Collider Foundation to Host Community Incubator Informational Session

Rochester 501(c)3 nonprofit Collider Foundation will be hosting a community incubator informational session on Wednesday, February 14th from 8:30-9:30AM within their offices at the Minnesota BioBusiness Center. During this session, Collider Foundation’s leadership will provide details regarding a brand new incubator program they are poised to launch in April of this year to provide support as individuals go from business idea to a working model of their product or service. This project is focused on women and minority entrepreneurs in Rochester, MN as to support their mission to reduce barriers to entrepreneurship, especially for historically underserved groups. 

Collider Foundation intends to pilot 3 incubator programs throughout FY2024-2025. Through involvement in this incubator program, individuals will develop the skill sets and relationships that will help them pursue economic freedom and improve their financial situation through entrepreneurship, with the end goal of developing a minimally functional product or service by the end of the 3 month cohort. This program builds upon years of experience and community feedback, taking services Collider is experienced in providing and placing them under a community incubator program. 

Although  this project is focused on women and minority entrepreneurs in Rochester, MN, anyone is welcome and encouraged to apply. Interested applicants should attend this informational session, contact the Collider Foundation team at hello@collider.mn,  and consider registering for the upcoming CO.STARTERS Bootcamp event on Monday, February 19th. 

This work is supported, in part, by the State of Minnesota through a grant from The Office of Small Business and Innovation, Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), which is the state’s principal economic development agency.  DEED programs promote business recruitment; expansion and retention; international trade; workforce development; and community development. 

For any additional questions or comments regarding Collider Foundation’s incubator program or work within the community, please contact Executive Director Amanda Leightner at amanda@collider.mn or call (507) 722-0306.

Registration information for this event can be found here.