We are excited to share that applications for Cohort 2 of the Own It! Program are now being accepted. This program is a virtual entrepreneurial intensive specifically designed to provide education, resources, and space to transgender & gender expansive (TGX) business owners as well as aspiring TGX entrepreneurs. Own It! is co-created and maintained by nglccNY, TD Bank, and Destination Tomorrow. Each cohort completes three courses of small business education (research and resources, business plan writing, and maintaining profitability), as well as being paired with a mentor TGX business owner, a business advisor from the Small Business Development Centers of America, and receives a TD Bank-sponsored membership to the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce to pursue professional networking and LGBTBE certification for diverse supplier opportunities.
The Own It! Program is completely virtual, and TGX business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs from anywhere around the country are invited to apply. Please share this application link and program description with your networks and consider applying. Deadline to apply is July 15, 2022 at 11:59pm PT.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY NOW!
Introductory Call: August 9, 5:30-6:30pm ET
Course 1: August 16, 5:30-7pm ET
Course 2: September 13, 5:30-7pm ET
Course 3: October 11, 5:30-7pm ET
Finale Pitch Program: TBD