The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) launched the Traction Program to support UConn affiliated startup ideas as they work to validate their concept. Participants will learn the key elements of the Business Model Canvas (BMC) and the lean startup methodology. Participants will engage in customer discovery efforts that will allow them to better understand the market they are entering and the value they plan to provide to key stakeholders in the process.
Traction is open to all undergraduate and graduate students at UConn.
Participants will:
Learn the most critical elements of the Business Model Canvas
Develop greater knowledge of the market they plan to enter and the path to entry
Understand the individual customer segments they plan to serve and the value that they will provide to them
Create a plan for next step resources and milestones that need to be achieve
Fall Program dates:
Kickoff- November 1, 2022 from 1-3pm
Webinar 1- November 8, 2022 from 1-3pm
Webinar 2- November 15, 2022 from 1-3pm
Webinar 3- November 29, 2022 from 1-3pm
Finale- December 6, 2022 from 1-3pm
The deadline to apply for Traction is Friday, October 21, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. Apply here!
For more information, contact: Alycia Chrosniak at alycia.chrosniak@uconn.edu