Do you have an entrepreneurial idea or venture that you want to bring to fruition? Beginning next Monday, the Penn State innovative group Innoblue will be hosting a free “Entrepreneurship Bootcamp” program.

According the Innoblue, over the course of twelve meetings, individuals and ventures will receive fast-paced training on the skills and tools necessary to launch a start-up. The program will run from February 13th to March 30th in the Innoblue Garage (also home to Onward State headquarters).

The twelve sessions will cover the following topics:

1. Getting Started – How to identify a five-star idea and the action steps that follow
2. Understanding your Target Market – Who, what, where, when, why, and how
3. Product/Market Fit – The only thing that matters
4. Building a Team – Recruiting talent, finding mentors, and making work = fun
5. Establishing Momentum and Building Traction – Evangelizing your business, and engaging users, and the iteration process
6. What About the Money – Financial projections, strategies, and how to make money
7. Putting it in Words – Compiling a business plan and a pitch deck
8. Entrepreneurial Myths and Secrets – What the best entrepreneurs do differently
9. Pitching – The art of effective communication as it relates to start-ups
10. Valuation and Raising Capital – How to value your business and secure your first-round investment
11. Dotting the i’s and Crossing the t’s – Law, Patents, Intellectual Property, and other paperwork
12. Bringing it all Together – Successfully navigating the sprints and marathons of start-ups

Online applications are due February 10th and can he submitted here.