Stepping Stones

The Builders + Backers Stepping Stone Intensive

A boot camp for select Builders who have completed the Idea Accelerator Program, designed to help them fully launch a viable business and set them on a path to growth

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Stepping Stones Crew in classroom talking with Donna Harris

Foundations

Building on the foundation laid in the Idea Accelerator the Stepping Stones Program provides the next layer of new venture support in the form of a 3-day intensive workshop, including customized planning, engagement with experts and intensive mentoring, followed by a cadence of check-ins at regular intervals in the months that follow.

Ojectives

To put every Builder on a path to growth, which means ‍

  • Formally launch a business
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  • Become an employer in the community, creating at least 3 jobs
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  • Have a plan and pathway to grow to $1M in revenue
STEPPING STONES

Accelerate Your Idea
Accelerate Your Growth

The Builders + Backers Stepping Stone Intensive is not just a program, it's a transformative journey designed to turn budding ideas into flourishing businesses. By participating in this program, Builders receive focused mentorship, strategic planning tools, and engagement with industry experts -- invaluable resources that accelerate the transition from concept to launch.

Participants are set on a definitive path to become significant community contributors, with the goal of creating at least three local jobs. More than just a startup incubator, the Stepping Stone program helps each Builder envision the pathway to hit the coveted $1M revenue mark and then develop a tangible action plan to make it reality. With the Stepping Stone Intensive, Builders don't just dream big, they achieve big.

Stepping Stones Crew in classroom
Stepping Stones Crew in classroom holding up a book
Stepping Stone Alumni Man with Kathleen posing for picture

Empower Your Community, Empower Yourself: Register for the Stepping Stone Journey Today!

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