The CUNY Center for Entrepreneurship is a CUNY wide initiative to nurture entrepreneurship by providing funding, mentoring and networking resources. We run bi-annual Incubators and this presentation details all the information about the Incubator.

1. INCUBATOR

2. Who we
are
EDUCATORS
PROFESSIONAL
S
ENTREPRENEUR
RS
CUNY
STUDENT

3. Our Startups

4. Who can apply
• Current CUNY Students
– Majority owner
– Minimal Viable Product (MVP)
– Demonstrated potential for growth and success
MVP = anything that you could take to a customer
and have them test or provide feedback

5. How it works
Entrepreneur
Bootcamp
Phase
I
Phase
II
Phase
III
Demo
Day

6. Entrepreneur Bootcamp
• Business Model
• Presentation skills
• Mentor “management”
• Needs’ assessment

7. Phase 1
• Accounting/Finance Workshop
• Ownership/Corporate Structure Workshop
• Legal Workshop
• Technology Workshop

8. Phase II
• Mentoring
• Entrepreneur Guest
Speakers
• Roundtable/Meeting
Series
• Business
Development
• Investor
• Financial
• Employment

9. Phase III
• Pitch & Presentation Workshops
• Continued Mentorship
• Cohort Member Networking

10. Demo Day
• Invite - Only
• Present to
• Panel of judges to demonstrate your company’s
progress
• Venture capitalists and angel investors

11. Why apply?
• Resources
– Mentors
– Staff
– CUNY Investment
– Funding –
fellowship/participation
payments & equity
• Network &
Partnerships
– Google, Microsoft,
Verizon, Municipal Credit
Union, IBM
– Angel investors, Field
Center, SBDC, CUNY
Faculty, CUNY Alums,
Serial Entrepreneurs, Legal
Advisors

12. How to apply
Submit
application
• Deadline
Nov 10 at
6pm
Pitch
presentation
• Nov 13, 16
• Selected
applicants
pitch their
business to
CSE team
Orientation
• Nov 25
• Finalists
attend
program
overview

13. Contact us
cunycse@gmail.com
Website
cse.cuny.edu
@cunycse