Tag: Business development

30 Foot Wave

We have recently partnered to start on a new non-profit organization, 30 Foot Wave.  This organization provides business education, career advice and business development support to people working within the sports industry. Membership is targeted to comprise of individuals and companies ranging from athletes to senior executives, from single member start-ups to well-established multiple employee companies.

These are the things 30 Foot Wave offers our members

• Educational series
• Professional mentoring
• Funding roundtables
• Re-employment training / Career services

Education

30 Foot Wave offers 3 distinctly different educational components:

Monthly informational seminars that have been developed, and covers timely and relevant topics which are common to all sports-related businesses. These seminars are presented by leading experts in their fields and sponsored by professional organizations and businesses with long term experience in, and commitment to the sports industry. 

A “business basics 101” program that will introduce entrepreneurs to the skills, knowledge and experience they need to successfully start and manage their own business. The core curriculum includes topics such as organizational structure and employment law.

Advanced management topics that are intended to act as a “mini-MBA” program, and will include subjects such as International business law, partnerships and alliances. This course will not provide an accredited degree but will provide Professional Development and Continuing Education Units (PDUs and CEUs) that can be used at other academic institutions toward degree credit.

Professional and Dedicated Mentoring

The mentoring program is under development to match our successful and experienced industry professionals with earlier stage entrepreneurs. Under this mentorship program, successful sports entrepreneurs and senior management of large scale organizations are matched with early stage management and owners of ventures to provide them with advice and support in core areas such as

• Business plan development and validation
• Fundraising
• Brand development and management
• Legal requirements (IP protection, company structures etc.)
• Accounting
• Business development strategy
• Strategic Partnerships
• Competitive analysis

Funding Roundtables

Each quarter investors will be invited to review the business plans and presentations of entrepreneurs that have been carefully vetted by the investment advisory team through an online application process.

Re-Employment Training/Career Services

Partnerships are being formed with leading employment agencies, recruitment firms and direct contact with Human Resource departments has already been established to assist in the placement of our membership in suitable roles within the industry. Training will be provided to members in the areas of:

• Job Hunting
• Networking
• Using Job Banks
• Changing Careers/Industries
• Upgrading Skills
• Resume Writing/Editing

30 Foot Wave is focused on developing partnerships with employment agencies, recruitment firms and HR departments within well known and established corporations in an effort to assist our members in training for and rapidly securing re-employment.

Take a look and add any comments here or on the 30 Foot Wave Website