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Greater St. Louis Inc.- Diverse Business Accelerator

The Greater St. Louis Inc. Diverse Business Accelerator is for ethnically, racially and gender-diverse business owners looking to advance their enterprise’s capacity to grow.

About

Directly aligned with the STL 2030 Jobs Plan priority to create a world-class ecosystem for small businesses and entrepreneurs, the Diverse Business Accelerator is for ethnically, racially, and gender-diverse business owners looking to advance their enterprise’s capacity to grow. In the span of three months, program participants will learn how to develop actionable business expansion goals, market, and communicate their services, make meaningful business connections, and identify the capital and resources required to support growth.

Curriculum Focus

The DBA program features a strategic curriculum facilitated by business coaches, professional services consultants, and subject matter experts focused on business development, capital readiness and bonding, procurement and supplier diversity, the contract bidding process and business certifications that support scaling their enterprise. Each business will be provided access to capital to support their business development efforts.

Marketing to Win

Participants will learn to communicate their business’s value proposition more effectively through customer-focused messages and selling strategies that attract profitable new business.

Building a Network

Participants will be matched with corporate mentors to establish a supportive professional advisory network essential to successful business growth.

Balancing Competing Interests

Participants will gain practical strategies for prioritizing how time and resources are managed to achieve desired outcomes and wisdom to address the inherent conflicts that arise as a business grows.

Financing and Scaling for Growth

Participants will learn how to attract capital and secure funding to support their growth plan and how to implement and improve processes required to scale their operation.

Services Provided

Business Planning

  • Business Plan Consulting, Development and Review
  • Forming a Business

Management Issues

  • Leadership/Professional Development

Financial Resources and Assistance

  • Obtaining Debt Funding
  • Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training
  • Budget, Financial Statement and Cash Flow Training
  • Grant Provider (Specialty)

Libraries and Research Organizations

  • Business Research Resources
  • Industry Specific Research/Expertise

Networking Organizations

  • Small Business/General

Selling to the Government and Large Corporations

  • Bid Matching and Preparation
  • Obtaining Certification
  • Registration Assistance
  • Obtaining Corporate Contracts

Office, Incubator, Accelerator, Laboratory, Kitchen and Meeting Space

  • Accelerators (Specialty)

Mentoring

  • Formal Mentoring Programs (Specialty)
  • One-on-One Counseling (Specialty)
  • Peer Mentoring
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Contact Information
Lakesha Mathis
Address
211 North Broadway
Suite 2200
St. Louis, MO 63102
Phone
(314) 444-1165
Website
https://www.greaterstlinc.com/diverse-business-accelerator/
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