We welcome anyone interested in starting a business, social enterprise, not-for-profit or just with a great idea for a business; entrepreneurs looking to meet other entrepreneurs; or anyone just wanting to learn more about entrepreneurship and what we are doing.
Inclusive Entrepreneurship Accelerator
Our Inclusive Entrepreneurship Accelerator is an expression of our core beliefs about inclusive entrepreneurship: entrepreneurship creates opportunity. Everyone, no matter one’s socioeconomic circumstances, race, age or gender, is entitled to the opportunity to learn entrepreneurship skills, design their own future and leave their impact on the world. Launched amidst the COVID-19 crisis, our first class of entrepreneurs began on April 13, 2020. We believe we have created a welcoming, yet rigorous space for budding entrepreneurs and those looking to build and launch a new business to learn, grow and move their dreams forward. We are a fully virtual accelerator operating in evening hours allowing our participants to continue working their day jobs as they pursue their dreams.
If you are interested to learn more, please join our mailing list. We accept mentors on a rolling basis. Interested mentors can apply here. We welcome new participants to the Accelerator twice a year: early winter and late spring. If you are interested, learn more here.
Upcoming programs:
Our Sixth Cohort of the Inclusive Accelerator is Launching Feb 6th!!
We have expanded space in the Accelerator! Applications for our sixth cohort are open now. Folks who have completed the customer discovery work will be considered first. If you’d like to consider applying our next cohort: Learn more here…
Building a Business your Customers will Care About
Our Newest Program was a hit! Check back here in the future to learn when we launch the next one! Check out the customer discovery tab to learn more!
Folks are having so much fun thinking of NEW Business Ideas! Our next Idea Bootcamp has been postponed. If you’d like to join the next bootcamp please apply and we will keep you posted on launch dates. Learn more here...
The Oi! Alumni Group has grown beyond 50 participants and we are so excited to hold our first in-person Alumni Event. Thank you to Sing Sing Kill Brewery for providing the space to hold this wonderful event!
Highlighting the impact of OI! in the local community
