Our Programs

From ELEVATE to HER Pro Bono to Get Procured, discover the resources and support you need to grow your business.

ELEVATE Mississippi, powered by W.K. Kellogg Foundation provides the essential knowledge for Black-owned, LatinX-owned, and Native American/Indigenous-owned small businesses to thrive and elevate. The 12-week virtual program is dedicated to providing foundational training from industry experts, one-to-one mentorship, small group coaching, and wellness pillars with licensed mental health practitioners, and fosters support through a village of dedicated community partners.

Qualified Villagers will have the opportunity to access $2,500 – $15,000 grant opportunities.

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ELEVATED CITIES, powered by Mastercard, empowers and equips early-stage entrepreneurs across 17 U.S. states with hyper-targeted programming, and nurtures the “whole” business. The 12-week virtual program is dedicated to providing foundational training from industry experts, one-to-one mentorship, small group coaching, and wellness pillars with licensed mental health practitioners, and fosters support through a village of dedicated community partners.
Qualified Villagers will have the opportunity to access $2,500 – $15,000 grant opportunities.

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Get Procured

Get Procured, recently powered by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Mastercard’s StriveUSA, is a game-changing six (6)-month program designed to equip trailblazing businesses in Georgia and Mississippi with the tools to navigate procurement processes and secure contracts that fuel their growth. The program kicks off with an exclusive five-day immersive training, featuring procurement officials from state and local entities in Atlanta, GA, and Jackson, MS. These decision-makers will provide firsthand insights into securing contracting opportunities, leveraging certifications, and forming partnerships for success.

This is more than just a program—it’s an opportunity for business owners to gain direct access to the people and processes that can change the trajectory of their business.

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Elevated

ELEVATED, powered by Mastercard, is 36-week program exclusively for BeyGOOD Black Parade Route small business owners dedicated to bridging the gap between instruction and practical application.

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Her Pro Bono

HER Pro Bono, powered by Walmart.org, fosters robust business infrastructure development for Black women-owned retail-facing businesses across Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia. This 8-month program features personalized one-to-one coaching, pro bono services and technical assistance for critical business pillars: operations, marketing, sales, fundraising, and wellness.

Qualified Villagers will have the opportunity to access $2,500 grant opportunities.

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“I have a community I can lean on - and they show up for me. The only reason I’ll fail now is because I choose to fail. I now have the tools, and I can now ask for help. And I know I can reach out to my cohort even after this is over.”
– Xoli I.

“The program made me want a squad so that I can learn to delegate and do the work. My mantra is I'm doing the work. Before, I'd set big goals and negated the small ones. But now I have small, medium, and large ones so that I can see where I'm going. I see that celebrating the small wins are important.”
– Georgette

“It's been the mentorship for me - I haven't had a lot of one-on-one, but the ones I've had have been amazing. Kris told me that I need to think like a CEO, not a founder. It was helpful and important. Celebrating the wins of others and the synergy we're creating are amazing.”
– Tia

“[The program] definitely taught me to stop playing small for sure. $50,000? Nah, I can make half a million or a million. I want to expand past Georgia. I want to lock down shipping fees. Thinking bigger than I ever imagined for the immediate future. The program has me shifting my vision--why can’t I be a 6 figure company next year?”
– Brandi

“I do things so much differently now that I’ve joined this. I’m more organized. Even being on this schedule--I never had a calendar. [I'm] more aware of what my business actually is. We went through the elevator pitching and defining who our customers are and understanding why we got started.”
– Kaylon