Our entire organization is committed to the inclusion of minority, women, and inner-city-based entrepreneurs across all our services and funds. We also provide specific support for diverse entrepreneurs based on understanding the unique challenges they face. We help minority, women, and inner-city based entrepreneurs develop critical components of their business plans and strategies through two specific programs.
First Client Pilot
First Client Pilot gives minority and women entrepreneurs opportunities to test their new technologies with established regional and national corporations and institutions. We work in partnership with the Northern Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council to help diverse entrepreneurs establish parameters for a pilot trial, prepare a project plan, and pitch to established companies.
Launch100
Launch100 provides intensive business assistance—up to 15 hours a month—to selected minority entrepreneurs with businesses with significant revenue potential (over $10 million). Many of these entrepreneurs go through the First Client Pilot initiative in addition to receiving other intensive business assistance, including introductions to investors, support for commercialization, and strategic planning.
Hear about the assistance one entrepreneur got from Launch100.
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View some of the clients of JumpStart’s inclusion services.