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JumpStart's Small Business Impact Program is an intensive accelerator designed to equip entrepreneurs with the support they need to grow their businesses.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the course of 12 weeks, <\/span>entrepreneurs collaborate with peers and the Impact Program team, tackling obstacles together in a group learning environment. Thanks to <\/span>hands-on advising and industry-specific mentoring, participants graduate the Program prepared to overcome key business challenges.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The experience ends with a pitch competition, where participants put what they learned to the test and present their businesses to a live audience and panel of judges f<\/span>or a chance to take home significant grant funding. New for 2025, the Impact Program will feature a grand prize of $20,000 and $7,500 for the runner up, while all other graduates will receive $2,500 to grow their businesses.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Representing a wide range of industries and backgrounds, these six entrepreneurs in the 23<\/span>rd<\/span> cohort of the Cleveland Small Business Impact Program are all working toward achieving their dreams of owning a successful business in Northeast Ohio.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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