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Sep 24, 2014

Make the Leap from Employee to Entrepreneur. Founder Institute Open Across 25+ Cities

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The Founder Institute, the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, is now accepting applications for over 25 cities worldwide. Since launching in 2009, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 1,250 companies that have created over 30,000 jobs, and we excited to launch many more.

If you could benefit from expert training and advice to launch a technology startup, learn more about the Founder Institute, or click here to apply today. 

The Founder Institute is a part-time 4-month entrepreneur training and startup launch program, with chapters in over 200 cities worldwide. Without being required to quit their day jobs, promising startup entrepreneurs can “learn by doing” and launch a company through structured training courses, practical business-building assignments, and expert feedback from a large network of business mentors. 

Over 1400 Founders have used the program to transition from employee to entrepreneur, form and improve their business ideas, develop their marketing strategy, create an advisory board, recruit co-founders, improve their pitch, launch a product, prepare to raise capital, bootstrap to profitability, generate revenue, and more. 

Click on your city below to apply, and check out our Global Events Calendar to RSVP for a free startup event near you;

 

The program is open to existing and prospective technology founders of all kinds - with or without an idea, young or old, and with a full-time job or unemployed.

                                                 We hope you will join us and launch a company in 2014.

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