Community Business Booster Program: Retail Track

The Community Business Booster Program is to boost opportunities and resources to historically excluded and underrepresented individuals. If this is you, we want to help you make your business even better!

Join us once a week for 6 weeks where experts will give you guidance, resources, and individualized assistance to make your business successful.

Funded [in part] through a Grant with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

The program is open to:

Entrepreneurial-minded teams with a minimum of two members. The program allows up to three founders to participate.

Retailers
- Small business owners
- Brick-and-mortar stores
- Consumer packaged goods
- eCommerce
- Restaurants

Social Services and Non-Profits
- B Corps
- Non-profits
- Social impact focus companies

Service Providers
- Consultants
- Transportation
- Beauty
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Health and Wellness

- Startups and New Projects
  - Early-stage founders and aspiring entrepreneurs

Benefits:

Gain valuable insights from the best in the business
Enjoy complimentary access to the Richardson IQHQ co-working space
Build meaningful relationships with experts in your field
Unlock extra resources from the university to support your journey

Small business participants have the option to apply for one of four industry-specific accelerator tracks. Each accelerator track cohort participates in a six-week program led by a local business leader. The six-week program will cover marketing, fundraising, legal, accounting, operational efficiency, sustainability, and growth.

Cohorts meet for a total of 6 weeks, convening every Monday from 5:00 – 7:00 pm, in person, at the Richardson IQHQ, in Richardson, Texas.

Retail – (this application)

Social Service Organizations – applications open February 12, 2024

Service-Oriented Companies – applications open May 13, 2024

Startups – applications open August 12, 2024

Participation in the Community Business Booster Program is at no cost to participants (a $1500 value!).

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