This event is the culmination of the 14-week Entrepreneurship Bootcamp program. After the pitch showcase, EITs will receive their Drucker Certificates of Entrepreneurship and will be eligible to apply to our Business Accelerator program where they will develop a business plan, financial model, pitch deck, and learn how to scale their business. At these events, […]
At Defy business coaching events, volunteers support the talented, ambitious Entrepreneurs in Training (EITs) who are progressing through Defy’s CEO of Your New Life program (CEO YNL), developing employment readiness skills, and taking the first steps in their entrepreneurial journeys. Volunteers provide one-on-one coaching on EITs’ resumes and personal statements and serve as early sounding […]
Kickoffs are great ways to meet like-minded volunteers and many talented, ambitious prospective Entrepreneurs in Training (EITs). In addition to one-on-one career coaching and business planning activities, these events also include icebreakers and powerful empathy-building activities. Kickoffs support EITs' self-esteem, ambition, and sense of hope that is critical to the start of their transformational journey.
Change Agents partnered with Defy Illinois and Defy graduate and Advisory Board Member Carl Williams to bring you an episode of Defy's impact as well as Carl's personal reentry and entrepreneurship story. The episode highlights the systemic challenges he (and others like him) face upon reentry into society and how unlocking his entrepreneurial potential led […]
Love providing feedback to emerging entrepreneurs? Want to share your hard-won knowledge and expertise with founders who are scrappy, smart, and talented? Then volunteer to support Defy's Entrepreneurs in Training (EITs) for our Business Coaching Event who are taking Defy's 17-week, virtual Bootcamp. The Bootcamp teaches the basics of launching a business. At this event, […]
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