10,000 Small Businesses (Including Nonprofits)

Delgado Community College has partnered with the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative to help small businesses and nonprofits in the Greater New Orleans area to grow and create jobs. The initiative will enable these organizations to access a dynamic combination of coursework, business advising, and other services that will help them grow their firms.

To qualify businesses or nonprofits must generally meet the following criteria:

• Business revenues between $150,000 and $4 million in the most recent fiscal year;
• At least four employees (including yourself);
• Business has been in operation for at least two years; and
• The potential and desire to grow and create jobs in the community.

Through the support of the Goldman Sachs Foundation, business owners selected by Delgado to participate in 10,000 Small Businesses will receive a full scholarship covering the cost of tuition and program materials.

Program scholars will:

• Participate in an intensive 80-100 hour entrepreneurship training program that examines business fundamentals through the lens of the participants’ actual business experiences;
• Develop a highly practical and implementable Growth Plan to identify and seize new business opportunities and hire new employees; and
• Receive technical assistance and business advice while synthesizing classroom learnings and implementing a business Growth Plan.

Delgado is still accepting applications on a rolling admissions basis, with priority being on a first come first serve basis. For more information, visit the Delgado Community College website.