Flashpoint Community Edition
Got a great product or service idea? Learn how to find your customers before you spend a dime.
How sure are you that you’ve truly identified a unique product or service idea? Confident enough to ask your friends and family for cash? Bet your house on it? Flashpoint Community Edition (CE) helps entrepreneurs like you learn the basics of building a business model. Similar to our training programs offered to students and faculty, you will:
- Learn the fundamentals of crafting a value proposition & customer discovery.
- Build a scalable business model based on heavy customer feedback
- Identify the next steps for the startup
6-week course over your lunch break.
Offered in Meridian and Biloxi
More than “just a business plan”
No cost to participants
Meridian, MS Cohort
Where: 2212 5th St. Rm 201, Meridian, MS 39301
- Class 1: July 18th 6:00pm – 7:00pm (In-Person)
- Class 2: July 19th 12:00pm – 1:00pm (In-Person)
- Class 3: July 23rd 12:00pm – 1:00pm (Online)
- Class 4: July 30th 12:00pm – 1:00pm (Online)
- Class 5: Aug 06th 12:00pm – 1:00pm (Online)
- Class 6: Aug 13th 12:00pm – 1:00pm (Online)
- Class 7: Aug 21st 6:00pm – 7:00pm (In-Person)
Biloxi, MS Cohort
Where: 1815 Popps Ferry Rd. Rm A102, Biloxi, MS 39532
- Class 1: July 19th 6:00pm – 7:00pm (In-Person)
- Class 2: July 20th 12:00pm – 1:00pm (In-Person)
- Class 3: July 23rd 12:00pm – 1:00pm (Online)
- Class 4: July 30th 12:00pm – 1:00pm (Online)
- Class 5: Aug 06th 12:00pm – 1:00pm (Online)
- Class 6: Aug 13th 12:00pm – 1:00pm (Online)
- Class 7: Aug 20th 6:00pm – 7:00pm (In-Person)
You must attend all classes, as each builds upon the previous session.
Flashpoint CE is supported by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) as part of the Southeast Mississippi Jobs Accelerator. To learn more about the project, visit MSU’s CAVS-E website.