Jax Chamber is part of a new program that helps train aspiring entrepreneurs.
Startup Quest matches unemployed college-degree holders with mentors for a ten-week training program where participants team up to turn existing technologies developed at local universities into a marketable product.
About 300 invitees gathered at the Schultz Center Thursday to hear about the program.
Carlton Robinson is Executive Director of the Chamber’s Entrepreneurial Growth Division.
He says they’re hopeful the program will lead to more business growth in Jacksonville.
The training caps off with the teams pitching their proposals to a group of investors and business leaders.
The best presentations are awarded prizes.
The pitches are simulations, but Robinson says participants will learn how to better market themselves to potential employers or to start their own business.
