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Thanks to a collaboration among Startup Virginia, 757 Startup Studios, and the Business Development Center at Old Dominion University (BDC) we are delighted to offer this course at no cost.

About the Course


Are you ready to take the leap into entrepreneurship? Do you want to scale your business? Get started today with Startup Virginia's Entrepreneur Certificate Course!


Developed in partnership with industry experts, each class includes videos and resources, providing you with all the information you need to build your business strategically.


Email Hunter Walsh at [email protected] or Monique McWhite at [email protected] with any questions.

Course Overview

In this welcome video, Startup Virginia's executive director, Richard Wintsch, shares an overview of the Entrepreneur Certificate Course.

Course Curriculum

  Welcome
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  #1 Define Your Idea
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  #2 Establish Your Value Proposition
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  #3 Validate Your Customer Acquisition Strategy
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  #4 Create Your Marketing Strategy
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  #5 Leverage the Startup Sales Playbook
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  #6 Understand Startup Finance
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  #7 Develop Legal Strategies
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  #8 Discover Funding Options in Virginia
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  #9 Design Your Pitch Deck
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  Wrap-Up
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