2.C.2: Training and Mentoring

Provide training and mentoring to entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurs with access to a network of trainers, mentors, and counselors can improve their chances for success in building high-growth businesses. The SBA has 68 district offices and over a thousand nonprofit "resource partners" that offer 14,000 counselors who serve about 1.5 million entrepreneurs and small business owners each year. The Administration is partnering with community colleges, universities, and the philanthropic sector to deliver more training and mentoring resources to aspiring entrepreneurs to promote the creation of new businesses, particularly among women and minorities.

Stakeholder(s):

• Entrepreneurs


• Community Colleges


• Universities


• Philanthropic Sector


• Women


• Minorities

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