The Rev-Up Circuit is a 9-week condensed bootcamp designed for people looking to transform their business idea into reality. Over nine weeks, participants complete seven 3-hour workshops also known as Pit Stops. We take a break over reading week for entrepreneurs to explore basics of getting started! The Circuit will end in the Exhibition Day where all entrepreneurs will pitch their ideas to win prizes!

Here is a look at the Pit Stops you’ll be driving into!

Pit Stop 1: Understanding the Problem

Pit Stop 2: Finding the Right Solutions

Pit Stop 3: Mapping Out the Business - Part 1

Pit Stop 4: How do I Talk to my Customers?

Break Week

Pit Stop 5: Mapping Out the Business - Part 2

Pit Stop 6: How Do You Know Your Product Meets the Needs of Your Customers?

Pit Stop 7: How do I Plan my Next Steps?

Exhibition Day - Pitch Event!

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The Startup Tune-Up helps the entrepreneur with the business basics. Get access to asynchronous learning modules and one-to-one mentors to help with topics such as: marketing, fundraising, sales, product development, manufacturing and supply chain, intellectual property, pitching, leadership and more. Apply these topics to your own business idea to improve and execute your business model and work toward your goals!

After participating in the tune-up, entrepreneurs are be able to:

• Explain how core business basics apply to their own idea

• Begin to develop business strategies for their business

• Launch their business idea to potential customers, users, investors or partners

The Exploration Circuit allows entrepreneurs to focus on their business with tailored support from mentors who have been behind the wheel before. This circuit assists entrepreneurs who wish to grow their startup and build business strategies to help them reach an ultimate value inflection point, whether that be product market fit or securing investments.

This phase focuses largely on mentorship, developing a strong go-to-market plan and moving toward the next major milestone for the venture.

The Acceleration Circuit is for companies who have shown consistent growth and are working toward solidifying product market fit or a major investment or partnership to move the startup forward. Entrepreneurs are surrounded by a team of mentors, like a Pit Crew, to help them solve problems and brainstorm on business strategy. This is complimented by bespoke programming that serves the needs of the founders and their companies currently in this Circuit.

The Core Track is for entrepreneurs who are building hardware, software, services or consumables in any industry. This could be a new, innovative technology that disrupts an industry, or a consultancy for small businesses.

The Health Track is for entrepreneurs who are pursuing a startup that innovates in human health or healthcare. These founders are in one of three major streams: digital health/artificial intelligence, medical devices and technologies, and biotech/biopharma. The founders will benefit from programming from both the Entrepreneurship Hub and the Ottawa Health Innovation Hub. This track is open to entrepreneurs from across Ottawa’s health innovation ecosystem.

The Social Impact Track is for social entrepreneurs who are creating a solution to a social problem. These entrepreneurs will be offering a product or service for sale to solve a social problem to be considered a part of the Social Impact Track.

The Solo Lane is for entrepreneurs who want to work for themselves. These founders are often targeting consumers or other small businesses with their product or service and want to keep their team small, maybe just the founder and a couple of others.

The Disrupt Lane is for the founder with a wild idea. Founders operating a startup under this model will be looking to disrupt within an industry or bring a new or innovative technology to market.

The Growth Lane is for the founder that is in a growing market and intends to grow to have a strong national or global presence. Founders within this model are targeting all types of customers – consumers, small businesses or enterprises through a variety of strategies.