Program Brought to You By:
Program Sponsors
Presenting Sponsors:
Angel Sponsors:
Scholarship Sponsors:
Imlay Investments
 Participant Testimonials:
"Given my low cash situation, I was somewhat hesitant to take the course.
Now I realize that the value was enormous. Each session paid for the
entire course. This has been a superb investment of my time and money."
Chris Garrett, Founder and CEO, zworkbench
"FastTrac Tech is just what it sounds like – a way to get the benefit of
decades of hard won lessons from the entrepreneurial community, and one
of the best investments of time and money a startup can undertake."
Nicholas Holifield, Autonomous Reconnaissance Systems
Application deadline:
Class is full
Please contact Cindy
Cheatham for information on future classes.
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FastTrac® TechVenture™ is a comprehensive business training program that
addresses the needs of start-up entrepreneurs refining and writing their
business plans and seeking to grow sustainable high-impact companies.
The program combines one-on-one coaching, peer learning, guest speakers
and comprehensive tools to help entrepreneurs produce solid business
plans and strategies. For more program details,
download program overview (pdf).
The goal of FastTrac® TechVenture™ is to enable entrepreneurs to develop
an effective Elevator Pitch, Business Plan, and Investor Presentation in
order to effectively communicate your:
• Market opportunities
• Business concept
• Investment potential
Ten Tuesdays starting September 12th from 6:00-9:30 p.m.; Program
concludes with graduation where participants meet investors
Midtown’s Centergy Building; H. Wayne Hodges Connections Room 335, 75
Fifth Street, Atlanta GA 30308
- Week 1: Exploring Entrepreneurship
- Week 2: Defining the Target Market
- Week 3: Conducting Market Research and Analysis
- Week 4: Testing Your Business Concept
- Week 5: Entering and Capturing the Market
- Week 6: Planning for Financial Success
- Week 7: Building and Compensating Your Team
- Week 8: Protecting the Business & Your Intellectual Property
- Week 9: Identifying Funding and Working with Investors
- Week 10: Managing Cash and Operating Your Business
- Post-Class: Investment Pitch Refinement Session
- Graduation: Class graduates meet angel investors, venture
capitalists and event sponsors
- $595 for the first representative
- $299 for an additional representative (limit 2)
- $100 discount for TAG members
- $50 discount for MIT Forum members (first representative only).
- Limit one discount per attendee.
- Teams of trained instructors with successful company building
experience
- A focus on each participant's own business rather than academic models
- Reviewed homework assignments that create a thorough business plan
- Extensive classroom participation with a high quality, select peer
group
- Comprehensive course workbooks, business plan and financial plan
software
- Expert guest speakers with real-world experience and valuable contacts
- Industry-specific breakout groups to enhance peer counseling
- Hands-on, individual business counseling from expert entrepreneurs
- An online discussion group that allows FastTrac® TechVentures™
entrepreneurs to network with each other, ask questions and discuss
common issues
FastTrac® TechVenture™ is designed for entrepreneurs with high potential
business concepts or early stage businesses (pre-institutional money)
where founders are seriously committed to their business. We will select
a maximum of 15-20 companies (maximum of 25 participants; some companies
may have multiple participants) with the below attributes:
- Compelling market pain has been identified
- Company is developing a unique solution to address that pain
- Company has identified sustainable competitive advantages of its
technology product
- Business has potential to scale quickly and profitably
- Market is large and fast growing
- Team has relevant market and technology experience
Q&A on FastTrac TechVentures
Contact Cindy Cheatham at
cindy.cheatham@atdc.org or 404-894-6113 if you
have any questions.
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