Learn More: The Apostle Incubator
About
The John and Helen Apostle Incubator provides programming to support entrepreneurs from both the campus and Long Beach community to pursue their passion and the creation of innovative businesses to help grow the Long Beach economy. The support of the Apostle Foundation allows us to deliver programming to meet the needs of the diverse entrepreneurs from our community. The Apostle Incubator is an inclusive environment in which new business ideas are created, nurtured and launched. Contact us for more information or just drop by for a visit on any Tuesday evening!
Our Purpose, Our Values, Our People
We seek to foster a creative and collaborative environment, so that stakeholders from multiple disciplines feel empowered to develop their passions in a tangible, practical, and innovative manner. We believe that there is an abundance of business opportunities in this world. We strive to bring to life new ideas that will help boost the unlocked potential. We believe that active collaboration is the key to success. We are a group of entrepreneurs from different cultural backgrounds with experience in different industries who share passion to people, technologies and critical thinking. And we enjoy bringing them together.
Incubator Founding Team
While working toward their MBA degree, this team came together to provide support and mentorship to entrepreneurs on campus and in the community.
Past Schedules
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
SEPT 27: Generating A Good Idea
OCT 4: Creating Choices - Everything Is On The Table
OCT 11: Evaluating And Validating Your Ideas
OCT 18: Customer Insights - Focus, Focus, Focus
OCT 25: Building your Business Model Canvas - Part 1
NOV 1: Building your Business Model Canvas - Part 2
NOV 8: Putting It All Together
NOV 15: How To Tell A Story
NOV 29: Practicing Your Pitch
DEC 6: APOSTLE BUSINESS IDEATION CHALLENGE
Jan 28 - Digital Marketing
Feb 4 - Effective Mobile Marketing
Feb 11 - Branding POSTPONED
Feb 18 - eCommerce Strategies
Feb 25 - Legal / IP
Mar 4 - Women Entrepreneurs
Mar 11 - Intrapreneurship
Mar 18 - Pitching your business
Mar 25 - Branding
Apr 1 - NO MEETING
Apr 8 - DEI
Apr 15 - Non-profits: CANCELLED
Apr 22 - PITCHFEST Competition POSTPONED
Apr 22 - NEW TOPIC Pitching from an Entrepreneur & Angel Investor POV
Apr 29 - Social Entrepreneurship
May 6 - CSU Pitch Event
May 13 - NO MEETING
Aug 24 – Incubator Programming Introduction
Aug 31 – Developing Your Team
Sep 7 – Business Model Canvas I
Sep 14 – Business Model Canvas II
Sep 21 – Business Model Canvas III
Sep 28 – Business Plan Structure & LivePlan Introduction
Oct 5 – Competitive Analysis/MKTG research
Oct 12 – Prototyping & Technology
Oct 19 – Funding Your Startup
Oct 26 – Sharing Ownership
Facebook Live ABC Cap Table Notes
Nov 2 –MVP & Collecting Primary Data
Nov 9 – Design Thinking Workshop/ideation
Nov 16 – Social Media Marketing
Nov 30 – Pricing your Product/Service
Dec 7 – Financials/Pro forma Statements
*subject to change
Jan 19 – “Reconnect, Update & Thinking”
Featured Guest Speakers: Dr. Ebony Utley et al.
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 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 9 – "Branding"
Featured Guest Speakers: Fabian Geyrhalter, FINIEN
Mar 16 – "Pitching your Business"
Featured Guest Speakers: Ali Nagy, MALI & FRIENDS
Mar 23 – "Intellectual Property Protection"
Featured Guest Speakers: Steve Boyer & Doug Patton
Apr 6 – "eCommerce Strategies"
Featured Guest Speakers: Phillip Hang & Chris Snyder, Shopify
Apr 13 – "Legal Structures"
Featured Guest Speakers: Ashleigh Stone
Apr 20 – "PitchFest Competition"
Featured Guest Speakers: Dean Heiss + Team
Apr 27 – "Wellness Entrepreneurship"
Featured Guest Speakers: Cassandra Vitale
May 4 – "Creating an Inclusive Culture"
Featured Guest Speakers: DeLonzo Rhodes
May 11 – "LB Opportunities & Ecosystem Mixer"
Featured Guest Speakers: Dean Heiss + Team
*program is subject to change
Sep 1 – “Innovation Challenge Information Session”
Sep 8 – “Ideation & Innovation Challenge Speed Dating”
Sep 15 – “Building Your Team”
Featured Guest Speakers: Jeff Bently
Sep 22 – “Developing an MVP”
Featured Guest Speakers: Scott Wayman & Hans Yang
Sep 29 – “Business Model Canvas I"
Oct 6 – “Business Model Canvas II”
Oct 13 – “Business Plan Structure & LivePlan Intro”
Featured Guest Speakers: LivePlan Support
Oct 20 – “Design Thinking Workshop”
Featured Guest Speakers: Steve Boyer & Wesley Woelfel
Oct 27 – “Sustainability Thinking Workshop"
Featured Guest Speakers: Ebony Utley
Nov 3 – “Speed Dating for Innovation Challenge”
Featured Guest Speakers: Full IC Team
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
Dec 1 – "Business Ethics"
Featured Guest Speakers: Bruce Weinstein
Dec 8 – “Wellness & Focus Over Holidays”
Featured Guest Speakers: Pamela Buckner
Dec 22 – Winter Break
