Ossie Kendrix, president and CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin (AACCW)
The African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin is launching a business accelerator for minority entrepreneurs in the Milwaukee region.
Rise, a 14-week program in partnership with LISC Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Urban League, begins July 9. Classes will be held at the Milwaukee Urban League.
Applications can be found here.
Entrepreneurs selected will have access to $35,000 in capital funds, one-on-one mentorship and opportunities to pitch their business to investors and potential customers. The program costs $250.
Rise was adapted from a Cincinnati-based minority business accelerator program called Mortar and is part of Ramp Up, an initiative in Milwaukee being funded by JPMorgan Chase.
Read the full article here.
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