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Launch a Fully-Managed Community Entrepreneurship Program 

A structured, evidence-based, turnkey solution to  support local entrepreneurs through building real businesses — while driving job creation, upward mobility and economic growth.

 

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A Proven Economic Development Program With Measurable Local Impact

Entrepreneurship is a proven driver of local economic resilience and sustained growth — but many community programs stop at education, workshops, or one-time pitch events that don’t translate into sustainable businesses.

For cities and community organizations, this creates a powerful gap-filling opportunity to:

✔️ Support local entrepreneurs in building viable businesses.

✔️ Create new jobs and income within the community.

✔️ Increase the effectiveness of economic development initiatives.

✔️ Offer a repeatable, scalable program that produces real outcomes.

The Valid Startup platform was designed for organizations that want to support entrepreneurship in a way that is efficient, repeatable, and outcomes-driven — without building new infrastructure or teams from scratch.

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Why Valid Startup Works So Well

Venture-Based

Participants build real revenue-generating businesses, from idea to launch — not just business plans or pitch decks.

Validation-Focused

The framework emphasizes early market validation, helping founders focus time and resources on ideas that can actually succeed.

Proven Results

Built inside a venture capital firm where decisions are driven by data, over 80% of participants launch real businesses within 18 weeks. 

Designed for Repeatability

The structure allows communities to run the program consistently across cohorts, neighborhoods, or funding cycles.

Outcomes for Entrepreneurs — and for Communities

For Entrepreneurs
Participants gain hands-on experience building and validating real businesses, develop decision-making confidence, and acquire skills they will apply immediately to income generation and venture growth.

For Cities & Communities
Organizations gain a structured, repeatable entrepreneurship program that supports local economic goals, creates jobs, strengthens the small business ecosystem, and demonstrates measurable impact to stakeholders and funders.

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Launch Your Program in as Little as 2 Weeks

Valid Startup does not require participants, Program Leads, or administrators to have prior startup experience. We’ll help you get set up quickly and confidently.

Key Features for

Entrepreneurs

Everything They Need to Validate and Launch

  • Interactive, simple to follow, step-by-step modules that guide entrepreneurs from idea to launch, including assistance with company formation and fundraising. 
  • Pre-built spreadsheets
  • Community forums for peer connection and collaboration
  • Live sessions led by Program Leaders & Mentors
  • Certificates of completion (optional)

Key Features for

Program Leaders*

Everything They Need to Run a Successful Cohort

  • Complete, editable, interactive online curriculum ready to go
  • Integrated tools for office hours & meetups
  • Student dashboards, progress reports and quiz results
  • Email blasts and in-platform announcements
  • Customizable landing page with course details
  • Fully managed registrations
  • Customer service & technical support
  • Flexible scheduling: self-paced or calendar-based syllabus
  • Available online or in-person

*If you do not have a Program Leader, Valid Startup can provide a Certified Coach and experienced mentors to support program delivery.

Key Features for

Institutions

Completely Customizable Platform to Showcase Your School

  • Branded program website in your colors and design
  • Unlimited landing pages for your cohorts
  • Free, subsidized or paid - you set the price for each cohort or module.  
  • Fully managed registrations and payments 
  • Make cohorts private, invite-only or open to the public
  •  Analytics for revenue, page views, registrations, student progress ...and more!
  • Work with Valid Startup to identify Cohort Leaders (optional)
  • Marketing assistance to attract participants (optional)
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