MADE

Thursdays, September 5 – October 17, 2024 I 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

See the details below for the full schedule.

MADE is a hybrid program aimed at assisting start-up product-based businesses with entering the marketplace to validate their concepts. Participants will learn core concepts to create a successful business.

Over a seven-week period, vendors learn about planning, marketing, financing, and how to make their business dreams a reality. This quick-paced program will accelerate your concept in just a few short weeks and give you the ability to be prepared and ready to launch, expand, and operate your business in a marketplace.

FOR FOOD VENDORS PLEASE READ: Please note that onsite food preparation, including hot or cold food with service to customers and/or sampling of food, will NOT be allowed through this program.

SPACE IS LIMITED!

Schedule Preview: September 5 – October 17, 2024

Please make note of different times.

Session 1: Online

Thursday, September 5, 2024 I 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Session 2: Online

Thursday, September 12, 2024 I 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Session 3: In-Person Field Trip (Dreamer’s Market hosted at the Sunset Market in Tustin, CA)

Thursday, September 19, 2024 I 6 – 8 p.m.

Session 4: Online

Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Session 5: Online

Thursday, October 3, 2024 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Session 6: Online

Thursday, October 10, 2024 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Session 7: In-person Graduation Event (Clifton C. Miller Community Center)

Thursday, October 17, 2024 I 4:30 – 8:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. setup — event starts at 5:30 p.m.)

*Attendance is mandatory at ALL sessions.

**Please note the full schedule and that classes will be both online and in-person.

Registration closes Tuesday, September 3 at 11:59 p.m. Emails to participants will be sent Wednesday, September 4.