Springboard provides mentorship and a community intentionally designed to help student entrepreneurs take one step at a time to test, validate, and launch their ideas into reality.

Lots of people have great business ideas. But for most of them, turning that idea into a thriving business seems nearly impossible. Deacon Springboard provides mentorship along the way as students work through the process of customer discovery, prototyping, and when necessary–constructive pivoting. With a lot of hard work, students will be prepared not only to make an investment pitch near the end of the Spring but also be on the inside track for seed capital, Deac Tank, and Startup Lab.

Deacon Springboard provides the key resources necessary to launch a venture.

  • Access to industry experts
  • Seed capital
  • Concept validation strategies
  • A community of fellow entrepreneurs
  • Professional pitch skills
  • Build a team
  • Validate your idea
  • Develop your solution
  • Pitch Deac Tank

Assistant Professor of Practice

foremal@wfu.edu