All Things: Co-Working and Funding

South Central Opportunities: Promoting Entrepreneurs (SCOPE) Network

Nov. 22, 2019, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Megawatts Communications on the Lewisburg Square, 111 First Avenue South, Lewisburg Tennessee  37091

South Central Tennessee Development District  Entrepreneur and Small Business Development Network Workshop

TOPIC: Entrepreneur and Small Business Development Strategies

9:00-9:30 am                Coffee & Check-in 

9:30 am                        Welcome & Introductions                                                                                                                                           

9:45 am                        Entrepreneurship Economic Development:  Setting the Stage for Innovation

10:30 am                      Break

10:45am                      The Entrepreneurial Spectrum and Support

Handouts:  County Data

Noon                            Lunch

12:45 pm                     Best Practices in Ecosytem Building: Places, Programs, Projects and Policy

                                                Handouts: South Central Initial County Assessment Reports

Overview of Incubation, CoWork

1:45 pm                        Putting It All Together: Ideastorming for local Ecosystems

National Main Street Center Resources

3:15 pm                       Wrap Up Discussion

What’s Next for the SCOPE Network?

Local Project Team Work: Identifying Your Target Entrepreneurs and Services

Local Assess and Plan Updates – December, 2019 and January, 2020

January, 2019 Workshop – 10 am – 3:00 pm – TBD

TOPIC: Entrepreneur Training Providers & Programs – ETSY, CO.STARTERS, BlueSkys, Coding Camps, and More

3:30 pm                       Adjourn