The Start.Pivot.Grow. Small Business Accelerator’s 10-week program returns on August 12, 2024, welcoming retail, e-commerce, and franchise business owners to apply for the 9th cohort.
Start.Pivot.Grow. (SPG) — a subsidiary program of consulting firm Integrality, that provides small business owners with services, resources, and funding — has partnered with Dallas College Foundation and the UPS Foundation, to launch its Small Business Accelerator on August 12, 2024.
Proudly welcoming its 9th cohort, this latest 10-week accelerator (August 12 through October 7, 2024) invites retail, e-commerce, and franchise business owners to apply for benefits that include professional training, workshops, business advising, mentorship, and more. The accelerator will culminate with a small business pitch competition, where participants compete for cash prizes to further advance and grow their business.
“Integrality is proud of its ability to expand its reach to serve unique businesses across the retail, e-commerce and franchise marketplaces,” said Cynthia Nevels,CEO of Integrality and Founder of the Start.Pivot.Grow. Accelerator. “Our partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, as well as leading academic institutions, help us to deliver life-changing services to entrepreneurs who are looking for resources and tools in order to grow their businesses from six to seven figures, and to reach their maximum potential.”
The Start.Pivot.Grow. Accelerator is now open for entry and eligible businesses are encouraged to apply online at www.start.pivot.grow.com/assessment by July 26, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. CST. Selected businesses will be notified of acceptance, and will begin the accelerator program on August 12, 2024.
“At UPS, our dedication extends beyond delivering packages; we are committed to delivering what matters – the success and growth of the people, customers, and communities we serve worldwide,” said Dora Zapata, Community Relations Manager for UPS Foundation. “We recognize the vital role small businesses play in driving innovation and creating opportunities. In our ongoing efforts to promote equity and economic empowerment, we are excited to partner with Dallas College for the launch of the Start.Pivot.Grow. Small Business Accelerator. This partnership embodies our mutual commitment to fostering the next generation of small business entrepreneurs.”
Accelerator participants will gain access to a suite of services provided by SPG and its partners, including: education, business advising, mentorship through UPS connections, essential business tools, networking and grant capital. Through the SPG initiative, and with collaborative partners such as the UPS Foundation and Dallas College Foundation, entrepreneurs will be empowered to build resilient and thriving businesses, in an ultra-competitive landscape and market.
Since its inception, Start.Pivot.Grow. has exercised its commitment to prioritizing the needs of emerging entrepreneurs. Through the latest iteration of its accelerator, the SPG initiative will continue to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and encourage equitable and economic growth for retail, e-commerce, and franchise small business owners.
ABOUT INTEGRALITY
Integrality, LLC is a business management and consulting firm founded in 2002 and consists of two offices: Dallas, Texas and Long Beach, California. Start.Pivot.Grow. is a business acceleration program created to fuel equitable economic development by supporting small to midsize businesses through results driven business education, technical assistance and access to capital. The program has served more than 100 small businesses in Texas and over 420 across the U.S. through workshops, virtual summits, webinars, online classes, virtual business advising, and mentor programming. SPG has also awarded more than $52,000 in grant awards through its pitch competitions, and quarterly micro business grants—in addition to helping small businesses raise over $550,000 in capital from network banking partners and lenders through its AI-powered loan packaging system.
ABOUT DALLAS COLLEGE
Dallas College, formerly the Dallas County Community College District, was founded in 1965, and consists of seven campuses: Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and Richland. Dallas College offers online learning and serves more than 122,000 credit and continuing education students annually. Dallas College also offers dual credit for students in partner high schools and early college high schools throughout Dallas County. Students benefit from partnerships with local business leaders, school districts and four-year universities, and Dallas College offers associate degree and career/technical certificate programs in more than 100 areas of study, as well as bachelor’s degrees in education and nursing. Based on annual enrollment, it is one of the largest community colleges in the U.S.
