CO.LAB programs

CONSUMER GOODS ACCELERATOR:

› What: 10-week incubator in partnership with restaurant booster Proof.

› Who: Helps entrepreneurs who have a physical product and want help getting to the next level.

› Curriculum: includes finance, operations, branding, marketing, distribution, fundraising.

› Previous grads: ChatterBox Café, Chattanooga Sports League , Sequatchie Cove Creamery, Cocoa Asante, ChattTaste.

KIVA

› What: Crowdfunding capital platform that offers zerointerest loan up to $15,000.

› Who: Focus on underserved communities, companies who aren’t able to get a traditional loan.

› By the Numbers:

23 companies funded since 2018; $133,500 in loans given over those 3 years.

GIGTANK 365

› What: Year-round mentoring program.

› Who: Tech-enabled companies.

OUTDOORS ACCELERATOR

› What: New program aimed at helping grow businesses that will thrive in an outdoors city.

› Who: People with startup ideas connected to the outdoors.

CO.STARTERS

› What: Program that takes entrepreneurs from idea on a napkin to business plan.

› Who: Early stage entrepreneurs.

› Successes: Taqueria Jalisco, Creekside Flower Farm.

WAYFINDING AND OFFICE HOURS

› What: Ways for individuals to get one-on-one help.

› Who: Wayfinding is for anyone who has questions about local entrepreneurship and is at the very beginning of their journey. CO.LAB points them to resources, including resources beyond CO.LAB such as the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, the INCubator, Launch Tennessee or Launch Chattanooga. Office hours are for individuals to meet with experts who can help them in specific areas, such as accounting, real estate, software, marketing and legal matters.