Grow in Gwinnett Program

NEXT COHORT BEGINS MARCH 2024

We will be conducting this course multiple times throughout the year and invite you to complete the PROGRAM INTEREST FORM to be added to the waiting list to be notified about the next available seat. Thank you!

As you scale your company, you increase your opportunities, so things should get easier - but they don’t. Instead, it seems things get harder and more complicated.

Sometimes it feels like the business is running us, not the other way around.

If you're ready to work through all that, and position your business for aggressive growth, this experience is for you.

About The Program

The Grow in Gwinnett program is a series of four, two-hour sessions, held weekly at the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center.
Sessions will be conducted either in the evenings from 5:30 – 7:30 PM, or in the mornings from 9:00 - 11:00 AM.
Each cohort will have a maximum of 20 participants.
An additional time commitment of approximately one-two hours per week can be expected in order to complete tasks and action items to further the program objectives and their business.

Please contact Stephanie Sokenis at the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center with questions GEC@GwinnettCounty.com

Some of What You Can Expect

Great growth needs to be done together and together we will:

Position your business for aggressive growth.
Establish priority plans and develop strategies to accomplish them.
Learn how to outgrow and outperform competition.
Create more time, more money, and more significance.
Make 2023 the best year you've ever had!

Course Instructor: Chris Hanks

Chris is the founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship. He also serves as the Entrepreneur in Residence for the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE). Prior to this, he was the founder and Executive Director of the entrepreneurship center at Kennesaw State University.

Chris began his journey in entrepreneurship education at Georgia State University. So far, he has helped develop leadership and entrepreneurship programs for 22 academic and corporate universities, including his longest service in academia as the founder and Director of the entrepreneurship program at the University of Georgia.

Chris’ many accomplishments include leading the International Entrepreneurship Institute and authoring books on low-risk entrepreneurship published by McGraw Hill. Since 2001, Chris has taught executives from a variety of industries through formal and customized MBA programs. He has also led over 370 sessions with leadership teams for fast-growing companies and established enterprises, including UPS, McKinsey & Company, and Truist Bank.

Before becoming passionate about creating entrepreneurs, Chris was passionate about creating businesses. He has owned multiple businesses, including music, e-commerce, publishing, and export ventures. Additionally, he is certified in business valuation and has provided expert witness testimony.

Next Session: March 2024

There is no fee to participate but attendance and participation is mandatory

While we understand that life happens, as participant seats for this program are limited, we ask that you be absolutely sure that you can commit to all four session dates so we may assist as many people as possible. This course will be held again.

Session dates and times will be posted at a later date

Session 1: The Foundation -

Session 2: The Financial Model -

Session 3: The People -

Session 4: The Systems -

Cohort3: September/October 2023

Cohort 2: April/May 2023

Cohort 1: January/February 2023

Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center. 405 North Perry Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046