Entrepreneurship Programs
For more than ten years, Launch Greensboro has helped entrepreneurs and small business owners launch and grow their businesses. Our three education experiences, LaunchCamp, LaunchLab 101, and LaunchLab Growth have served thousands of individuals and hundreds of companies.
Explore our programs, held at transform GSO, and then let our team tailor a recommendation based on your business goals and objectives.
LaunchCamp
Level up your company with a hands-on weekend intensive that equips you with the tools and resources needed to start and build every part of your business. Participants build a framework to grow their business using the Lean Startup approach and test their value propositions and feasibility. For entrepreneurs at the Idea stage, or entrepreneurs introducing new products/services to their businesses.
Program runs several times annually:
2025:
February 8-9, April 5-6, June TBD, September TBD, October TBD
Registration is now OPEN for the April 5-6 LaunchCamp program. Click the button below to register to participate.
LaunchLab 101
Weekly meetings for 5 weeks held with support from experts to assist entrepreneurs while they set-up their corporate and financial structure, determine if they have intellectual property, develop customer personas and marketing strategies, and other requirements to start a business. For entrepreneurs just launching their new businesses.
Program runs twice annually: (TBD) 2025
LaunchLab Growth
LaunchLab Growth is a 14-week entrepreneurship program designed to accelerate your business’s growth. With weekly meetings culminating in a Demo Day event, you’ll gain valuable insights on marketing, sales, funding sources, hiring employees, pitching to investors, and more. Each participating company is paired with a dedicated mentor, while interns offer assistance with growth projects. Objectives include evaluating your business, setting short and long-term goals, organizing finances, customer definition, refining your brand, and pitch deck creation. Connect with a diverse community of fellow entrepreneurs, fostering meaningful relationships and collaboration. The program runs twice annually.
Spring Cohort: February 17 – May 19, 2025
Fall Cohort: TBD
Applications are now OPEN for the Spring 2025 LaunchCamp program. Click the button below to apply to participate.
A Look Inside Our Impact
See how we’re supporting entrepreneurs and our community.
Upcoming Events
Startup Week 2025 – TBD
Join us for a weeklong summit of ideas and inspiration – including but not limited to Capital Connects, our annual pitch competition!
Entrepreneurship Initiatives
Build a business strategy that works for you using our expertise, community and resources.
Sustain
What comes after LaunchLab Growth? An invitation to our vibrant community of alumni entrepreneurs, advisors and experts. LaunchLab Sustain supports LaunchLab Growth alums with connections, mentorship and education offerings like Sales and Operations training, specialized Launch ‘n’ Learns, and Strategy Scrubs to help them grow their revenue and employee base.
Meet our Alumni
“Having this community hasn’t just grown my business, but actually grew me as a person. Any entrepreneur would be doing themselves a service to try to build their business in Greensboro.”
— Falon Thomas, Founder & CEO, Onyx Ocean Technologies
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