VANCOUVER, Wash. – Registration is open for MAP Collective, a small business owner cohort designed to accelerate business growth. The session includes a series of online management education modules, and interaction with instructors and mentors. At the conclusion, participants will have created a business growth plan. The program runs from May to July 2017.
This is the second year 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø’s Business Growth Mentor & Analysis Program has offered the Collective, which is open to any small business owner past the startup stage. The online modules include topics such as core strategy, marketing and human resources. Instructors are faculty, successful business owners and experts. Mentors will be available to review plans and offer feedback. Business owners will have two weeks to complete each online module.
The MAP Collective is part of the 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø Business Growth MAP, which includes a pro-bono student consultancy and the MAP Alliance. These programs empower organizations and entrepreneurs in Southwest Washington to grow their ventures with access to a variety of resources.
Registration is $500. Register online at . For more information, contact Mistie Josephson, Business Growth MAP manager, 360-546-9533 or bgmap@vancouver.wsu.edu.
About 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø
As one of six campuses of the Washington State University system, 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations.
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MEDIA CONTACT
Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@wsu.edu