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BLACK SMALL BUSINESS LEADERS ACCELERATOR

CLYDESDALE PROGRAM
SAN DIEGO – FALL 2020

CREATING AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMY WHERE BLACK BUSINESS LEADERS THRIVE, SCALE AND CREATE JOBS

The San Diego Clydesdale Community Leaders Program includes a 24-month intensive transformational growth program and access to new minority small business contracts averaging $75,000 per year with corporations and government organizations to help support growth. In addition, chosen companies will have access to flexible revenue-based business growth loans of $10,000 to $25,000. The small business owners who participate in the program will expect to average 25% growth year over year.

Program Outcomes

Access to new business contracts with leading government & corporations to support growth and development
Access to flexible growth funding
Potentially experience 25% business growth year after year
Access to professional accounting services
Opportunity to leverage the expertise of entrepreneurial leadership to guide & implement a small business development strategy

Workshop Highlights

Spot Growth Opportunities: How to spot growth opportunities and identify which can maximize your revenue gains. Converting opportunities into action.
Leverage Your Strengths: How to leverage your strength to choose strategies to make growth happen and surpass your competition. Doing the right things, not just doing things right.
Secrets of Leadership: Secrets of Leadership toward attracting and retaining talent. How to build a high performing team and empower your organization. Identifying and recruiting new partners, resource providers as “stakeholders.”
Your Business Story: Ways to tell your business story to win new customers, key partners, talent and funders while keeping your personal and professional “edge”.

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Program Details

Intensive 60-day Mini-Accelerator Program consists of four (4) workshops where you will learn how to work ON your business, not just IN your business in a virtual cohort experience.
Program completes with Pitch and Graduation Event with opportunity to compete for up to $5000 cash and service prizes.
Includes 18 months of post program support coaching and support.

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors

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