Lancaster Avenue

21st Century Business Association CDC

Scale-Up Program

PHL Community Startup Accelerator Program

Cohort 13 Starting September 2024!

Duration: 12 Weeks Virtual Class, Monday Evenings
Start Date:  September 16th, 2024
Time: 6pm to 9pm

A 12 Week Virtual Class that provides quality business training, coaching and technical assistance to enable participants to scale up their businesses.

Qualifications

  • Clear ability to state the need for your service or product, your ideal client and how to acquire them.
  • Made enough sales to cover costs and prove customer demand.
  • Can be part-time for now but want to make it a full-time endeavor.
  • May have completed legal registration requirements or will commit to doing so as part of their Action Plan.
  • Can commit to attending weekly classes and 2-4 hours per week for outside of class work.

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About the Program

Scale-Up Your Business is a 12 Week Virtual Class that provides quality business training, coaching and technical assistance to enable participants to scale up their businesses. Our goal is to help you become successful, capable of creating jobs in Philadelphia, and support the next generation of sustainable, scalable, and replicable businesses capable of creating generational wealth.

This is an initiative created by LA21-CDC with primary support from The Philadelphia Commerce Department.

 

Services Provided:

  • Business training via weekly classes & online curriculum
  • Credit building
  • Connection to a lender (CDFI)
  • Technical Assistance for business website, social media, and branding
  • Access to LA-ERIC Center for office hours
  • Access to paid consultants (Legal, marketing, accounting, social media, e-
    Commerce, HR/Operations) Paid for by the program after regular classes.
  • Coaching and mentoring during class- paid by the program.
  • Classes are virtually recorded. A media release must be signed by all students before classes start.

Alumni Services

Are you an LA21 Business Education Program Alumnus? Check out our Alumni Resources page to stay connected and get the ongoing support and resources you need to help your business thrive.