Make your business dream a reality.
CO.STARTERS is a 9 week program that equips aspiring entrepreneurs with the insights, relationships and tools needed to turn their business ideas into action.
You-- if you have a business idea that is ready to be put in ACTION, or if you have already started your business and you are searching for clarity in marketing and a fuller understanding of running a successful business. The one essential element is that you have a concept that you are ready and willing to share and grow in a collaborative environment.
CO.STARTERS is led by a facilitator, an experienced entrepreneur well connected in West Tennessee's business community, who will introduce you to action-driven concepts that you will be able to apply to your business or project. Lisa Garner, theCO's CEO and Owner of Garner Blue is our current facilitator. This isn't a lecture, but instead a creative and interactive program that will help you fine-tune your business.
We love the collaborative nature of CO.STARTERS, you will be learning from each other and encouraging each other, truly building a network that will help your ideas grow in the program and beyond. This program is rare in that the language it uses is approachable all while challenging you to identify and test business assumptions that will help launch your business, not just theorize how they might play out.
We are accepting applications for the 2024 CO.STARTERS program at theCO. We ask for businesses to apply because we want to fill the program with participants who are at a place in their business where our team can most help.
Our program will meet Tuesday evenings 5:30-8:30pm and will start on February 4, 2025. The deadline to apply is January 21, 2025.
You can learn more about the program by attending Mini Strategy Night on December 10. You'll leave with practical tools to take the next steps for your business and market it in a better way. The fee is $250 for the full program, which includes course materials and CO:membership for the duration of the program.
December 10
5:30-6:30 PM