The Business Incubator

The business incubator is a 3-month program designed to teach you how to strategically think about your business, financially plan, and properly pitch your business to your customers and/or potential investors.

Powered by Cummins Inc., the business incubator was created by Epicenter to foster the growth of small businesses in the areas of Memphis that need it the most. There will be awards totaling $20,000 given at the end of this program to support entrepreneurship and business growth.

The qualifications for this program:

• Business must be located in Binghampton, Frayser, Whitehaven or Orange Mound

• Business must have been in operation for at least two years.

• Business owners must share financial statements (a balance sheet and profit and loss statement). If you do not have financial statements, they can be produced with Epicenter's help.

Course Schedule: 

• October 4th - Kickoff

• October 11th - Design Thinking, Hosted by Dana James-Mwangi of Cheers Creative

• October 18th - Financial Planning

• October 25th - Pitch Practice

• November 15th - Midway Pitch Competition to determine finalist

• December 10th - Final Pitch Competition to select award recipients