Discover Opportunities
The Entrepreneurial Support Hub has diverse opportunities for taking a leap into entrepreneurship. Filter below by the categories that apply to you and your ideas.
Opportunities that accept applications on a rolling basis are listed as an "all-year" deadline.
Current Opportunities
AT&T Ventures: Pitch Interest
AT&T Ventures invests in companies that drive innovation in connectivity, IoT, artificial intelligence and more. Applications received on a rolling basis.
Blacks in Technology: Membership
A free global membership for Blacks in technology providing resources, guidance, networking, and opportunities for members to share their expertise and advance their careers. Applications received on a rolling basis.
Boston Impact Initiative: Pitch Interest
BII Fund II prioritizes investments in enterprises that address an unmet need or issue affecting communities of color, including enterprises owned by people of color and commercial and residential real estate projects in MA and the Northeast. Applications received on a rolling basis.
Bridgespan: Leading for Impact
Leading for Impact® is a cohort-based experience for nonprofit executive teams that helps them strengthen their overall leadership skills while also making progress on a specific strategic goal.
CZI: Grant Interest - Education
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative makes grants to organizations working in support of our mission. We are invested in education and education technology. Applications received on a rolling basis.
Detroit Children's Fund: Partnership
We are non-profit committed to helping Detroit children receive the quality education they deserve. We do this by making leaders stronger, teachers more effective and school systems more successful. Interest received on a rolling basis.
DVRGNT Ventures: Interest
A pre-seed and seed fund focusing on tech-enabled startups in the most economically and culturally diverse regions of America, Middle America or as we call it The Great 38™️. Applications received on a rolling basis.
ESO: Operate Incubator
A free program for Black and Latino small business owners. The Operate Incubator focuses on helping existing businesses optimize operations and scale effectively. Applications on a rolling basis.
ESO: ReEntry Incubator
The ReEntry Incubator is an 18-week program that provides training, coaching, and community enrichment resources for formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs. Applications on a rolling basis.
ESO: Create Business Incubator
A FREE, 8-week incubator is specifically designed for entrepreneurs who are just starting out and have generated $0 - $10,000 in revenue.
Four Bands Community Fund: Business Loans
Four Bands’ loan fund program is available for Native American and permanent residents of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, as well as enrolled tribal members who reside in the state of South Dakota. Variety of help available, applications accepted on rolling basis.
Four Bands Community Fund: CREATE Business Training
We provide business training for Native American and permanent residents of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, as well as enrolled tribal members who reside in the state of South Dakota.
Stay Tuned. New Opportunities coming your way soon! In the meantime, please check out our Past Opportunities for an idea of what’s to come.
Past Opportunities
Drexel Fund School Founders Program
2025 START Program
START, our flagship pre-revenue program is built to ignite early-stage entrepreneurs’ journeys. Through a virtual learning experience grounded in Lean Startup principles, participants will develop a dynamic Business Model Canvas, transforming fresh ideas into thriving business models.
gener8tor Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator Spring and Fall 2025
gener8tor invests $100k into your high-growth startup. Gain specific business knowledge via a nationally ranked system and a 12-week investment for-equity program.
KaiPod Catalyst Training Program
The core information you need to start your own school is delivered via an online course, so you can work through it at your own pace in the evenings or weekends. In addition, you will be a part of a small group of other Founders for regular accountability meetings.
ODF24 is an intense one-week in-person experience focused on meeting collaborators, exploring ideas, and gaining conviction.
LearnLaunch Fund + Accelerator 2025 Breakthrough to Scale Program
Apply to LearnLaunch’s Breakthrough to Scale Accelerator! Get expert coaching, investor connections, and up to $200K in milestone-based funding. Open to early-stage edtech startups in K-12, Higher Ed, Workforce & Lifelong Learning. Before applying, attend a required info session: http://bit.ly/BTSInfoWebinar
gener8tor Oklahoma City Accelerator 2025
gener8tor invests $100k into your high-growth startup. Gain specific business knowledge via a nationally ranked system and a 12-week investment for-equity program.
Black Girl Ventures x TikTok Shop: SOAR Together Business Accelerator Program
A 6-week cohort program, created in collaboration with TikTok, designed to empower entrepreneurs with the education, tools, and resources needed to maximize your potential on the platform.
ASU Prep Microschool Entrepreneur Fellowship
If you have an innovative idea for a microschool focused on K–12 learners ASU Prep can help you get started. This year-long fellowship program will give you access to robust training, proven curriculum resources, teaching methodologies, and ongoing support.
Boettcher Foundation: Community Connection Grant (Winter)
These grants often help fund the construction of facilities with multi-use spaces, bring together nonprofit organizations and cross-sector partners in shared locations, or make strategic investments that elevate successful initiatives to the next level.
Y Combinator: Next Batch
Y Combinator is accepting applications for the Spring 2025 Batch funding cycle. Groups work in-person from April - June 2025 in San Francisco.
Montessori Credential Grant
Our goal is to train and foster communities of practice for 60+ Black Montessori educators over the next two years. Through the Montessori Credential grant, we do just that by funding scholarships for Black educators interested in obtaining a Montessori credential.
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