Supporting and promoting the growth of local businesses.

Accelerate Columbus is a comprehensive initiative that brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders to create an environment that fosters innovation and growth by offering assistance in all facets of entrepreneurship, from networking to accessing capital, ensuring you have the support and resources needed to thrive in today’s competitive business landscape.

The Columbus Chamber is excited to offer two new formats for Accelerate, Spring and Fall.  The Spring Grow Your Business: Ensuring Startup Success cohort will focus on completing a full working business plan, complete with financial projections to position business owners for accessing capital and evaluating their pricing strategy. Ideal candidates for this cohort are in ideation to 3 years of business, or in need of a business plan.  In the Fall, the Beyond the Startup cohort will focus on growth strategy for seasoned business owners who need to ensure they are prepared for scalability by taking instructional workshop deep dives into topics such as understanding cashflow, marketing strategies, cybersecurity and asset protection. Ideal candidates for this cohort are those who have been in operation for 3 or more years.

Program 1 – Grow Your Business: Ensuring Startup Success
Spring Session(3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14,  4/21, 4/28, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2)
Tuesdays 9:30-12:30p

Are you a solopreneur ready to grow and set your business up for success? Accelerate Columbus is a program of The City of Columbus and The Columbus Chamber of Commerce targeting and catering to small businesses and solopreneurs beginning their business journey. Utilizing the Chamber’s network of hundreds of subject matter experts that specialize in all aspects of entrepreneurship and small business, trainings will explore topics in the areas of: Community Resources, Business Management and Operations, Marketing and Branding, MBE Certification, Networking, Banking, etc.). Tailored for those in ideation phase or within the first two years of operations, focusing on providing the essential knowledge and tools needed to lay a solid foundation for their business.  

Program 2 – Accelerate 2.0: Beyond the Startup
Fall Session (8/26, 9/2, 9/9, 9/23, 10/7, 10/21, 11/4, 11/11)
Wednesdays 9:30-12:30p

Are you an entrepreneur looking to scale and grow your business to meet the growing needs of the Columbus Region? Accelerate 2.0 is a program of The City of Columbus and The Columbus Chamber of Commerce targeting small businesses on the path to growth and expansion. Utilizing the Chamber’s network of hundreds of subject matter experts that specialize in all aspects of entrepreneurship and small business, trainings will explore topics in the areas of: Community Resources, Business Management and Operations, Securing Funding, Building Business and Strategy, MBE certification, etc.). Aimed at entrepreneurs who have been in operation for three years or more, offering a deeper exploration into the fundamental principles of entrepreneurship to ensure the scalability and sustainability of their business operations.

For more information on the Accelerate Columbus program, please contact us here.