Registration is now open for the next cohort of the academy. The revised curriculum includes 5 courses and runs about 17 weeks. An introductory open house meets on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 6:30 p.m. in the Nichols Library coworking space. Registration closes on Jan. 10 and classes begin on Jan. 14. Instructors are experienced entrepreneurs and business executives. The academy has been credited for improved operations and revenue growth by past academy participants. More information and the registration link are found at
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Small Business Startup Grants
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Feed the Seed Foundation is a 501c3 organization that is affiliated with NaperLaunch and SCORE Fox Valley. The foundation offers small startup grants to startup entrepreneurs in need of a little seed money. First quarter 2020 grant applications may be submitted for consideration from Jan. 6, through Jan. 31, 2020. Read more about the grant program and find the application for grants on the foundation's website,
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SCORE Women's Business Roundtable
Wednesday, December 4 and 18, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
95th Street Library Meeting Room C
Women business owners and entrepreneurs come together to discuss business challenges and opportunities on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month.
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Year-End: Your Business Barometer
Thursday, December 5, 8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Attendees will learn basic recordkeeping essentials and the importance of an annual business review, as well as how to validate current management practices and select proper key performance indicators. Best practices regarding business insurance, licensing and regulatory matters, cash flow and employee compensation and benefits will be discussed. Presented by John Galati of Fox Valley SCORE.
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SCORE Business Roundtable
Thursday, December 12, 8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Business owners engage in a 90-minute discussion on relevant business issues every entrepreneur faces. Get feedback and guidance from experienced fellow entrepreneurs on how to solve everyday business challenges. No business owner should walk alone. Use this group for advice and counsel that will lead to simply elegant solutions.
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In the classic book Think and Grow Rich, author Napoleon Hill writes that power comes from accumulated knowledge and an individual can organize that knowledge and accumulate more of it and do so faster by taking advantage of the “master mind,” those persons who have mastered certain skills or processes and who possess superior subject matter knowledge. To access that powerful knowledge and thus move at a quicker pace towards certain objectives or successful endeavors, Hill recommends forming master mind groups, in which individuals gain insights from one another’s accumulated knowledge and experience. NaperLaunch plans to implement this concept by sponsoring three master mind groups. Each group will meet monthly on Thursday mornings from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. The groups will be formed by registration only and each group will meet on a different week of the month. Each group will be limited to 15 participants at a time; if one drops out, then another registrant may join. The group members will become intimately acquainted with the business models and plans of each participant. Expert business advisers will also attend to add their particular insights. Each master mind meeting will address specific issues as set by the group. A registrant’s choice of which week of the month they wish to participate will determine the group in which they are placed. Registration is now open on the NaperLaunch website. Accepted registrants will begin meeting March 5, 2020. A registration link is available on the NaperLaunch website.
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