Deadline: January 30, 2025
Applications are open for the Santander’s Cultivate Small Business Program 2025. Santander X Cultivate Small Business program is a free, 12-week program designed to support the growth of early-stage woman-, BIPOC-, and immigrant-owned food businesses in emerging neighborhoods.
This program provides you with industry specific education and networking, along with capital grants for your business. The 12-week, fully virtual program is completely free to entrepreneurs, and provides you with industry-specific education, networks, and mentoring, along with capital grants for your business.
Benefits
- Qualifying graduates of the program will receive up to $13,000 in capital grants.
Eligibility
- Businesses should be located in the United States (specifically, Greater New York City (including North NJ), Boston and Rhode Island / Connecticut areas) for the Spring 2025 cohort.
- Participants should reside in or represent a business located in a low-to-moderate income area (this will be determined by the team).
- Gross/net revenues of $25,000 to $1,000,000 in the most recent full calendar year.
- Minimum of 1 year in operation as the time of application.
- Between 1 and 10 full-time equivalent employees (including the entrepreneur).
- Food-related industries, including processing, technology, manufacturing, and food services.
Application
Application deadline is January 30, 2025. Late applications will not be considered.
For more information, visit Santander X Cultivate Small Business Program.
