COLLABORATION.
CONNECTION.
COMMUNITY.
CO.STARTERS equips grassroots leaders with the best tools and resources needed to support starters of all kinds, fueling vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems.
OUR IMPACT
OUR APPROACH
Community Matchmaking
With each community, we work to find simple, proven solutions to fit their local context and generate sustainable momentum.
Every community—just like each entrepreneur—is unique. What is needed to create a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem is particular to circumstances and will likely change over time as the ecosystem grows and matures.
Stages of Community Growth
Our goal is to ensure every community has a thriving ecosystem of supports tailored to its unique needs, and as a result, helps entrepreneurs succeed.
OUR OFFERINGS
Find the next step for your community.
We want to connect you to the best resources in order to get something started now in your community. In addition to curating tools from some of the most innovative leaders in the nation, we create our own programs and tools to address gaps in entrepreneurial ecosystems and help communities better support their entrepreneurs.
OUR FRAMEWORK
The CO.STARTERS Canvas
Just like an architectural model for a building can help get an idea out of the designer’s head into a form that can be shared and examined, a business model is a way of showing the thinking behind why and how a business will work.
CO.STARTERS uses a version of the “Business Model Canvas” developed by Alexander Osterwalder to help starters develop workable business models. This intuitive visual map helps program participants understand, test, and refine their ideas.
