Own Your Future
Get started on owning your future with our entrepreneurship education and advising services in Oakland.
Link to: Our Bootcamps
Bootcamps
Short courses to support freelancers, independent artists, and small business owners in developing their business model, defining their social impact, and laying the foundation to thrive.
Link to: Our Academy
Academy
Year-long entrepreneurship certificate program to support small business owners in creating plans, improving operations, accessing capital, and developing leadership capabilities to build resilient businesses with social impact.
Link to: Our Advising
Business Advising
Long-term business advising provided in collaboration with mission-aligned partners to support small business owners in growing and keeping their businesses in their communities.
Meet Our Oakland Team
We are a team of seasoned entrepreneurs and educators passionate about providing more entrepreneurial education and advising to support diverse entrepreneurs in creating thriving businesses in service to their communities.
Mike Gabriel
Instructor & Mentor
Know Your Numbers Course (Online), Building Operational Capacity Course (Oakland)
Lesa Hammond, Ph.D.
Instructor & Mentor
Create Good Jobs Course (Online), Funding a Business Course (Oakland)
Fyodor Ovchinnikov
Instructor & Mentor
Explore Your Idea Course (Oakland), Go to Market Strategy Course (Oakland)
Oakland Business Partner Network
As an entrepreneur in our Oakland programs, you will gain access to our business partnership network. This network of trusted partners provides you with valuable opportunities for growing your network and resources to support the growth of your business.
Member of
Business Support Providers
Funding Resources
Banking Resources
Legal Resources
Co-working
Find Us in Oakland
We are located at Evolve Oakland, an entrepreneurial coworking community to create and prototype solutions for a world that works for all.
