Camp Jumpstart! Success

Camp Jumpstart participants arrive at different stages in their entrepreneurial journey.

When Tanna arrived from New York, she was a walking idea machine. She had so many good ideas that she had been unable to focus on any one of them. Even more frustrating, she didn’t really know how to evaluate her potential business ideas. What should she do first? Could she do several things?

Tanna found the answers to her questions–and a whole lot more. She got tools and techniques for putting her ideas into action. Today she is the proud owner of HitchNY, a funky resource center for brides and grooms. www.hitchny.com

Camp Jumpstart is the place to get rid of old employee thinking and learn how to think (and act) like a creative entrepreneur. After all, trying to build a business without entrepreneurial thinking is like trying to build a house with a toothbrush.

Liz, a Camper from New Jersey, came with an idea of turning her decade of experience caring for her parents into a business. She had a terrific idea, but not a lot of confidence. Was her idea valid? Could she really use her personal experience to build a profit-making enterprise? Her fellow Campers were wildly enthusiastic and Liz is now well on her way to carving out a niche that helps others who have taken on the caregiver role. See for yourself at www.caregiverscommunity.com.

Tanna and Liz were right at the beginning of their entrepreneurial life; others have a bit more experience under their belts. Alice, a Minnesota Camper, had launched her meeting and event planning business when a trip to Camp Jumpstart gave her the insight for bringing together her somewhat diverse passions. You see, Alice loves dogs almost as much as she loves people, but hadn’t figured out how to make that part of her business. Take a look at her Web site and you’ll see how she’s incorporated events for dog owners into her overall plan. www.entertainingtheidea.com

We love working with new entrepreneurs as much as Alice loves tracking down off-the-beaten-path places to hold an event.

Don’t your dreams deserve a weekend away?