June 7 – August 16
Next Leap is a 10-week intensive course that will help you transform a growth idea into an actionable plan that is ready to realize. This page is your go-to guide for the program, so bookmark it! You’ll find everything you need here.
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Make sure the dates below have been added to your calendar!
Week 1 | June 7, 2023, 5-7 PM | Orientation | Ascender, 6401 Penn Avenue, 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206 [IN-PERSON]
Week 2 | June 14, 2023, 5-7 PM | Session 1 | SWOT, Customers, & Competitor Analysis [VIRTUAL]
Week 3 | June 21, 2023, 5-7 PM | Session 2 | Understanding the Current Health of Your Business [VIRTUAL]
Week 4 | June 26 to June 30, 2023 | Study Week
Optional Meetup | June 28, 2023, 6-8 PM | Hay Street Gallery, 901 Hay Street, Lower-Level, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221 [IN-PERSON]
Week 5 | July 5, 2023, 5-7 PM | Session 3 | Identifying Growth Opportunities [VIRTUAL]
Week 6 | July 12, 2023, 5-7 PM | Session 4 | Financial Projections [VIRTUAL]
Week 7 | July 17 to July 21, 2023 | Study Week
Optional Meetup | July 19, 2023, 6-8 PM | 7800 Susquehanna St, Pittsburgh, PA 15208 [IN-PERSON]
Week 8 | July 26, 2023, 5-7 PM | Session 5 | Presentation Pitch Training [VIRTUAL]
Week 9 | August 7 to August 11, 2023 | Practice Week
Week 10 | August 16, 2023, 5-8 PM | Session 6 | Presentation & Graduation Day | Historic Wilkinsburg Train Station, 901 Hay St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15221 [IN-PERSON]
Recordings, resources, and other links will be added below following each Next Leap session.
Additional resources will be added following the in-person session.
Additional resources will be added following the virtual session.
Resources will be added following the virtual session.
Additional Resources:
Financial Analysis for Beginners
Excel for beginners
We’ve created a private folder for each company and encourage you to use it throughout the program to organize your documents. The Next Leap team has access to the private company folders.
Reach out to Katie with any program-related questions
or message the team on Slack.
We do our best to honor all accessibility requests, keeping in mind that some requests may be logistically impossible for our small team to deliver. If there’s something we can do to make our programming more accessible to you, please fill out our Accessibility Request Form, and we’ll get back to you within 3 business days with a proposed solution.
Masking is not currently required in the Ascender space. If you need a recording or virtual attendance option for accessibility reasons, please let us know by filling out our Accessibility Request Form.
