New Virginia: Scaling4Growth

https://www.sbsd.virginia.gov/business-development-and-outreach/events/

We are currently in New Virginia: Scaling for Growth, cohort 13.  Graduation is August 17, 2023.   We are accepting applications now for cohort 14 which will begin in September 2023.  We will begin reviewing applications and for those who meet the minimum requirements , we will set up interviews only for those who meet all qualifications in late July.

The link to the application is listed below. Individuals who meet all the minimum requirements will be considered for an interview.
Please review the minimum requirements before applying.  IF YOU DO NOT MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, please contact us for other Business Development opportunities or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/o/sbsd-events-31059089309.

CLASSES WILL BE MOSTLY VIRTUAL AND OPEN TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH! THERE MAY BE 3 REQUIRED IN-PERSON CLASSES.

For more information Click Here
Or to APPLY NOW: https://scaling4growth.interise.org/

 

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. In partnership with Interise.org out of Boston, this is a StreetWise MBA. The classes begin September 2023 and EVERY THURSDAY must be held for class/work through graduation. Classes will be held in virtually EVERY THURSDAY DURING THE 6-MONTHS MUST BE RESERVED FOR CLASS OR GROUP WORK. Attendance is mandatory.

Average time spent on homework is approximately 3-5 hours per week.  Opportunity open to Virginia-based businesses only.

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 six-month 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.

Small business owners interested in being considered MUST meet the minimum requirements. If you do not meet all requirements for this training, please go to our event site, https://www.eventbrite.com/o/sbsd-events-31059089309 for educational webinars or one-on-one consultation with a Business Services Manager:

  • 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, no exceptions.
  • 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.

 

The Online Application site remains open year round.
APPLY NOWhttps://scaling4growth.interise.org/

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