JumpStart’s signature Small Business Impact Program is an intensive 12-week educational experience that offers promising entrepreneurs personalized guidance and hands-on learning within a focused, tight-knit cohort. The program places a special emphasis on financial projections and capital pitches, along with:

• Focused business advising
• Education on various essential business topics
• Impactful tools and resources to help business owners pursue growth

The program concludes with a pitch competition where participants will present their businesses to a panel of judges for a chance to take home significant prizes in grant funding, new for 2025, including: $20,000 (grand prize); $7,500 (runner-up), and all other program graduates will receive $2,500 to grow their businesses.