The SBA Emerging Leaders Initiative connects established small business owners in underserved communities with mentors, peer networks, and intensive workshops to scale their operations. It's not for startups, but for businesses ready for serious growth work.
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Are you a small business owner looking for an opportunity to take your business to The Next Level? SBA's Emerging Leaders Initiative may be for you. Emerging Leaders is designed for small businesses that are poised for growth in historically challenged communities. Hear from some of our 2014 participants as they talk about their Emerging leaders experience.
The networking and the ability to meet and discuss opportunities, problems with other business owners and executives has been invaluable.
I think it's one of the best decisions I've made as a CEO. I've learned a lot. I've been able to rethink a lot of the processes in my company.
There's a lot of work involved. They're, you know, thinking that you're just coming to a class to just learn. It's not just that you're actually doing work. You're meeting with other classmates, which is really cool.
Emerging Leaders training is not for startups or businesses that aren't ready for a challenge. Want to know how excited our candidates are about Emerging Leaders? Let's listen.
I went through the interview process and then a few weeks later, maybe a month later, I received a call and said, well, Robin, you're in. And I was just elated.
I think it's fantastic. It has really opened my eyes to see how much about my business I didn't know. And it makes me question, how did we succeed thus far?
Emerging Leaders participants have the opportunity to work with experienced mentors, attend specialized workshops and develop connections with their peers.
To have the opportunity to meet with other business owners and CEOs and just kind of chew the fat on the issues of our business in a way that you couldn't in your own business as the CEO.
Good to learn that other people are in the same situation that you are in when it comes to business. It can be tough. So it's been great so far.
If you would like more information on SBA's emerging leaders, go to sba.gov emergingleaders or contact your local district office to apply.
