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Applications are open from April 10 until April 17 at 11:59 p.m.
Timeline
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Applications open: April 10
Applications close: April 17
Cohort announced: April 22
Kick-off meeting: April 29
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Are you a professional service provider or technical assistant looking to engage with Black-owned businesses?
Program Benefits
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No cost to participate.
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Become a member of the all-Black cohort of business owners at the CMURC.
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Designed to accelerate their business with trackable milestones.
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Weekly workshops with peer discussions to build community connections, develop skills, and collaborate with program participants.
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Opportunity to network with local business owners, and community members.
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Your businesses will be promoted across multiple sectors that make up the CMURC membership ecosystem.
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Access to technical assistance that supports the continued growth of Black owned businesses.
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Eligibility
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All participants must identify as Black.
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Applicants must be for profit pre-established business owners – while CMURC offers programming for entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey, this program is an established business accelerator.
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Businesses must be founded or currently conducting business within Saginaw, Michigan.
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Businesses must not be a franchise nor affiliated with a national chain.