Important Dates
- Application Submission Due: March 1, 2023 at midnight
- Finalists Announcement: March, 29, 2023
- Final Pitch and Award Ceremony: April 24, 2023
Upcoming Events
Video Library
Off The Shelf: Boosting Store Sales For Your CPG Brands
Learn to create a plan to drive sales for your product in retail stores.
Founder’s Friday: How I Built and Sold My B2B Marketplace in 4 years
We will be discussing Victor’s experience and biggest lesson learned launching, running and selling his first tech startup.
How to Approach Retailers (Big and Small) to Sell Your Products Effectively
You want to talk to your local store owner about your product/product concept but don’t know what to say? You want to sell your product to the big retail chain but can’t find the right person to speak with? Regardless where you’re in your business, this workshop will provide you with some guidelines on how to move things forward.
Ask Me Anything (AMA) for Food and Beverage Founders
If you’re a food or beverage founder at the early stage of growing your business, you definitely do not want to miss this event. It’s a great opportunity to connect with two successful entrepreneurs in the same space and ask them any questions you may have.
2023 Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge Info Session
In this information session, the program director will explain the eligibility, application process and answer all of your questions.
Funding and Financing Strategies for Urbantech Startups
As one of the biggest metropolitan cities in the world, New York City plays a major role in leading the global urban technology innovation. However, who is funding the urban tech startups and what are the different financing options for the urban-tech startups? What projects and returns are investors looking for? To answer those questions, we’re excited to have Zeev Krieger join us and share his thoughts.
Startup Marketing Channel Strategies
Are you looking to launch a new product or service in the next few months? Do you need help reaching more customers after a recent launch? If the answer is yes, this workshop is for you. Our instructor Sharon Lee will go over some key pre-launch and post-launch strategies and tactics that early stage founders can utilize to successfully reach their target customers.
How to Get Into a Startup Accelerator
Are you a tech founder and are thinking about applying for an accelerator? Do you know how the accelerator selects candidates and what makes a company or an entrepreneur stand out ? To answer those questions, we’re excited to have Tristan Bel, Program Director of Urban-X, a leading urbantech accelerator in NYC, join us for the workshop. He will be discussing everything you need to consider before applying for an accelerator.
Setting up the Corporate Structure for your Tech Startup
Do you know when is the right time to incorporate your company? Should it be C-corp, S-corp or LLC? Is Delaware a must for tech startups? What are some key tax items to look out for? To answer those questions, we are excited to have the attorney Sarah Besson join us for this workshop.
Understanding Startup Financial Models and Projections
Having a solid financial model is crucial in building a successful business. It helps you plan and make important decisions for the future, and is especially important when you are looking to raise money. In this workshop, our startup consultant will walk you through how to make financial forecasting in the P&L, how to make realistic growth assumptions, and how to find and track the right metrics for your startup.
How to Create a Winning Video Pitch?
Join the Queens Economic Development Corporation with Nina Fiore on how to create a winning a video pitch to your potential investors and customers. You will learn how to communicate effectively to your target audience and the tactics for you to best present yourself in a video.
How to Write a Persuasive and Concise Business Application?
This workshop is designed for those who are or will be submitting the applications for the 2023 Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge for an opportunity to win a $20K cash award. Attendees will need to have at least 1-2 questions filled out in the application in order to attend this workshop. The instructor will invite everyone to read their answers and provide detailed feedback. This is a great opportunity for you to get an expert review of your application and boost your chance to win a $20K grant.
The Food & Beverage Business Toolkit for First-Time Entrepreneurs
Are you a food or beverage entrepreneur ready to sell your products? Do you need help cracking the distribution code – pitching your products to Buyers, retailers and foodservice? Do you know how to track inventory and get paid in a timely manner? To answer those questions and more, we’re excited to have Deepika Phakke, Founder and CEO and Nama Water to lead this workshop. She will walk us – how to create a distribution plan, tactical tips on talking to retailer provide tools & templates to help you effectively operate your business.
Please note that we are unable to automatically track the viewership of the following videos. If you watch them and would like for them to count towards your required video viewership for the competition, please email us at sliu@queensny.org.
A Live Financial Projections Session with a CPA – For Tech Startups
Do you know how a CPA helps his/her startup clients prepare the financial projections for potential investors? Do you want to learn the thought process behind all the numbers? During this workshop, we’re excited to have Akshay to do a LIVE demo of financial projection with a real startup business.
A Live Financial Projections Session with a CPA – For Consumer Startups
Do you know how a CPA helps his/her startup clients prepare the financial projections for potential investors? Do you want to learn the thought process behind all the numbers? During this workshop, we’re excited to have Akshay to do a LIVE demo of financial projection with a real startup business.
Legal Considerations for Future Financings and Liquidity for Tech Startups
As a tech founder, are you familiar with the different financing options and their legal consideration? Do you know what a Term Sheet, a Convertible Note and Section 83(b) elections are? In this workshop, our startup attorney will walk you through the tech startup financing fundamentals and present different scenarios to help you understand the pros and cons of each option.