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Bootcamps

Jumpstart Bootcamp

The program primarily consists of a six-session educational series held in the evenings after work. These sessions introduce basic tools, concepts, and principles relevant to launching and growing a successful business when one has little to no resources or background. Participants completing the entire program will be given priority consideration for future initiatives such as mentorship, student consulting, and other entrepreneurial programs.


Program Benefits

  • Hands-on & individual attention to help you start and/or grow your business
  • Opportunity to build a network with other budding entrepreneurs and business leaders
  • Connections for free guidance & consulting after the 6-week program
  • Closing ceremony and certificate of completion
  • Dinner provided at each session


Who Should Apply?

  • People who want to turn a side job into a full-time business
  • People who have ideas for a business
  • Existing businesses looking to improve


Session Topics:

Session 1 | Program Basics: The Entrepreneurial Dream
Session 2 | Planning and Thinking Strategically About Your Business
Session 3 | Marketing and how Customers Drive the Business
Session 4 | What You Need to Know About the Numbers
Session 5 | Getting Resources When You Don’t Have Any Money
Session 6 | Operations and Other Fundamentals that Matter


A $500 program for 20 bucks!


Dates and Location:


Tuesdays, May 20 to June 24

Opelika Chamber of Commerce

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM


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FastTrac Bootcamp

The FastTrac Bootcamp offered through EnergizeAL is designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs in Alabama learn how to develop and grow sustainable businesses. Hosted by the Lowder Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship at Auburn University, EnergizeAL provides workshops and bootcamps that support individuals throughout their entrepreneurial journey.

The program emphasizes the belief that entrepreneurship is a learnable skill accessible to anyone with the right guidance and support. It covers key business development topics and helps participants work through the critical steps of launching a business. Joshua Sahib, the managing director at the Lowder Center, is the primary facilitator of these programs, drawing from his own entrepreneurial experiences in Alabama.

The FastTrac Bootcamp is part of EnergizeAL's broader initiative, which extends beyond Auburn to other locations in Alabama like Tuscaloosa, Huntsville, and Birmingham.


Dates and Location:


Wednesdays, May 21 to July 9

Kauffman Online

12:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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