FastTrac^® Programs

FastTrac is a practical, hands-on business development program designed to help entrepreneurs hone the skills needed to create, manage and grow successful businesses. FastTrac is America’s leading entrepreneurial learning program and remains on the cutting edge by providing programs that are written by entrepreneurs, facilitated by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs.

A number of FastTrac programs are offered, for entrepreneurs at different stages of business development – aspiring entrepreneurs who have an idea for a new business and are just starting out or those that have an existing business or a technology-based venture that are being positioned for growth. FastTrac offers a comprehensive set of resources to help start and grow successful businesses in your community.

FastTrac offers the following programs:

• • FastTrac^® NewVenture™

  • For aspiring and early stage entrepreneurs

  • FastTrac NewVenture, specifically for entrepreneurs in the early stages of business development, provides the tools to develop a business concept, determine the viability of the business concept, and outline the critical steps to a successful business launch.

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• • FastTrac^® TechVenture™

  • For technology and life science entrepreneurs

  • FastTrac TechVenture provides the tools to develop and/or hone the skills that technology entrepreneurs need to understand the business behind the technology – skills to start, operate, fund, and grow a technology or life-sciences business.

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• • FastTrac^® GrowthVenture™

  • To help existing entrepreneurs improve their business

  • FastTrac GrowthVenture provides the tools and support to carefully review and evaluate important aspects of the business, explore next stage growth and opportunity, and reshape an existing business for future profitability and improved business performance.

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• • Listening to Your Business™

  • To help existing entrepreneurs establish a 3-year vision

  • Listening to Your Business, a half-day workshop, guides participants through a process of reflection, vision, and planning and provides tools to take a closer look at where their business is today, what they want it to look like in three years, and the steps to get there.

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• • FastTrac^® NewVenture™ College Edition

  • For college students and aspiring entrepreneurs

  • FastTrac NewVenture College Edition provides the tools to help college and university students immerse into the vision, research and planning aspects of a new venture, as they explore the world of entrepreneurship from the perspective of the founder, and write detailed business plans.

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• • Planning the Entrepreneurial Venture™ For Colleges and Universities

  • Blended learning for college students and aspiring entrepreneurs

  • Planning the Entrepreneurial Venture blends rich, online content with traditional classroom instruction, allowing two- and four-year college students to learn through self-discovery as they explore entrepreneurship and research, develop, and write a start-up business plan.