The Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce has relaunched its business accelerator program to support entrepreneurs in the Tulsa community.
The NEST Collective program offers a nine-week entrepreneurship cohort designed to help people turn ideas into business plans.
The Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce said the program has been around for years and was created by the late Shelly Gamble Smith, a former chamber president. Under her leadership, more than 100 graduates completed the program.
Chamber President Bear Roberts said the program was relaunched in partnership with Spirit Bank with the same goal of providing the tools, resources and guidance needed to help small businesses thrive. said.
“Marketing, branding, seed funding, budgeting,” Roberts said. “These are many of the topics covered, and we bring in real-world people currently working in all of these fields to talk to entrepreneurs about the pitfalls and challenges, as well as the bright spots and how they can succeed. You can avoid some of the mistakes others have made.”
The chamber plans to launch a new group in January. The Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce says the NEST Accelerator program is committed to helping entrepreneurs succeed both locally and globally.
