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START:ME IN THE SPOTLIGHT


How Start:ME Mentor, Jim Wehner is Helping Entrepreneurs Turn Ideas Into Impact
With this year’s Start:ME cohort in full swing, we caught up with FCS President and longtime Start:ME mentor Jim Wehner to hear what’s...


Start:ME Launches Largest Cohort
Goizueta’s Start:ME Accelerator kicked off its 2025 cohort last month, welcoming its largest cohort of entrepreneurs yet. This year, more...


Goizueta Nominations for the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards
For almost 30 years, Goizueta Business School and the Rollins School of Public Health have partnered to host the Martin Luther King Jr....


The Goizueta Gift Guide
Get a head start on your holiday shopping with this year’s Goizueta Gift Guide!

Start:ME Alum Holly Juras Shares First-Year Challenges
Holly Juras started Go Play! Shoes in Kirkwood less than a year ago. She said the first year has been a learning curve. She faced a...


Start:ME Expands Support to Northwest Atlanta Entrepreneurs
The successful Start:ME Accelerator at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School is expanding to Northwest Atlanta.


Celebrating a Decade of Empowering Microentrepreneurs
Since its inception, Start:ME has been more than just an accelerator—it's been a catalyst for change, fostering economic growth and communit


Southeast Accelerators & Programs To Know
Discover Southeast Accelerators & Programs


Start:ME Entrepreneurs Build Networks and Their Businesses
Businesses in Start:ME’s three cohorts—Clarkston, East Lake, and Southside Atlanta—celebrated their accomplishments together.


How Start:ME Supports Atlanta’s Microbusinesses
By providing mentorship, resources, and a supportive network, Start:ME helps local entrepreneurs grow their ventures, which in turn strength


Building Community Through Microbusinesses: Start:ME Names Participating Businesses
Since 2013, Goizueta Business School’s Start:ME Accelerator program has helped microentrepreneurs in underserved communities in Metro ATL.


Shop Small, Shop Local: Unwrapping the Impact of Micro-business
Dive into the fascinating world of micro-businesses and explore their remarkable impact on local economies and communities.


Start:ME Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Elevating Entrepreneurs
start:ME Accelerator program gathered in-person, for the first time in four years, to celebrate the program’s culmination.


New Cohort of Southside Entrepreneurs
We are thrilled to welcome a dynamic group of microentrepreneurs from Southside Atlanta as they begin their journey with our 14-week program


Navigating Atlanta’s thriving startup ecosystem
Startup Atlanta creates an annual “ecosystem guide” to help entrepreneurs find what they’re looking for. Read more about Start:ME's feature:


Start:ME Selects 49 Atlanta Ventures for 2021 Cohort
We're excited to announce the selection of 49 promising microbusinesses across Atlanta for our 2021 Start:ME's accelerator program.


Emory's Start:ME program helps small businesses in local communities
Joi Faison Saleem moved to the front of the auditorium and took a deep, mind-clearing breath. She then introduced the audience to not...


Smart:ME Program Benefits Atlanta-Based Entrepreneurs and Tax Students
The Start Micro-Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (Start:ME) is an intensive 14-week accelerator program for micro-entrepreneurs...
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