SEG to launch program for entrepreneurs to test new ideas

PROVIDENCE – Social Enterprise Greenhouse is launching a program to help people test ideas for starting a new business, the nonprofit announced Monday.

The eight-week program, called the SEG Spring 2021 Ideator, will help individuals identify ideas that are worth investment of time, money and energy, SEG said. Participants will attend workshops, group-work sessions and engage in one-on-one mentoring.

The deadline to apply for the program is April 9.

“Our new Ideator program helps you refine your idea, explore your industry, identify potential customers and define your venture’s unique value proposition,” said Allie Goyette, SEG program manager in a statement. “You’ll test the impact of your idea relative to other solutions out there and explore whether entrepreneurship is the right path for you. It’s a quick, no-risk way to vet your idea, explore your purpose and decide whether you want to pursue, pivot, partner or pass on it.”

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SEG encouraged anyone with an idea for a new product or service that could make a difference in their community that has not been vetted or tested to apply.

The new program is funded by the R.I. Department of Labor and Training’s Back to Work RI program, the U.S. Economic Development Administration, Rhode Island Foundation, van Beuren Charitable Foundation and Bank Newport.