Schedule
We offer 6-week and 12-week foundational courses designed to provide a structured approach to each stage of building your business. Additionally, we offer 4-week and 6-week classes that are a deeper dive on particular aspects of running a business, such as knowing your numbers and leading a team. Finally, our workshops serve as an introduction to our programs in a bite-size approach and usually last a couple of hours. Browse our full schedule below.
| Courses/Classes | Program | Location | Period | Starts | Apply By | Duration | Instructor/Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leading a Business Course | Academy | Oakland | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 12 weeks | Dian Johnson Harrison | |
| Sales Essentials Course | Academy | Online | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 6 weeks | Dian Johnson Harrison | |
| Sales Essentials Course | Academy | Online | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 6 weeks | Chuck Brown | |
| Expand Your Impact Course | Academy | Online | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 6 weeks | Fyodor Ovchinnikov | |
| Brand Your Business Course | Academy | Online | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 6 weeks | ||
| Brand Your Business Course | Academy | Online | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 6 weeks | Sherri Lowe | |
| Creating a Business Roadmap Course | Academy | Boston | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 12 weeks | ||
| Creating a Business Roadmap Course | Academy | Oakland | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 12 weeks | Njoube Dugas | |
| Pricing Strategies Course | Academy | Online | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 6 weeks | ||
| Pricing Strategies Course | Academy | Online | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 6 weeks | Fyodor Ovchinnikov | |
| Manage Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 6 weeks | Chuck Brown | |
| Building Operational Capacity Course | Academy | Oakland | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 12 weeks | Fyodor Ovchinnikov | |
| Building Operational Capacity Course | Academy | Boston | Fall, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 12 weeks | Sherri Lowe | |
| Know Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 6 weeks | Dian Johnson Harrison | |
| Create Good Jobs Course | Academy | Online | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 6 weeks | Sherri Lowe | |
| Manage Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 6 weeks | Njoube Dugas | |
| Financial Forecasting Course | Academy | Online | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 6 weeks | Njoube Dugas | |
| Go-to-Market Strategy Course | Bootcamp | Oakland | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | 6 weeks | Fyodor Ovchinnikov | |
| Funding a Business Course | Academy | Oakland | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | Chuck Brown | ||
| Launch Academy | Academy | Oakland | All Year, 2023 | 01/01/1970 | Wendy Martinez Marroquin | ||
| Grow Your Business Oakland Fall, 2019 | Oakland | Fall, 2019 | September 2019 | 08/30/2019 | 12 weeks | Mike Gabriel | |
| Leading a Business Course | Academy | Oakland | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 2021 | 05/15/2020 | 12 weeks | |
| Expand Your Impact Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | July 2021 | 05/15/2020 | 6 weeks | |
| Financial Forecasting Course | Academy | Online | Winter, 2021 | February 2021 | 05/15/2020 | 6 weeks | Naima McQueen |
| Create Good Jobs Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 2021 | 05/15/2020 | 6 weeks | Lesa Hammond, Ph.D. |
| Manage Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | Winter, 2021 | March 2021 | 05/15/2020 | 6 weeks | |
| Leading a Business Course | Academy | Boston | Fall, 2021 | September 2021 | 09/04/2020 | 12 weeks | |
| Sales Essentials Course | Academy | Online | Winter, 2021 | February 2021 | 09/04/2020 | 6 weeks | |
| Building Operational Capacity Course | Academy | Oakland | Winter, 2021 | February 2021 | 09/04/2020 | 12 weeks | Mike Gabriel |
| Building Operational Capacity Course | Academy | Boston | Winter, 2021 | February 2021 | 09/04/2020 | 12 weeks | Victoria Downes |
| Know Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | Winter, 2021 | April 2021 | 09/04/2020 | 6 weeks | |
| Financial Forecasting Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 2021 | 09/04/2020 | 6 weeks | Naima McQueen |
| Know Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | July 2021 | 01/08/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Sales Essentials Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 2021 | 01/08/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Building Operational Capacity Course | Academy | Boston | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 2021 | 01/08/2021 | 12 weeks | Victoria Downes |
| Know Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | July 2021 | 01/08/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Funding a Business Course | Academy | Oakland | Fall, 2021 | September 2021 | 01/08/2021 | 12 weeks | |
| Funding a Business Course | Academy | Boston | Fall, 2021 | September 2021 | 01/08/2021 | 12 weeks | Naima McQueen |
| Building Operational Capacity Course | Academy | Oakland | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 2021 | 01/08/2021 | 12 weeks | Mike Gabriel |
| Financial Forecasting Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | September 2021 | 01/08/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Manage Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | November 2021 | 01/08/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Sales Essentials Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | September 2021 | 04/16/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Pricing Strategies Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 2021 | 04/16/2021 | 6 weeks | Jeem Sirivar |
| Pricing Strategies Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 2021 | 04/16/2021 | 6 weeks | Jeem Sirivar |
| Building Operational Capacity Course | Academy | Oakland | Fall, 2021 | September 2021 | 04/16/2021 | 12 weeks | Mike Gabriel |
| Know Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | November 2021 | 04/16/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Funding a Business Course | Academy | Oakland | Winter, 2021 | February 2021 | 05/15/2021 | 12 weeks | |
| Pricing Strategies Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | September 2021 | 08/13/2021 | 6 weeks | Jeem Sirivar |
| Pricing Strategies Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | September 2021 | 08/13/2021 | 6 weeks | Jeem Sirivar |
| Funding a Business Course | Academy | Oakland | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 2021 | 09/04/2021 | 12 weeks | |
| Funding a Business Course | Academy | Boston | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 2021 | 09/04/2021 | 12 weeks | Naima McQueen |
| Creating a Business Roadmap Course | Academy | Oakland | Winter, 2022 | February 2022 | 12/10/2021 | 12 weeks | Thomas Rosenberg, Jeem Sirivar |
| Creating a Business Roadmap Course | Academy | Boston | Winter, 2022 | February 2022 | 12/10/2021 | 12 weeks | Rachel O’Neil |
| Small Business Academy | Academy | Oakland | Winter, 2022 | February 2022 | 12/10/2021 | 16 months | |
| Creating a Business Roadmap Course | Academy | Oakland | Spring / Summer, 2022 | June 2022 | 04/15/2022 | 12 weeks | Thomas Rosenberg, Jeem Sirivar |
| Be Your Own Boss Bootcamp | Bootcamp | Online | Winter, 2023 | February 2023 | 02/03/2023 | 4 weeks | Wendy Martinez Marroquin |
| Be Your Own Boss Bootcamp | Bootcamp | Online | Winter, 2023 | March 2023 | 03/17/2023 | 4 weeks | |
| Small Business Academy | Academy | Oakland | Spring / Summer, 2023 | June 2023 | 04/14/2023 | 16 months | |
| Be Your Own Boss Bootcamp | Bootcamp | Online | Spring / Summer, 2023 | June 2023 | 05/26/2023 | 4 weeks | |
| Be Your Own Boss Bootcamp | Bootcamp | Online | Spring / Summer, 2023 | July 2023 | 07/14/2023 | 4 weeks | |
| Be Your Own Boss Bootcamp | Bootcamp | Online | Fall, 2023 | September 2023 | 09/08/2023 | 4 weeks | |
| Small Business Academy | Academy | Boston | Winter, 2024 | February 2024 | 12/08/2023 | 16 months | |
| Launch Academy | Academy | Boston | Winter, 2024 | February 2024 | 12/08/2023 | 8 months | |
| Launch Academy | Academy | Oakland | Winter, 2024 | February 2024 | 12/08/2023 | 8 months | |
| Small Business Academy | Academy | Chicago | Winter, 2024 | February 2024 | 12/08/2023 | 16 months | |
| Small Business Academy | Academy | Oakland | Winter, 2024 | February 2024 | 12/08/2023 | 16 months | |
| Launch Academy | Academy | Chicago | Winter, 2024 | February 2024 | 12/08/2023 | 8 months | |
| Small Business Academy | Academy | Boston | Spring / Summer, 2024 | June 2024 | 04/19/2024 | 16 months | |
| Launch Academy | Academy | Boston | Spring / Summer, 2024 | June 2024 | 04/19/2024 | 8 months | |
| Launch Academy | Academy | Chicago | Spring / Summer, 2024 | June 2024 | 04/19/2024 | 8 months | |
| Launch Academy | Academy | Oakland | Spring / Summer, 2024 | June 2024 | 04/19/2024 | 8 months | |
| Small Business Academy | Academy | Chicago | Spring / Summer, 2024 | June 2024 | 04/19/2024 | 16 months | |
| Small Business Academy | Academy | Boston | Fall, 2024 | September 2024 | 08/02/2024 | 16 months | |
| Launch Academy | Academy | Boston | Fall, 2024 | September 2024 | 08/02/2024 | 8 months | |
| Launch Academy | Academy | Chicago | Fall, 2024 | September 2024 | 08/02/2024 | 8 months | |
| Launch Academy | Academy | Oakland | Fall, 2024 | September 2024 | 08/02/2024 | 8 months | |
| Small Business Academy | Academy | Chicago | Fall, 2024 | September 2024 | 08/02/2024 | 16 months | |
| Small Business Academy | Academy | Oakland | Fall, 2024 | September 2024 | 08/02/2024 | 16 months |