START Atlanta

Nationally recognized firm brings Silicon Valley to the Hood to teach Urban Entrepreneurs how to START digital

Attendees pitch ideas for up to $5000 in prizes

START, an interactive symposium that teaches urban entrepreneurs how to START and GROW digital businesses, will hold its inaugural conference at the Spelman College Science Center NASA Auditorium on Saturday, April 13th from 9-6pm. Attendees will be able to pitch their digital business ideas and could win up to $5000 in prizes. Early bird registration, ending April 1st, is $49 and standard registration is $99.

START is part of a nationwide series created by digitalundivided (DID). DID is a social enterprise that builds forward thinking initiatives that change the digital space by increasing the number of Black and Latino women digital entrepreneurs. DID’s START Atlanta symposium, hosted by Spelman College, brings “Silicon Valley to the Hood”, and was developed to teach urban entrepreneurs the tools to create and grow successful digital companies.

Business experts such as Navarrow Wright, CTO, Interactive One and Kendra Bracken Ferguson, Founder, Digital Brand Architects and leading investors Lauren Maillian Bias, Managing Director, Gen Y Capital and Eghosa Omoigui, Managing Director, EchoVC will be on hand to offer expert advice and information to those who attend and have an idea for the next big website, mobile app or blog. Some of the panels include everything from “What You Need To Know Before Leaving Your Day Job” and “Everything You Need To Know To Build Your Site/Product” to “How to Ask for Money for Your Business” and “How to Market Your Company on the Cheap”.

There will also be an Idea Pitch Session where attendees will be given the opportunity to “sell” their ideas to a panel of judges in one-minute pitch. The winners will receive up to $5000 in prizes.

To register for START Atlanta visit http://startatl.eventbrite.com/ or call (347) 460- 5115 for more information. 
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