OVERVIEW

This do-it-yourself course provides the guidance and templates you need to plan a new makerspace that will be successful and sustainable. By answering the questions all new makerspace founders have and providing real world answers to the unknown, this self-directed course will eliminate the stress and uncertainty while writing your business plan so you have confidence to meet with investors, school administrators, city officials, banks, landlords, and partners. Write a business plan that is solid and based on real experience in just days instead of months without getting frustrated or wasting time researching the wrong topics.

INSIDE THE COURSE

This course is built around our How to Plan your Makerspace workbook. The book and templates are designed to work together to streamline the process of writing a business plan for your new makerspace and quickly get you to the next phase – opening your space. In addition to the course book, the class comes with:

Business Plan Template

This template will save you months of time and effort  allowing you to produce a professional business plan quickly and accurately with out the headaches.

Financial Projections

Use the actual startup and operations budgets from a successful makerspace. These detailed documents provide visibility into a sustainable makerspace.

Organization Charts

Identify the staff you need and when to hire them. We provide 2 Org charts: one for start up and one for a fully operational space

Tool Lists

Here is the list of must have tools as you start and scale your space. Most spaces get this wrong and spend a lot more than needed.

WHAT TO EXPECT

This Plan Your Makerspace Course is designed to provide the foundation so you can move ahead with opening your dream makerspace ASAP. Once compete, you will be ready to move into the next phase of finding a location, hiring the team, selecting the equipment, and setting up the space. To get you thru that next phase we provide coaching and consulting so you aren’t doing it alone and wondering if you are making the right choices. 

PREQUISITES

None. However prior business or management experience will be very helpful.

PREPARATION

Join our mailing list or read our blog and start to learn about how we approach running a makerspace and serving our members and students. 

PRICE

USD $499. Prices in all other countries are calculated using the days exchange rate and will include any required VAT.