Accelerate Your Business Startup with LaunchPad Volusia

Do you have an idea for a business startup? Sign up for LaunchPad Volusia, a nine-week accelerator program led by a certified business instructor. The program occurs from 9 a.m. to noon every Friday from Sept. 26 to Nov. 21.

LaunchPad Volusia is designed to help startups:

• Refine your business models
• Develop your minimum viable product (MVP)
• Craft your pitch
• Research your market
• Define your revenue models
• Validate customers
• Become funding-ready
• Gain a clear understanding of the steps needed to launch and grow your idea(s)

Participants will also learn about the business resources available in the community. The program follows a self-paced structure, supplemented by live mentorship and workshops to provide guidance and support.

By the end of the program, participants will have a validated, funding-ready business, which they will have the opportunity to pitch at 1 Million Cups.

Sign up by 5pm on Sept. 24 to be accepted into the program at https://LaunchPadVolusia2025.eventbrite.com.

For more information, contact Volusia Innovation Hub Manager Connie Garzon, MBA & CBA, at cgarzon@volusia.org or 386-872-3100.