The $500 Business Challenge – Open Lab Series

Name: The $500 Business Challenge – Open Lab Series
Start: 2025-05-20T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-16T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Emerge and Rise, Inc

Schedule

Tue, 20 May, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 16 Dec, 2025 at 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Emerge and Rise, Inc | San Antonio, TX

Can you launch a sustainable business with just $500? Yes—and we’re here to prove it.
About this Event

Every Third Tuesday | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Theme: Build a Real Business That’s Built to Last

Can you launch a sustainable business with just $500? Yes—and we’re here to prove it.

At this monthly hands-on lab, we invite aspiring entrepreneurs, creatives, and side hustlers to brainstorm and map out a business idea that can be started with a budget of $500 or less. We’re talking long-term thinking: businesses that solve real problems, generate income, and can grow with time—not just a quick hustle.

We’ll provide all the tools:

📄 Idea prompts, business model templates, and paper prototyping
🧠 On-site mentors to help you shape your idea
🛠 Canva tools and startup resources
✨ A welcoming space to explore, sketch, and validate your idea

By the end of the night, you’ll walk out with a real plan and the confidence to get started on your terms.

🧃 Light refreshments served.

🚀 One business idea will be selected to receive hands-on 1:1 mentorship, plus a free consultation with a business attorney and accountant to bring the idea to life and launch sustainably.

All experience levels welcome. Bring a friend or come solo.