
Do you dream of starting your own business? Have an idea? Not sure where to start?

Waubonsee Can Help!
The New Venture Academy provides aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs with the support and resources necessary for their success.

The New Venture Academy can chart where you are, where you want to be and how to get there! New for 2025: The New Venture Academy will be offered in Spanish! This cohort will run alongside the English-language New Venture Academy. Please visit Academia Emprende for more info.
Waubonsee is a proud affiliate of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which has been helping entrepreneurs since 1993.

Their FastTrac® curriculum is a flexible course with a proven framework to help support you and begin your journey on the road to success.
Is your business not yet launched and/or has less than $250,000 in sales? Then New Venture Academy is for you! Through our 10-session cohort, test the feasibility of your business concept, assess opportunities and identify those with the greatest potential, and fine-tune the processes of an early-stage business. You will walk away with a solid business plan that takes your concept from an idea – to reality.