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Diverse-Owned Business Accelerator Registration

Diverse-Owned Business Accelerator Registration

The 2023 cohorts are now closed. If you are interested in participating in a future cohort, please email megan@wbcutah.org.

Are you a small business owner and feel like you lack skills, direction or strategy for your business?

If so, our Diverse-Owned Business Accelerator was designed for you!

The Diverse-Owned Business Accelerator is a 7-week cohort program
that will provide a peer-to-peer environment where you will:
  • Design and niche your business to be more competitive and outline a roadmap with milestones toward your exit strategy
  • Construct and utilize a brand style guide for consistency in brand and effective marketing
  • Clarify your revenue streams and COGS/Fixed expenses and identify your break-even point and then confidently adjust pricing and sales goals
  • Systematize and automate processes and create a list of outsourcing options to multiply accomplishments
  • Establish a 90-Day action plan to make progress toward your exit strategy

If you are willing and able to dedicate 4 hours per week for 7 weeks,
please review the program information below. We'd love to have you in this cohort!

By participating in the Diverse-Owned Business Accelerator,
you will understand and create:

  • Business Roadmap with measurable milestones and dates
  • Style Guide for simplifying your brand consistency
  • Break-Even Point and Monthly Budget to help you be profitable
  • Systematized and Automated processes to get more efficiently done
  • Simple marketing plan to generate more business
  • Outsourcing Plan with contractor options and pricing
  • 90-Day Action Plan to get you progressing on your business roadmap

Sign up by completing the two steps below no later than September 19, 2023 (deadline extended):
STEP 1: Complete the registration form HERE which includes several short written sentences (type your answers in a different document, then copy and paste them into the registration form).
STEP 2:  Upload a headshot photo HERE (or we can take one of you at the first lesson)

NOTE: This application includes questions that will help us understand your situation, needs and how to ensure the Diverse-Owned Business Accelerator Program is the most helpful.

Diverse-Owned Business Accelerator Program is funded by Bank of America, hosted by the Women's Business Center of Utah and the Salt Lake Chamber, and in partnership with the following organizations:

Black Success Center
GK Folks Foundation
Native American Chamber
PIK2AR
Salt Lake American Refugee Services
Salt Lake Center of Opportunity Partnership (CO-OP)
Utah Asian Chamber of Commerce
Utah Hispanic Chamber
Utah LGBTQ+ Chamber
Utah Muslim Civic League

 

Sponsored by:
 
Presented by:

TODO
Date and Time

Tuesday Sep 19, 2023

REGISTRATION OPEN THROUGH September 19, 2023
Cohort: Thursdays, September 21 - November 9, 2023 (no class on Nov. 2)
Weekly Sessions: Thursdays from 9:00 - 10:30am (10:30 - 11:00 am one-on-one assistance) 
Weekly Mastermind Meetings: TBD (set by each group)

Location

Lessons held in-person at
Salt Lake Community College West Valley Center
3460 S 5600 W, West Valley City

Mastermind meetings held virtually:
via Zoom (link shared after registration)

Fees/Admission

FREE (7-week commitment)
Value: $5,000. Participation at no cost - made possible by the Bank of America
Limited spots available!

Website

WBCUtah.org

Contact Information

Megan Engstrom
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