Free Inclusive Program To Launch Great Ideas Now Open To New York Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneur Ready, an organization that makes entrepreneurship and ownership more accessible for women, minorities, and first-time business owners, is looking for 300 participants across New York City and throughout the state to join its Spring 2023 cohort. The launch of the statewide initiative begins April 3 for underrepresented entrepreneurs.

Supported by JPMorgan Chase, the organization’s How To Start Something Accelerator is a self-paced entrepreneurship program that will enable 300 under-represented entrepreneurs and those who have previously lacked access to comprehensive, early-stage entrepreneurship training with the opportunity to start, pivot or restart their ideas and ventures.

Entrepreneurs in the free program gain access to an immersive learning accelerator with an online platform, a step-by-step learning framework, and personalized feedback from entrepreneur coaches.

In addition, the program provides participants with access to weekly live workshops, online office hours, and a community forum where entrepreneurs build traction and connections. As a result, each participant who completes the program will have de-risked a venture model. The free self-paced entrepreneurship program is open to all New York State residents with any level of education, any idea, and any background. They must be at least 18 years old and able to commit approximately 8 hours a week for six to nine months. Learn more and register at https://howtostartsomething.com.

“I was just a personal trainer working in corporate fitness centers. After the program, I ended up in a 3,000 sq ft private training facility in a prime location off a busy street. It became profitable within 1 month with a whole slew of clients that we could barely keep up with demand and had to start hiring a team,” said Jake Allyne, an entrepreneur from Hartsdale, in his 30s.

“I started to look at myself differently. I went from being an employee since I was 12 years old to now I am the boss, and I’m comfortable being the boss,” said Joyce Cole, an entrepreneur from the Village of Ossining in her 40s.

Entrepreneur Ready has been working since 2008 to not only make entrepreneurship and ownership more accessible but also to produce equivalent outcomes and achievements for women, minorities, and first-time business owners. The How To Start Something Accelerator has proven results in communities of opportunity.

—Submitted by J.P. Morgan Chase