Start BIG
Time for your business to take flight!
Do you have a BIG idea for a business? Don’t know where to start?
The Business Innovation Group (BIG) at Georgia Southern University can help. Join us for our next Start BIG workshop where you can join a community of entrepreneurs and innovators and see your idea take flight.
Get unique access to Georgia Southern and community resources — from sales, marketing, finance and social experts to local inventors and banking professionals. You’ll get the tools, resources and mentors to start, grow and succeed as a local entrepreneur!
Start BIG provides:
- A custom Business Model Canvas, outlining your business strategy, including target market, value chain, resources, potential partners and more.
- Tools to launch your startup business immediately, from idea to pitch.
- A roadmap to landing and closing your first client.
- An office space to plan and build your company right next to the experts at BIG in the heart of downtown Statesboro.
- A business mentor to help guide you through your startup journey.
- A community of entrepreneurs and innovators who work together to help each other succeed.
Don’t wait. You can launch your business now…and get the help you need to make it a success!
Sign up for the next Start BIG session. The program is $175/month, and our experts recommend* a minimum of three months of participation in order to launch your business successfully.
*Please note that your Start BIG membership is on a month-to-month basis.
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“We feel very fortunate to have the Business Innovation Group right here in Statesboro, GA! The networking opportunities and educational resources have been incredibly valuable to our business. Specifically the mentorship through the BIGx program proved pivotal in helping us navigate new growth. If you are an entrepreneur or small business owner, you need to get plugged into B.I.G.”
– Three Tree Coffee, Patrick Klayman
BIG Businesses
Our program works. But don’t just take our word for it. Check out our partner businesses that have found success with our help.
“Through the utilization of the FabLab’s space and equipment, the prototyping and development of the Whiskey Grail was made possible. Through the networking opportunities provided by BIG programs, the business was made a reality.”
-Whiskey Grail, Jim Walker
Last updated: 6/20/2023