and three blocks south of Bee Ridge – we're adjacent to the Sprint store). The Seminar facility is donated by Milford Inganamort.

Seminar Registration Fee

There are fourteen (14) seminar sessions. The Introduction Session is free for the unemployed. It is also free for anyone purchasing the How to Lauch a Startup book ($15.95).

Seminar Fee for all 14 sessions

Step 1 – What’s Your Idea! Sessions 1, 2 & 3

Fee: Students, ex-Mil, Unemployed - $45

Fee: Standard - $60

Step 2 – Does A Market Exist? Sessions 4, 5 & 6

Fee: Students, ex-Mil, Unemployed - $45

Fee: Standard - $60

Step 3 – Improving Your Idea Sessions 7 & 8

Fee: Students, ex-Mil, Unemployed - $30

Fee: Standard - $45

Step 4 – What Do Industry Entrepreneurs Think? Sessions 9 & 10

Fee: Students, ex-Mil, Unemployed - $40

Fee: Standard - $60

Fee: Monitoring - $75

Step 5 - Completing the Business Plan Sessions 11 & 12

Fee: Students, ex-Mil, Unemployed - $40

Fee: Standard - $60

Fee: Monitoring - $70

Step 6 – Selling Investors Sessions 13 & 14

Fee: Students, ex-Mil, Unemployed - $40

Fee: Standard - $60

Fee: Monitoring - $70

Flexible Class Schedule

Each week, two (2) Standard Seminars and one (1) Fast-Track Seminars are moderated. Each session is 50 minutes. There are two types of seminars

Standard Seminar - 1 session/week
Fast-Track- 2 sessions/week

Fast Track Schedule - 7 weeks

F-PM1 6 PM Tuesday, March 27

F-PM2 6 PM Thursday, March 29

F-PM3 6 PM Tuesday, April 3

F-PM4 6 PM Thursday, April 5

F-PM5 6 PM Tuesday, April 10

F-PM6 6 PM Thursday, April 12

F-PM7 6 PM Tuesday, April 17

F-PM8 6 PM Thursday, April 19

F-PM9 6 PM Tuesday, April 24

F-PM10 6 PM Thursday, April 26

F-PM11 6 PM Tuesday, May 1

F-PM12 6 PM Thursday, May 3

F-PM13 6 PM Tuesday, May 8

F-PM14 6 PM Thursday, May 10

Standard Session Schedule - 14 weeks

S-PM1 6 PM Wednesday, February 8

S-PM2 6 PM Wednesday, February 15

S-PM3 6 PM Wednesday, February 22

S-PM4 6 PM Wednesday, February 29

S-PM5 6 PM Wednesday, March 7

S-PM6 6 PM Wednesday, March 14

S-PM7 6 PM Wednesday, March 21

S-PM8 6 PM Wednesday, March 28

S-PM9 6 PM Wednesday, April 4

S-PM10 6 PM Wednesday, April 11

S-PM11 6 PM Wednesday, April 18

S-PM12 6 PM Wednesday, April 25

S-PM13 6 PM Wednesday, May 2

S-PM14 6 PM Wednesday, May 9