Apostle Incubator

The Apostle Incubator resumes every Tuesday nights from 7pm - 9pm! 

We will be meeting in-person on campus in COB 140A.
 
For map click HERE
Parking: Lot G5 - **Daily parking permit $15**

About

The John and Helen Apostle Incubator provides programming to support entrepreneurs from both CSULB campus and Long Beach community to pursue their passion and the creation of innovative businesses to help grow the Long Beach economy... Learn More

JAN 24: “An Entrepreneurial Journey with Walter Larkin” followed by “An Introduction to LivePlan: A Business Plan Software”

JAN 31: "Communicating with your Customer" with Ingrid Martin

FEB 07: "Equity Split & Roles in the Company" with Rick Citron

FEB 14: "Determining Market Potential" with Nicollette and Ingrid

FEB 21: "Pricing your Product/Service" with Joy Fairbanks

FEB 28: "Estimating Your Expenses/Sales" with Frank McEnulty

MAR 07: "Building Your Financial Projections" with Frank McEnulty - HANDS-ON WORKSHOP

MAR 14: "Customer Acquisition Costs" with Joe Platnick, President Emeritus Pasadena Angels

MAR 21: "Protecting Your Intellectual Property" with Rob Rigole & Steve Boyer

APR 04: "Storytelling and Your Pitch" with Ebony Utley, IIE Associate Director

This session will NOT be recorded. 

APR 11: "Social Enterprises/Non-profits" with Isabelle Bart, IIE Director of Programs

APR 18: "Intrapreneurship" with Travis Taylor, P2S

APR 20: Sunstone Innovation Challenge at The Pointe - IN-PERSON EVENT

APR 25: "Creativity & Your Business Model" with Alan Pullman, Studio 111 - CANCELLED

MAY 02: "Bootstrapping & Crowdfunding" with The Apostle Incubator Team - CANCELLED

*schedule is subject to change

 

 

AUG 23: Creativity & The Business Value of Design

AUG 30: Understanding All Of Your Stakeholders/Customers 

SEPT 6: Discovering & Understanding The Macroenvironment  

SEPT 13: Problems And Opportunities

SEPT 20: What Is Your Vision Statement 

Recorded Session

SEPT 27: Generating A Good Idea 

Recorded Session

OCT 4: Creating Choices - Everything Is On The Table

OCT 11: Evaluating And Validating Your Ideas 

Recorded Session

OCT 18: Customer Insights - Focus, Focus, Focus 

Recorded Session

OCT 25: Building your Business Model Canvas - Part 1 

Recorded Session

NOV 1: Building your Business Model Canvas - Part 2 

Recorded Session

NOV 8: Putting It All Together 

Recorded Session

NOV 15: How To Tell A Story 

Recorded Session

NOV 29: Practicing Your Pitch 

DEC 6: APOSTLE BUSINESS IDEATION CHALLENGE

Jan 28 - Digital Marketing

Facebook Live

Feb 4 - Effective Mobile Marketing

Facebook Live

Feb 11 - Branding POSTPONED

Feb 18 - eCommerce Strategies

Facebook Live Deck

Feb 25 - Legal / IP 

Facebook Live

Mar 4 - Women Entrepreneurs

Facebook Live

Mar 11 - Intrapreneurship

Deck

Mar 18 - Pitching your business

Facebook Live

Mar 25 - Branding

Facebook Live

Apr 1 - NO MEETING

Apr 8 - DEI

Facebook Live

Apr 15 - Non-profits: CANCELLED

Apr 22 - PITCHFEST Competition   POSTPONED

Apr 22 - NEW TOPIC Pitching from an Entrepreneur & Angel Investor POV

Facebook Live

Apr 29 - Social Entrepreneurship

Facebook Live

May 6 - CSU Pitch Event

May 13 - NO MEETING

Aug 24 – Incubator Programming Introduction

Facebook Live

Aug 31 – Developing Your Team

Facebook Live

Sep 7 – Business Model Canvas I

Facebook Live Deck

Sep 14 – Business Model Canvas II

Facebook Live

Sep 21 – Business Model Canvas III

Facebook Live

Sep 28 – Business Plan Structure & LivePlan Introduction

Facebook Live

Oct 5 – Competitive Analysis/MKTG research

Facebook Live

Oct 12 – Prototyping & Technology

Facebook Live

Oct 19 – Funding Your Startup

Facebook Live Deck

Oct 26 – Sharing Ownership 

Facebook Live ABC Cap Table Notes

Nov 2 –MVP & Collecting Primary Data

Facebook Live

Nov 9 – Design Thinking Workshop/ideation

Facebook Live

Nov 16 – Social Media Marketing

Facebook Live

Nov 30 – Pricing your Product/Service

Facebook Live

Dec 7 – Financials/Pro forma Statements

*subject to change

Jan 19 – “Reconnect, Update & Thinking”
Featured Guest Speakers: Dr. Ebony Utley et al.

Jan 19- Facebook Live

Jan 26 – "Prototyping & Technology"

Jan 26- Facebook Live Jan 26- Resources

Feb 2 – "Pricing your Product/Service" 

Feb 2- Facebook Live Feb 2- Resources 

Feb 9 – "Shared Decision Making"
Featured Guest Speakers: Alfredo Carlos

Feb 9- Facebook Live

Feb 16 – "Funding your Startup"
Featured Guest Speakers: Dean Heiss

Feb 16- Facebook Live Feb 16- Resources 

Feb 23 – "Sharing Ownership"
Featured Guest Speakers: Rick Citron

Feb 23- Facebook Live Feb 23- Resources 

Mar 2 – "Social & Digital Marketing"
Featured Guest Speakers: Aleks Lason, CHRILLEKS

Mar 2- Facebook Live

Mar 9 – "Branding"
Featured Guest Speakers: Fabian Geyrhalter, FINIEN

Mar 16 – "Pitching your Business" 
Featured Guest Speakers: Ali Nagy, MALI & FRIENDS

Mar 16- Facebook Live

Mar 23 – "Intellectual Property Protection"

Featured Guest Speakers: Steve Boyer & Doug Patton

Mar 23- Facebook Live

Apr 6 – "eCommerce Strategies"
Featured Guest Speakers: Phillip Hang & Chris Snyder, Shopify

Apr 6- Facebook Live

Apr 13 – "Legal Structures"
Featured Guest Speakers: Ashleigh Stone

Apr 13- Facebook Live

Apr 20 – "PitchFest Competition"
Featured Guest Speakers: Dean Heiss + Team

Apr 20- Facebook Live

Apr 27  "Wellness Entrepreneurship"
Featured Guest Speakers: Cassandra Vitale

Apr 27- Facebook Live

May 4 – "Creating an Inclusive Culture"
Featured Guest Speakers: DeLonzo Rhodes

May 4- Facebook Live

May 11 – "LB Opportunities & Ecosystem Mixer"
Featured Guest Speakers: Dean Heiss + Team

May 11- Facebook Live

*program is subject to change

Sep 1 – “Innovation Challenge Information Session”

Sep 8 – “Ideation & Innovation Challenge Speed Dating”

Sep 8- Facebook Live

Sep 15  – “Building Your Team”

Featured Guest Speakers: Jeff Bently

Sep 15- Facebook Live

Sep 22 – “Developing an MVP”

Featured Guest Speakers: Scott Wayman & Hans Yang

Sep 22- Facebook Live

Sep 29 – “Business Model Canvas I"

Sep 29- Facebook Live

Oct 6 – “Business Model Canvas II”

Oct 6- Facebook Live

Oct 13 – “Business Plan Structure & LivePlan Intro”

Featured Guest Speakers: LivePlan Support

Oct 13- Facebook Live

Oct 20 – “Design Thinking Workshop”

Featured Guest Speakers: Steve Boyer & Wesley Woelfel

Oct 20- Facebook Live

Oct 27 – “Sustainability Thinking Workshop"

Featured Guest Speakers: Ebony Utley

Oct 27- Facebook Live

Nov 3 – “Speed Dating for Innovation Challenge”

Featured Guest Speakers: Full IC Team

Nov 3- Facebook Live

Nov 10 – "Market Research: Validate Your Idea with Data"

Featured Guest Speakers: Dr. Ingrid Martin & Research Librarians 

Nov 10- Resources Nov 10- Facebook Live 

Nov 17 – “Business Financials”

Featured Guest Speakers: Dr. Pia Gupta & Dean Heiss

Nov 17- Resources Nov 17- Facebook Live

Nov 24 – “Virtual Networking Strategies”

Featured Guest Speakers: Dr. Rachel Hastings

Nov 24- Facebook Live

Dec 1 – "Business Ethics"

Featured Guest Speakers: Bruce Weinstein

Dec 1- Facebook Live

Dec 8 – “Wellness & Focus Over Holidays”

Featured Guest Speakers: Pamela Buckner

Dec 8- Facebook Live

Dec 22 – Winter Break