The 10-week Business Accelerator, in partnership with BOI, is designed to help make your business dreams a sustainable reality. During this series, participants learn to define their target market, hone their marketing skills, tighten up their business ideas, create realistic budgets and projections, and more; and prepare to compete for a cash award at Pitch Night.
Business Accelerator Pitch Night
What better way to celebrate completing the course than to show off your new improved business? After completing the Business Accelerator Series, all participants have the opportunity to compete in our Pitch Night. Each contestant has five minutes to impress the judges with their business pitch. One lucky winner receives $2,000 to use toward growing their business. The Pitch Night is open to the public, and is a great way to help participants get their business off the ground!
Congratulations to ALL OF OUR PAST PITCH night WINNERS
Fall 2020 - Natalie Pipkin with Black Worldschoolers Mobile Bookstore
Fall 2019 - Raven Carter with Styl-ish Designs
Fall 2017 - Carlotta Stepp and Hannah Northup
Fall 2020 - Rachel Cieslak with RC Calligraphy
Fall 2018 - Britteny Davidson with Kurly Koils
Fall 2016 - Kareta with Undefined Beauty/Barber Supply
Spring 2019 - Maurice Dunn with The Carpenter’s Son
Summer 2018 - Ronaloa Minnis with SD & I and Shanel Poole with Finesse Consulting
In the SOURCE Dream it - Start it - Grow it Business Accelerator serious entrepreneurs take charge of their business destiny by setting and meeting strategic, financial, marketing, legal, and communication goals. Over the 10-week series, our expert instructors and coaches will guide you on your path while you learn by doing. You will meet and network with successful business owners and experts from banking, finance, marketing, law, and social media.
Using the “introduce, practice, apply” method, you will:
Understand your value proposition
Identify your customer segments and competitors
Determine which financing options work best for you
Understand how to brand and market your product or service
Identify resources and partners
Develop a pricing structure and identify revenue opportunities
Understand your organizational structure and related HR, taxation, and other issues
Identify incorporation, intellectual property, trademarking, contracting, and other legal issues
