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Preflight: Market, Sell & Pitch

The world needs you. It’s time to share.

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Preflight: Build, Test & Learn

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Alberta Catalyzer: Engage

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THIS IS FOR YOU IF

Have tested a prototype or MVP
You have customers wanting to buy and/or use your product
You are ready to sell and market your product
You have a good idea of your potential customer
Have a pricing strategy

NOTE: Any startup is welcome; existing startups or businesses working on a solution or reworking their solution. Previous Edmonton Unlimited programming is not required.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Whether you’re working on a new solution or reworking an existing one, it’s time to craft a pitch and tell your story to the world. Alongside that, you’ll learn to create a framework to improve sales and explore the best ways to reach your customers. All of that happens over 5 weeks of two-hour live, online sessions.

OUTCOMES

Know how to tell an impactful story about your business
Create a pitch deck for sales, partnership and investment
Foundational marketing plan
Ready for Alberta Catalyzer: Velocity or Propel FastTrack

HOW TO APPLY

This program is partially funded through the City of Edmonton and offered at no cost, thanks to Alberta Innovates, through the Edmonton Regional Innovation Network.

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Preflight: Build, Test & Learn

You've talked to potential customers, now it's time to start building. In this program, we'll guide you through assembling and testing your first MVP (minimum viable product) so you can keep learning and validating the parts of your idea you mapped out in the foundational programs.

Alberta Catalyzer: Velocity

You're ready to develop scaleable systems to prepare for growth, identify gaps in your team with a plan to fill them and prepare for investment readiness.