Applications Now Open for Brick City Entrepreneurship Training Program

On Jun 1, 2022

The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) has announced its upcoming Brick City Entrepreneurship Training Program. The six-week, part-time bootcamp trains multicultural entrepreneurs in foundational entrepreneurial skills so that they could become high-growth, technology startup founders or a main-street, small business founders.

Throughout the program, which is supported by the US Small Business Administration, GAFC Program, and in collaboration with =SPACE Newark, entrepreneurs will be given training, combined with applied case study work, to learn and refine their skills. Course details can be found here.

Training Sessions

Entrepreneurs will have access to asynchronous learning modules with specific activities tied to each. These modules have been created specifically for the Brick City Program.

There will be an opportunity to build relationships with other entrepreneurs in the cohort, and team building activities will help to facilitate these engagements.

Outside of educational sessions, entrepreneurs will have the opportunity for 1:1 or small group mentorship with the VentureLink Team.

The Brick City Entrepreneurship Training program supports individuals who are underrepresented in the high-technology entrepreneurial community. This includes women, individually identifying people, veterans, and LGBTQ+ individuals. You do not need entrepreneurial experience to be qualified for this program. Individuals of all professional backgrounds are encouraged to apply, especially those with entrepreneurial aptitude, an idea, and the tenacity to build a high-growth startup.

Applications are now open! The Brick City Entrepreneurship Training program runs from July 7 to August 18, 2022. Applications for the summer program are open now through June 10, 2022. Applications can be submitted here.

VentureLink is New Jersey’s largest startup incubator, with 55 established businesses, 98,000 square feet of office and lab space, and 11,000 square feet of coworking space.

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