Idea lab
Overview
WHo is eligible?
All current & future Broward students can join the Idea Lab. Just contact us to sign up!
Why the idea lab?
Anyone who wants to either work on their idea, by way of formal coaching and access to the online toolkit, or just hang out with other entrepreneurs and engage in our activities & events. We help to shape your idea!
SHAPE YOUR
IDEAS HERE
So, we heard you have an idea -
let’s develop it!
By the numbers
800+
Students, entrepreneurs and faculty who've partipated in BCEx initiatives since our 2018 launch.
500k
In seed money is available to BCEx participants who meet all JDA Venture Fund requirements.
50+
Events a year, including meet-ups, speaker series, workshops, pitch events and networking opportunities.
Interested? We’D recommend Starting with our Online curriculum & Entrepreneurship Toolkit
Join a group of students and committed faculty in making your business or social venture a reality. The online toolkit mirrors that of programs like lean launch pad, and udacity’s how to build a startup. The program consists of three phases and takes anywhere from 3 to 6 months to complete, depending on student’s interest and commitment.
Getting started: Who am I & why am I here?
Discover your purpose in life and how your idea may or may not fit in to that vision. Validate your idea and test market opportunity.
Finding Clients, donors & users before launch
Discover how to de-risk your business model. Discuss social modeling and begin to engage in rapid prototyping for accelerating your product and finding market fit.
preparing for success & launch
Discover further how to de-risk your ideas, create fans, develop sound financial models, and de-risk them. Prepare to pitch for seed money from the JDA Student Venture fund.
Getting started: Who am I & why am I here?
Discover your purpose in life and how your idea may or may not fit in to that vision. Validate your idea and test market opportunity.
Finding Clients, donors & users before launch
Discover how to de-risk your business model. Discuss social modeling and begin to engage in rapid prototyping for accelerating your product and finding market fit.
preparing for success & launch
Discover further how to de-risk your ideas, create fans, develop sound financial models, and de-risk them. Prepare to pitch for seed money from the JDA Student Venture fund.
we also help with
Everything else you need to shape your idea.
- Personal coaching sessions
- Workshops
- Pitch & competition nights
- Networking
- Speaker series & venture mentorship
Personal coaching sessions
workshops
Pitch & competition nights
networking
speaker series & Venture Mentorship
Brandon Gibson
Hear from Brandon Gibson, a current Broward College student who is making his way through the Online Entrepreneurial Toolkit in the BCEx Idea Lab. Brandon shares his experience with BCEx and offers advice to other students who might be interested in joining.
Idea Lab events
we’d love to see you!
From networking and meet-up opportunities to speaker and workshop sessions, BCEx has plenty of ways to take the next step in growing your ideas. Swing by an event and talk with the team @ BCEx to see how we can help with your plans for your future.
may, 2024
Event Type
No Events
Make a connection or two
Partners
We value those who help support the community through partnerships with BCEx. Here are the companies who make our program initiatives possible.
Randall Vitale
President at Hoffman's Chocolates
Angelo Anzalone
Principal Owner of Veritas Legal
Jayson Koss
Founder and CEO of Delivery Dudes
Joshua Esnard
Inventor & CEO of The Cut Buddy
Kristian Bouw
Founder, Notion Theory
Claudio Sorrentino
Entrepreneur
Have questions?
BCEX Idea Lab q&A
Have questions about BCEx or any of its programs? We’ve put together some helpful questions and answers below. If you still have questions or want to get involved, we’d love to discuss with you!
i am a Student
If you’re a current Broward student and have a business idea you’d like to explore, we’ll walk you through how to develop & refine your idea into a sustainable business via our Idea Lab.
i am an entrepreneur
You don’t have to be a Broward student to benefit from our business incubator. Click below to see how we help entrepreneurs launch & grow their start-ups.