Cohort 9 – January 2021 – July 2021
STATEWIDE RECRUITMENT
CLASSES WILL BE VIRTUAL AND OPEN TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH
Small Business Owners, would you like to go from Entrepreneur to CEO? Increase your revenue and create jobs?
The Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity is now accepting on line applications for NEW VIRGINIA: SCALING4GROWTH. This “StreetWise MBA” program is in partnership with Interise.org (Boston, MA).
This is an accelerated session meeting every other Thursday from 10am – 1:00pm. Average time spent on homework is approximately 3-5 hours per week. Although classes are every other Thursday, we urge you to block off every Thursday in case of weather or other meetings. This opportunity open to Virginia-based businesses only and those who meet the minimum requirements.
ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY
NEW VIRGINIA: Scaling4Growth is Virginia’s brand of the Interise StreetWise MBA program. For further data on the success from this program, visit www.Interise.org This program is designed for business owners to learn how to scale their business by assessing their business model and becoming more efficient in areas of human resource, finance, social media, procurement and bank speak.
For consideration, small business owners MUST meet the minimum requirements:
Must be a Virginia-based business
In business at least three (3) years
Revenue Between $250,000 and $10,000,000
One other full time person working in the company besides the majority owner and able to run the company while the owner is away
The majority owner is the participant (51% ownership or more); substitutes may NOT participate
Certified as a SWaM (Small, Woman-owned, or Minority-owned) by the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity
Willingness to complete all assignments on time
APPLY NOW: http://scaling4growth.interise.org/
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Questions or need more info: Email Ramain.Gohar@sbsd.virginia.gov
Information Session – Live Broadcast
Tuesday, October 13th
10:30am – 11:30am
Tuesday, October 19th
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Presented by Ms. Rita Ricks, Interise Instructor
Via Google Meet