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Small Businesses.
Big Ideas.

With a curriculum designed by Babson College, the nation’s top-ranked school for entrepreneurship, you’ll engage in an intensive multi-week business education program with like-minded small business owners and receive one-on-one business advice while learning valuable skills to help you grow your business.

100% funded by the Goldman Sachs Foundation – $0 cost to participants.

Program Stats, Curriculum, & Testimonials

Small Businesses.
Big Network.

With over 14,000 graduates across all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, you’ll connect with entrepreneurs across industries and business sizes, providing you with a powerful support network that will continue after graduation.

Eligibility, Dates, & Locations

Small Businesses.
Big Impact.

With world-class educators and business advisors, you’ll participate in collaborative classroom discussions, peer learning exercises, and skill-building and experiential applications, all designed to help you grow your business.

Who We Are & Our Partners

Revenue Growth

Alumni who increased revenue after graduation:

6 Months

66%

18 Months

69%

30 Months

72%

Job Creation

Alumni who created jobs after graduation:

6 Months

44%

18 Months

50%

30 Months

53%

The program helped me build out what my business would look like for the future. How was I going to staff it? How was I going to market and fund it? Without the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program I wouldn’t have been able to get this department up and running.

Iman McFarland

21st Century Expo Group, Inc. – Capitol Heights, MD

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“If we don’t take the time out to really focus knowledgably, then we’re not actually working for our business.”

Marty Parichand

Outdoor New England – Franklin, NH

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“Going through the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program – you’re with other business owners, and you learn early on that everybody has the same challenges. So you just feel like you’re not alone.”

Kim Strassner

Words With Boards – Baltimore, MD

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“Each module allowed us to think about our business–as a whole. Think about our expansion options, think about our exit strategies, think about our employees… basically how our business is run from soup to nuts.”

Aliyyah Baylor

Make My Cake – Harlem, NY

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“It’s such a beautiful thing to go plant this little seed and then watch it grow. My dad built this giant legacy right here and I’d like to see that continue.”

Benjamin Pingel

Pingel Farms – Badge, IA

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