Jumpstart Accelerator
The Jumpstart Accelerator is a free program designed to accelerate the lifecycle of Black-owned businesses located in the Rock County area. The Accelerator uses a hybrid form of in-person and online training, integrating classroom learning with real-world experiences and challenges of business ownership. Participants must apply to be a part of the program and they must be Rock County Jumpstart members. Become a member here.
Our accelerator is uniquely designed for small business owners who don’t fit the traditional, and often restrictive and exclusive, accelerator model. We work with minority-owned micro and small businesses like, food trucks, cleaning businesses, restaurants, home-based bakeries, gift shops, trucking companies, landscapers, contractors, and more. This program includes 10 weeks of classroom learning, and a commitment of 2 years of wrap-around support and assistance designed specifically for Accelerator participants.
The 10 weeks of classroom learning ends with a Pitch event where a panel of judges will choose the top 3 ideas and award cash prizes.
Contact us to learn more about how the Accelerator application process works: 608.473.7877
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Our Partners
![Wisconsin Department of Administration](http://rockcountyjumpstart.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DOAlogo.png)
![Blackhawk Technical College](https://i.ibb.co/X8jD6Db/resize0.png)
![Madison College Center for Enrtrepreneurship](http://rockcountyjumpstart.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/madisoncollege.png)
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![Center for Community Stewardship](http://rockcountyjumpstart.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/C4CSLOGO.png)
![Alliant Energy](http://rockcountyjumpstart.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AE-e1631909581379.png)
![Collaboration for Good](http://rockcountyjumpstart.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Collab4Good_logo_125.png)
![Associated Bank](http://rockcountyjumpstart.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ABlogo.png)
![SBDC University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse](http://rockcountyjumpstart.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/UWlax.png)
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Rock County Jumpstart is a fiscally sponsored project of
Center for Community Stewardship (C4CS), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.