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Velocity Velocity Mentors 2023 Velocity Cohort About Sponsors Contact Us Velocity Mentors 2023 Velocity Cohort About Sponsors Contact Us Velocity Mentors 2023 Velocity Cohort About Sponsors Contact Us Velocity Mentors 2023 Velocity Cohort About Sponsors Contact Us Where Creatives Find [Join Us For Demo Day on October 17, 2024] Direction & Speed Cohort Based | Mentor Focused | High Impact Velocity [Applications Are OPEN] Turn your creative passion into a thriving business Hit the gas on your startup! The Velocity business accelerator helps entrepreneurs develop viable businesses rooted in creativity. This 10-week, cohort-based program includes a robust curriculum (with in-person and remote options), skilled facilitators, and a customized mentor team of subject matter experts from every business discipline. Master business basics, solidify your positioning, and refine your pitch. This year, the winner of Velocity Demo Day will get a $10,000 seed grant. Also, two participants will each receive $5,000 as seed grants for the Wells Fargo Emerging Women Entrepreneurs Awards. Our program focuses on these 5 creative industries: Apparel, Fashion, & Design Content Creators, Digital Tools and Media Creative Health Tech, Beauty and Wellness Arts & Entertainment Industry Culinary and Food Innovation The fee to participate is $1,195 and covers: materials, workshops, mentor access, meals, & more! A limited number of scholarships are available for those demonstrating financial need. Register for our FREE help desk to get your questions answered about Velocity and/or get help with completing your application. Click on a date below and register to get the Zoom link: Thurs. May 16th @ 10am Mon. June 3rd @ 2pm Apply Here- Deadline June 4th! 2024 Applications are OPEN!- Deadline is 6/4 Want to know more? Join us for this virtual information session and help desk During the sessions, we will share an overview of the Velocity program, talk through the application process, and answer any questions you have. Click a button below to register for a free information meeting. Thurs. 5/16/24 (10:00-11:00am EST) Mon. 6/3/24 (2:00-3:00pm EST) Agenda [The Velocity Timeline] Customized Curriculum The accelerator begins August 13 with a robust curriculum and 4 tracks designed to support creative entrepreneurs take their ventures to the next level. The cohort will hit the ground running during Kick-off Week from August 13-16 by engaging in workshops, meeting mentors and building their network. Weeks 2-9 will focus on engaging with the customized curriculum and the robust mentor team. The accelerator will wrap up with Velocity Week, October 14-18, where cohort members will work on-site to refine their business models and gear up for Demo Day on October 17 – an opportunity to pitch for the public and learn who will win this year’s seed stage grants! Sprint 1 Utilize a creative mindset to understand yourself, your customer, and your market opportunity Sprint 2 Put knowledge into practice through marketing, branding, communication and product Sprint 3 Dive into the business components through financials, legal, human resources and more Sprint 4 Bring it all together through presentation and pitch DEMO DAY Velocity Demo Day 2024! Velocity will take place at 500 W. 5th St., 3rd Floor in Winston-Salem, NC on Oct 17th, 2024. Funding [Seed Stage Grants] Win Seed Stage Grants! Velocity Week includes a public Demo Day with interactive community feedback and a Pitch Competition. Seed grants will be awarded to winning teams. Sponsors [Sponsors & Partners] Powered by Velocity’s content and events are powered by CCE and these generous sponsors and partners. Become a Sponsor They Say [Testimonials] What do attendees say? Velocity brings together a great curriculum, industry expertise, and mentors to develop the best version of your business and get traction in the market. FELOH For me and FELOH, Velocity was a catalyst! This accelerator helped me quit my job and recommit, full-time, to my passions! Camille Heard [Accelerator Alum] Imagine.io, formerly Live Furnish Velocity introduced us to mentors and investors which resulted in our first round of angel funding. Velocity stands out as one of the few accelerators building a community of entrepreneurs. Preet Singh [Accelerator Alum] Jenni Earle Always a person with ideas and a will to create, the Accelerator was the foundation for me to build a successful creative business. I now live the life I only dreamed about before. Jenni Earle Hopkins [Accelerator Alum] My Relief Wear CCE empowers creative entrepreneurs by giving us a chance, and I appreciate CCE for allowing me to have a chance [to succeed]. Mary McElya [Accelerator Alum] 126 Creative Businesses Launched 77 % Are Still In Business And Thriving $ 24 mm Million In Revenue Earned By Cohorts $ 29 mm In Investments Raised by cohorts Hit the gas on your startup! The Velocity business accelerator helps entrepreneurs develop viable businesses rooted in creativity. Social Links Facebook Page Instagram Profile LinkedIn Page Youtube Channel Quick LinksVelocity Sponsors Contact Us 2023 Cohort CCE Network Center for Creative Economy Velocity Accelerator Pathways Kinetic Bootcamp ©2024 Center for...