ideaCON is a conference for entrepreneurs and startups is hosted by Ideashares (presenters at last year's CO.STARTERS Summit) and will feature some awesome food, pitches, speakers and a performance by the Katinas. Share this opportunity with your program graduates and learn more about this opportunity here. Special Access! 50% discount for the CO.STARTERS community if you use [...]

Want to inspire teens to be entrepreneurs? CO.STARTERS Generator is here to help. Building on the proven CO.STARTERS model, CO.STARTERS Generator is a modular program that helps teens explore their passions through generating, testing, and launching ideas. This training will equip potential facilitators with the tools needed to use the Generator program and help students move [...]

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), USDA Rural Development (RD), and Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) partner to bring together local leaders from across rural Tennessee to encourage, inspire, and learn from each other. At this event, you'll find expert Speakers from across the nation speaking on a broad range of topics important to [...]

Wouldn't a pop-up shop be a great way to help your graduates test their ideas on the ground? During the March Community Call, you'll have the opportunity to hear from Allen Woods of MORTAR in Cincinnati share how their pop-up shop, Brick OTR, is doing just that - and how you can do the same. In the [...]

"The largest gathering of entrepreneurial ecosystem leaders on the planet," this conference is a great opportunity to connect with like-minded peers. Learn more about the conference here. Of special note, InBIA and CO.STARTERS will be announcing an exciting new partnership through a pre-conference event titled "An Ecosystem Development Workshop: Build your Community Framework to Accelerate [...]

Join hundreds of innovators from across the United States at the Hometown Summit, America's biggest conference for small cities, taking place this April 13-15 in Charlottesville, VA. Sign up here using the promotional code COSTARTCITY for a 20% discount on your badge. Deadline for registration is March 15th.

This special preview of our newest partner’s program is an insightful and interactive conversation at the crossroads of entrepreneurship and cutting-edge leadership psychology. This free masterclass provides a preview of Good Startups' Breakthrough Program, a new 12-week program that your organization can offer to CO.STARTERS graduates. [button link="http://www.goodstartups.com/free-masterclass-costarters" color="custom" size="large" type="flat" shape="round" target="_blank" title="" gradient_colors="transparent" [...]