{"id":214940,"date":"2021-06-16T00:21:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T04:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/?page_id=214940"},"modified":"2023-01-20T17:58:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T21:58:14","slug":"launch-my-news-startup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/launch-my-news-startup\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch My News Startup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tLaunch a News Startup\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Congratulations! Deciding to start a news business is a big decision &#8211; and LION is here to help every step of the way.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tStep 1: Test your idea\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p><b>Read the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinitiative.withgoogle.com\/digital-growth\/startups-playbook\/playbook\"><b>GNI Startups Playbook<\/b><\/a><b> and sign up for our <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/news-founder-challenge\/\"><b>News Founder Challenge<\/b><\/a>, a six-part, self-guided newsletter course that helps aspiring founders put their news business idea to the test.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tStep 2: Get connected\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Whether you&#8217;ve just made the entrepreneurship leap or you&#8217;re still considering it, <strong>we invite you to join our <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/join-news-entrepreneur-community\/\">News Entrepreneur Community<\/a><\/strong><strong> on Slack<\/strong> to ask questions and listen in on conversations about the independent local news business.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tStep 3: Grow your business\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p><strong>Once you decide to pursue your news business idea<\/strong>, LION membership can help connect you with coaching and funding opportunities, discounted media liability insurance, professional development courses, and a community of fellow news publishers in the U.S. and Canada. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lionpublishers.com\/membership\/\">Learn more about LION membership and how to apply<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tOther Resources\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/tinynewsco.org\/\">Tiny News Collective<\/a> offers training, technology, professional services, and a peer-learning community for aspiring founders, especially those focused on local news in unserved or underserved communities.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/inn.org\/\">Institute for Nonprofit News<\/a> helps publishers launch and grow nonprofit news sites through its <a href=\"http:\/\/learn.inn.org\/startup-introduction\">Startup Guide<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/inn.org\/resources\/talent-development\/leadership-development\/inn-springboard\/\">Springboard<\/a> program, and <a href=\"https:\/\/inn.org\/resources\/all-resources\/\">other resources<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indiegraf.com\/\">Indiegraf<\/a> provides technology, research, sales and growth services, digital playbooks, capital and other tools to help publishers grow audience and revenue.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The American Journalism Project is a venture philanthropy organization dedicated to nonprofit local news. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theajp.org\/our-portfolio\/for-grantseekers\/\">Learn more about AJP&#8217;s funding opportunities<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The Newmark Graduate School of Journalism offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journalism.cuny.edu\/j-plus\/entrepreneurial-journalism-creators-program\/\">a 100-day online certificate program<\/a> for creative thinkers with a media business idea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<p>What other resources would you add to this list? Email us at <a href=\"mailto:hello@lionpublishers.com\">hello@lionpublishers.com<\/a> to let us know.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tSign up for the weekly newsletter\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Join the LION mailing list to get our weekly roundup of opportunities and resources for news entrepreneurs. \u2028<a href=\"https:\/\/us8.campaign-archive.com\/home\/?u=31fb0ac82cb4a8d09fdeccf51&amp;id=c13072eb57\">View our most recent issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t<form action=\"https:\/\/lionpublishers.us8.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=31fb0ac82cb4a8d09fdeccf51&amp;id=c13072eb57\" method=\"post\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" target=\"_blank\" novalidate=\"\">\n\t<input type=\"email\" value=\"\" name=\"EMAIL\" id=\"mce-EMAIL\" placeholder=\"Enter your email...\" required=\"\"\/>\n    <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups-->\n    <input type=\"text\" name=\"b_31fb0ac82cb4a8d09fdeccf51_c13072eb57\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\"\/>\n    <input type=\"submit\" value=\"\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\"\/>\n<\/form>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launch a News Startup Congratulations! Deciding to start a news business is a big decision &#8211; and LION is here to help every step of the way.\u00a0 Step 1: Test your idea Read the GNI Startups Playbook and sign up for our News Founder Challenge, a six-part, self-guided newsletter course that helps aspiring founders put&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":679,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[217],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":""},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>Launch a News Startup Congratulations! 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