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Our next virtual Bootcamp starts January 7th, 2023. Enroll now!
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​WHO WE ARE
Bootstrap Business School is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in the Tampa Bay Area. Our mission is to transform lives and communities by teaching people how to start and grow their own businesses quickly and on a shoestring budget.

WHAT WE DO
We go into the neighborhoods that have the most need and run intensive Business Start-Up Bootcamps. We then put systems into place to support the new entrepreneurs and give them the best chance of success. When new entrepreneurs rise, they bring their communities up with them!

SCHOLARSHIPS
Everyone accepted into the Bootstrap Bootcamp receives a full scholarship to the program. If you had to pay for the program it would cost $2,700. Corporate and foundation partners help us provide these essential scholarships so that the program remains open to everyone.

OUR INSTRUCTORS
Our guest speakers are seasoned entrepreneurs and experts in their fields who want to give back to their communities and help other people realize their dreams. We believe that entrepreneurship is for everyone! Read more about our guest speakers on our About page.

OUR FOUNDER

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Annabelle Ship, founder and CEO of Bootstrap Business School started her first enterprise at the tender age of four, igniting a lifelong fascination with business and marketing. As an adult, she spent twenty-five years starting and running a variety of wholesale, retail, and service businesses, all started by Bootstrapping. She is certain that she made every possible mistake before finally figuring out how to run a successful company. After selling her most recent business, Annabelle spent the last couple of years working on personal projects and looking for a new direction for her entrepreneurial energy. She’s excited that she can now use her successes - and her mistakes - to inspire other people to launch and grow their own businesses. When she’s not conjuring up business ideas, Annabelle runs a busy Airbnb, grows organic vegetables, listens to jazz & classical music, and hikes with her husband and dog.

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If you’d like to join us, please reach out. ​We need you!
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 HERE ARE FOUR WAYS TO GET INVOLVED: 


​BE A TECH OR WRITING COACH
Are you good at social media, design, or tech? Do you have strong writing skills? We need volunteer Tech and Writing Coaches to help our low-income aspiring entrepreneurs succeed at our start-up Bootcamp.

You'll work 1-on-1 with a student to help them build a simple website on Weebly, design a business card on Canva, start a LinkedIn profile, and launch a Facebook page. Or, if you’re a good writer, students can often use help with preparing content for their website and social media pages. If you're good in any of these areas we can use your help! 

The volunteer commitment is for 5 -10 very flexible hours over a two-week period during a Bootcamp. Have questions? Interested in volunteering?
Email Annabelle@BootstrapBschool.org or fill out the contact form below.


SPONSOR A START-UP BOOTCAMP
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Corporate sponsors, foundations, and government agencies pay for our program
so that everyone we accept into the program gets a full scholarship. Sponsoring Bootstrap Business School is a wonderful way to broaden entrepreneurial activity and promote economic development​ in the communities where you do business.

​HELP TEACH OUR CURRICULUM
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We are looking for local business specialists who would like to share their knowledge with our students and give back to their community. If you are in a b2b field such as marketing, web design, accounting, insurance, publicity, or any other field that works with entrepreneurs, we would love to have you stop by and talk to our students during one of our Start Up Bootcamps. Please get in touch!

​MENTOR A NEW ENTREPRENEUR
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If you’re an experienced business person who would like to give back to your community by helping a new entrepreneur succeed, we’d like to meet you. Mentoring a Bootstrap Business School student is a one-year commitment that involves a weekly phone call or e-mail exchange and a monthly in person meeting.
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  • ABOUT
  • GET INVOLVED
  • BOOTSTRAP BOOTCAMP
  • APPLY HERE!
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