Get Your Business Started Workshop

Name: Get Your Business Started Workshop
Start: 2025-11-15T09:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-15T12:00:00-06:00
Location: Owatonna Area Business Development Center

Schedule

Sat Nov 15 2025 at 09:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Owatonna Area Business Development Center | Owatonna, MN

Start working on your idea, make connections, and take the first step toward a life owning your own business!
About this Event

Have an idea, but not sure if it’d be a good business? Run it through our Get Your Business Started Workshop! Built on the CO.STARTERS model, this three-hour workshop helps participants work together to explore their ideas for new businesses using proven tools, learn how to refine their models through meaningful customer feedback, and define next steps toward launching their venture.

In partnership with Owatonna Community Education, with funding provided in part by SMIF's Prosperity Initiative.

Agenda
Introductions

Info: Welcome; Introductions; Expectations

Explore Your Idea

Info: The Co.Starters Canvas; Customer Portrait

Refine Your Model

Info: Talking with Potential Customers; Tips for Talking with Customers; Starting Small

Define Next Steps

Info: Next Steps Plan