Open Call: Lynn Winter Business Accelerator 2025 (US)

Primary Benefits

• Absolutely no cost to participate.
• Cohort model featuring up to 15 entrepreneurs per class facilitates collaboration and teamwork.
• Practical, intensive sessions with content specialists cover critical early-stage business challenges (i.e. value proposition, fundraising, bookkeeping, pricing, social media).
• Opportunity to win seed money.
• Open to all individuals in and around the communities EforAll serves
• A team of dedicated Mentors to guide each entrepreneur to take the business idea to the next level.
• Proven ability to provide entrepreneurs with increased confidence, clarity, and connections.
• Lifelong membership in the EforAll community.

How it Works?

• Entrepreneurs attend classes as part of a “cohort” (up to 15 other entrepreneurs) taught by content specialists twice a week. Classes will be a mix of online and in-person.
• Entrepreneurs meet online with their very own team of Mentors for a minimum of 60 minutes every week to help guide them in taking their idea to the next level.
• At the end, an in-person Showcase and Celebration event is held for entrepreneurs to celebrate their Accelerator Program accomplishments with friends, family, and the community.
• Total weekly time commitment is 8-10 hours, including 5 hours of classes, 1-1.5 hours of online mentor meetings, and additional time to work on your business.

Who should apply?

• The Accelerator Program is open to all individuals located in or near an EforAll community and is offered at no cost.
• EforAll’s program works with individuals across a wide range of industries and it is open to people who are still in the idea stage, people with a hobby looking to take it to the next level, or those looking to pivot and grow an existing business or nonprofit.

For more information, visit EforAll.