WORKSHOP: 9 AM – 4 PM
COMMUNITY MIXER: 4 – 6 PM
Could Your Idea Become a Viable Venture?
Whether you’re launching a cutting edge business, developing a social venture, growing a creative enterprise, or exploring an idea that won’t leave you alone, this one-day workshop will help you determine whether your idea is ready for the next stage of development.
This workshop is the first step toward the BP 2026 UNM CRE Accelerator Program—a free four-month experience designed for courageous entrepreneurs who want to build profitable ventures while creating meaningful value for people and the planet. Through mentorship, practical coursework, collaborative learning, and ecosystem connections, participants transform promising ideas into viable ventures. The UNM CRE Accelerator curriculum is built on Disciplined Entrepreneurship, Bill Aulet’s proven 24-step framework developed at MIT.
The workshop helps you determine whether your idea is worth pursuing. The Accelerator helps you build it.
WHAT YOU’LL GAIN FROM THIS WORKSHOP
- Determine whether a real, underserved market need exists for your idea
- Test whether genuine product-market fit is achievable
- Assess whether you are the right person to pursue this opportunity
- Leave with a clear, evidence-based Go or No-Go recommendation
The Pre-acceleration Workshop is led by Tim Daniel, SCORE mentor and UNM CRE mentor.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Early-stage founders and aspiring entrepreneurs
- Entrepreneurs building technology, AI, energy, consumer-facing, product, service-based businesses
- Creative entrepreneurs and makers
- Social innovators and changemakers
- Anyone exploring a purpose-driven venture
WORKSHOP DETAILS
- Registration: Required. Apply here.
- Application Due Date: July 15, 2026
- Participation Fee: No charge
- Meals: Breakfast and lunch provided
- Accelerator Participation: Completion of this workshop is required for entrepreneurs wishing to apply to the BP 2026 UNM CRE Accelerator Program.
Stay for the Mixer
From 4:00–6:00 PM, join entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, UNM CRE alumni, and fellow founders for a hosted wine reception with delectables by Walter Burke, designed to spark new relationships and possibilities.
