WEEK 1
Understanding your customer (in-person workshop)
Membership to a community of local, likeminded people
They started with a good idea!
Businesses create jobs…
Jobs are essential for our region’s economic growth.
Can you learn how to be an entrepreneur?
Could it really work in the Central West of NSW?
Could you be the next startup success story?
Get ready for the change!
The great news is that with the arrival of Kaffeine all you need is a good idea and you can learn everything you need to know to grow your idea into a viable business.
Kaffeine is a short, sharp, engaging course that will run for 2 hours per week over 8 weeks at venues near you with some classes also being run online. It is designed to teach entrepreneurship, especially to the people of our region, the Central West of NSW.
Kaffeine will teach you:
And will also introduce you to:
Dare to explore more!
Dare to take on challenge
Dare to succeed!
Course value includes:
Plus bonus….
You may also be eligible for a subsidised price! Price to be confirmed with application.
Members / regional partners price: $789.00 | Scholarships available: $395.00 (granted on successful application and may be subject to interview)
Enquire now for the next cohort. Dates to be confirmed. Fill in the enrolment form and we will follow up with the on-boarding.
Over 8 exciting weeks you and a cohort of other aspiring entrepreneurs will be mentored and supported by local and international business experts, resulting in an optional live pitch to potential investors, customers and supporters.
Each week you will tackle a core area of your business:
Your Startup Kaffeine Takeways:
Understanding your customer (in-person workshop)
Membership to a community of local, likeminded people
Creating your solution (online workshop)
Introductions to partners, customers and investors
Creating a business model (online workshop)
A durable, powerful business plan
Money and finance for growing businesses (online workshop)
The ability to understand and delight your customers with great products
Branding, marketing and communications (online workshop)
A powerful brand and marketing plan
Pitching for support and investment (in-person workshop)
How to present your pitch (in-person workshop)
Showcase: Deliver a live pitch at Upstairs Bathurst!
Startup Kaffeine has been designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs in regional and rural Australia.
Everything we present is highly practical, geared directly towards launching your startup.
We know that you are a passionate and impatient bunch so we won’t waste your time by asking you to learn theory for the sake of it.
We will release all of the lessons, tools and techniques to you at the beginning of the course, along with clear, simple explanations and instructions.
Our beautifully designed online training allows you to take control, and with your mentor’s support, have the flexibility to apply relevant lessons to solve problems in your business as and when you need to.
With Startup Kaffeine, your time can be entirely focused on practical business issues
Problem solving, strategizing and building a powerful network.
How will they work?
The course begins with an exciting in-person workshop to kick-start your startup journey. You will meet and network with your instructors, course mentors, fellow course participants, and with interested supporters, potential customers, and angel investors.
Learning combined with fun will ease you into the course.
During weeks 2, 3, 4 and 5, you will have weekly access to a practical online workshop, where you and your fellow participants will meet with your course instructor.
In this session you will share your progress and discuss and solve the business problems you face.
Sessions will also be held in various venues throughout the Central West.
In week 6 you will return for an in-person workshop to perfect what you are pitching and in week 7 you will perfect how to deliver your pitch. You will have the support of your mentor and instructors, as well as a trained actor, who will give you the skills to present your idea powerfully and persuasively.
Now that you have perfected and polished your business, what you are pitching and how you pitch it, it will be time to deliver it all! You will pitch in front of an audience of local people, investors, customers and partners who are interested in your idea. Your pitch will also be filmed by the Brijid Media team in the morning.
Phone number: 0412 028 717
Email: admin@upstairs.org.au
Location: Upstairs Bathurst, 203-209 Russell Street, Bathurst