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APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! APPLY BY OCT 5, 2024

STARTING AND GROWING ATLANTA'S MICROBUSINESSES

FREE 4-MONTH PROGRAM FOR ATLANTA ENTREPRENEURS

445 MICROBUSINESSES SERVED

83% LED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR

74% FEMALE-LED BUSINESSES

$419K CAPITAL AWARDED

75+ VOLUNTEER MENTORS

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BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE

ROBUST NETWORKS

GRANT CAPITAL

JOIN A COMMUNITY WHERE MICROBUSINESSES THRIVE

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OUR PARTNERS

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BUILD YOUR BUSINESS

Start:ME Funding Winners

MARKET RESEARCH

LINDSAY + NEBI, SUGAR LOAF ATL,

CLARKSTON 2024

"The customer interviews were really eye opening for us, and really informed our next stage of growth. We probably would not have done those if not for that section of the program. We learned so much."

OUR TEAM

VOLUNTEER TO MENTOR

EQUIP

entrepreneurs with valuable business insights

ADVISE

entrepreneurs on starting and growing their businesses

CONNECT

entrepreneurs to supportive networks

CLARKSTON

AVONDALE, CLARKSTON, NORTH DECATUR, SCOTTDALE, STONE MOUNTAIN, TUCKER

NORTHWEST

CENTER HILL, DIXIE HILLS, GROVE PARK, HARVEL HOMES COMMUNITY, PENELOPE NEIGHBORS AND WEST LAKE

EAST LAKE

EAST LAKE, EDGEWOOD, AND KIRKWOOD

SOUTHSIDE

SOUTH OF I-20, FROM FORT MCPHERSON TO THOMASVILLE HEIGHTS, PITTSBURGH TO BROWNS MILL PARK

Start:ME Atlanta COMMUNITIES

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