Building the Space Workforce: Workshop 3 - Entrepreneurship & Business Planning for Start-Ups

Building the Space Workforce - Workshop 3
Entrepreneurship & Business Planning for Start-Ups

In cooperation with Spaceport America and under the guidance of its Academic Partnership Working Group, the Global Spaceport Alliance will host a series of virtual workshops designed to provide practical #workforce readiness instructions to #students interested in #careers in the space sectors.

About Workshop 3:
Entrepreneurship & Business Planning for Start-Ups
For many students interested in a career in the space sector, their first job maybe with a start-up company. With spaceports being regional hubs for space innovation, there is an obvious linkage for start-ups. This workshop will explore the range of space start-up opportunities and hear from a panel of spaceport representatives who are incubating and accelerating space start-ups. Spaceports and students will also find out how they can tap into the Global Network for Entrepreneurship for Space (GEN Space).

Speakers:
Stephan Reckie - Executive Director, Global Entrepreneurship Network – Space
Casie DeRaad. Executive Director,New Space Nexxus
Benjamin Hernandez - Co-Founder, Arizona Spaceport Alliance
Izzy House - Director of Marketing Strategies, Global Spaceport Alliance

CHAPTERS:
01:28 Steve Wolfe recaps the historic space activities of the week
02:33 Alice Carruth, Producer of t-Minus Space Daily Podcast
03:41 Stephan Reckie with Global Entrepreneurship Network talks about Astropeneurship and what it takes to be an astropeneur. GEN connects, advises and inspires next workforce
07:01 Casey Anglada DeRaad with New Space Nexxus help companies get to the right resources through programs such as New Space Alliance, Pathways to the Stars, a business incubator called the New Space Igniter, and NewSpace Launchpad.
12:55 Benjamin Hernandez with the Arizona Spaceport Alliance using five elements to develop a workforce via entrepreneur endeavors. Five elements - Legal Permissibility, Financial, Design, Market, and Physical Construction.
18:15 Izzy House – marketing your business
23:21 Q and A – How difficult is it to start your business in space and is their funding available? Stephan Reckie
24:49 What opportunities are available in the space industry? Casie DeRaad
27:19 Space Tourism
32:15 Do you have to be rich to be an entrepreneur?
33:35 Starting with a business plan
37:24 Business Incubators and government assistance for start-ups
42:40 Business competitions and challenges provide access to investors, mentors, and visibility for your brand or product.
41:48 Marketing is developing a personality for your company. It is very important to find your voice. People work with people.
43:28 Working in stealth mode
46:56 Space logistics
48:29 Opportunities to use space tech and services from NASA and International Space Station National Laboratory
49:36 New businesses in the space industry like Earth observation and space data, NASA Spin-off, and AI.
51:55 Build a network
52:29 RS-1 business example
53:38 Bottlenecking - Access to space availability
56:05 Closing remarks and contact information

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