Our Bootcamp courses are 4-week and 6-week long programs that support freelancers, independent artists, and small business owners in developing their business model, defining their social impact, and laying the foundation to thrive.
Our Academy is a 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.
| Courses | Program | Location | Period | Starts | Apply By | Duration | Instructor/Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Forecasting Course | Academy | Online | Winter, 2021 | February 17 | 05/15/2020 | 6 weeks | Naima McQueen |
| Manage Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | Winter, 2021 | March 31 | 05/15/2020 | 6 weeks | |
| Leading a Business Course | Academy | Oakland | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 7 | 05/15/2020 | 12 weeks | |
| Create Good Jobs Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 8 | 05/15/2020 | 6 weeks | Lesa Hammond, Ph.D. |
| Expand Your Impact Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | July 20 | 05/15/2020 | 6 weeks | |
| Building Operational Capacity Course | Academy | Oakland | Winter, 2021 | February 17 | 09/04/2020 | 12 weeks | Mike Gabriel |
| Building Operational Capacity Course | Academy | Boston | Winter, 2021 | February 17 | 09/04/2020 | 12 weeks | Victoria Downes |
| Sales Essentials Course | Academy | Online | Winter, 2021 | February 18 | 09/04/2020 | 6 weeks | Bosko Kante |
| Know Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | Winter, 2021 | April 1 | 09/04/2020 | 6 weeks | Mike Gabriel |
| Financial Forecasting Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 9 | 09/04/2020 | 6 weeks | Naima McQueen |
| Manage Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | July 21 | 09/04/2020 | 6 weeks | |
| Leading a Business Course | Academy | Oakland | Fall, 2021 | September 20 | 09/04/2020 | 12 weeks | |
| Leading a Business Course | Academy | Boston | Fall, 2021 | September 20 | 09/04/2020 | 12 weeks | |
| Create Good Jobs Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | September 21 | 09/04/2020 | 6 weeks | Lesa Hammond, Ph.D. |
| Expand Your Impact Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | November 2 | 09/04/2020 | 6 weeks | |
| Pricing Strategies Course | Academy | Online | Winter, 2021 | February 15 | 01/08/2021 | 6 weeks | Rani Langer-Croager |
| Creating a Business Roadmap Course | Academy | Oakland | Winter, 2021 | February 16 | 01/08/2021 | 12 weeks | Thomas Rosenberg, Viola Ncube, Jeem Sirivar |
| Creating a Business Roadmap Course | Academy | Boston | Winter, 2021 | February 16 | 01/08/2021 | 12 weeks | George Blount, Rachel O’Neil |
| Creating a Business Roadmap Course | Academy | San Francisco | Winter, 2021 | February 17 | 01/08/2021 | 12 weeks | Sarita E. Evans, Sarita L. Evans |
| Pricing Strategies Course | Academy | Online | Winter, 2021 | February 18 | 01/08/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Brand Your Business Course | Academy | Online | Winter, 2021 | March 29 | 01/08/2021 | 6 weeks | Ivellisse Morales |
| Brand Your Business Course | Academy | Online | Winter, 2021 | April 1 | 01/08/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Sales Essentials Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 7 | 01/08/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Building Operational Capacity Course | Academy | San Francisco | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 8 | 01/08/2021 | 12 weeks | |
| Building Operational Capacity Course | Academy | Boston | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 9 | 01/08/2021 | 12 weeks | Victoria Downes |
| Building Operational Capacity Course | Academy | Oakland | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 9 | 01/08/2021 | 12 weeks | Mike Gabriel |
| Sales Essentials Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 10 | 01/08/2021 | 6 weeks | Bosko Kante |
| Know Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | July 22 | 01/08/2021 | 6 weeks | Mike Gabriel |
| Know Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | July 26 | 01/08/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Funding a Business Course | Academy | San Francisco | Fall, 2021 | September 20 | 01/08/2021 | 12 weeks | |
| Financial Forecasting Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | September 21 | 01/08/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Financial Forecasting Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | September 22 | 01/08/2021 | 6 weeks | Naima McQueen |
| Funding a Business Course | Academy | Oakland | Fall, 2021 | September 23 | 01/08/2021 | 12 weeks | Lesa Hammond, Ph.D. |
| Funding a Business Course | Academy | Boston | Fall, 2021 | September 23 | 01/08/2021 | 12 weeks | |
| Manage Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | November 2 | 01/08/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Manage Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | November 3 | 01/08/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Explore Your Idea Course | Bootcamp | Oakland | Winter, 2021 | February 15 | 01/22/2021 | 6 weeks | Fyodor Ovchinnikov |
| Explore Your Idea Course | Bootcamp | Boston | Winter, 2021 | February 15 | 01/22/2021 | 6 weeks | J Gustavo, Taelyr Roberts |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | Oakland | Winter, 2021 | February 16 | 01/22/2021 | 6 weeks | Wendy Martinez Marroquin |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Winter, 2021 | February 16 | 01/22/2021 | 6 weeks | Suzanne Yada |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | Boston | Winter, 2021 | February 16 | 01/22/2021 | 6 weeks | Joëlle Fontaine, Charles Irving Henderson |
| Explore Your Idea Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Winter, 2021 | February 18 | 01/22/2021 | 6 weeks | Marcus Thomas |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Winter, 2021 | February 18 | 01/22/2021 | 6 weeks | Kathren Murrell Stevenson, Jessica Ayden Li |
| Be Your Own Boss Course | Bootcamp | Online | Winter, 2021 | February 16 | 02/05/2021 | 4 weeks | Nicole Middleton |
| Go to Market Strategy Course | Bootcamp | Oakland | Winter, 2021 | March 29 | 03/05/2021 | 6 weeks | Fyodor Ovchinnikov |
| Go to Market Strategy Course | Bootcamp | Boston | Winter, 2021 | March 29 | 03/05/2021 | 6 weeks | J Gustavo, Taelyr Roberts |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | Oakland | Winter, 2021 | March 30 | 03/05/2021 | 6 weeks | Wendy Martinez Marroquin |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Winter, 2021 | March 30 | 03/05/2021 | 6 weeks | Suzanne Yada |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | Boston | Winter, 2021 | March 30 | 03/05/2021 | 6 weeks | Joëlle Fontaine, Charles Irving Henderson |
| Go to Market Strategy Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Winter, 2021 | April 1 | 03/05/2021 | 6 weeks | Marcus Thomas |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Winter, 2021 | April 1 | 03/05/2021 | 6 weeks | Kathren Murrell Stevenson, Jessica Ayden Li |
| Be Your Own Boss Course | Bootcamp | Online | Winter, 2021 | March 30 | 03/19/2021 | 4 weeks | Nicole Middleton |
| Pricing Strategies Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 7 | 04/30/2021 | 6 weeks | Rani Langer-Croager |
| Creating a Business Roadmap Course | Academy | Oakland | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 8 | 04/30/2021 | 12 weeks | Thomas Rosenberg, Viola Ncube, Jeem Sirivar |
| Creating a Business Roadmap Course | Academy | Boston | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 8 | 04/30/2021 | 12 weeks | George Blount, Rachel O’Neil |
| Creating a Business Roadmap Course | Academy | San Francisco | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 9 | 04/30/2021 | 12 weeks | Sarita E. Evans, Sarita L. Evans |
| Pricing Strategies Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 10 | 04/30/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Brand Your Business Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | July 22 | 04/30/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Brand Your Business Course | Academy | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | July 26 | 04/30/2021 | 6 weeks | Ivellisse Morales |
| Sales Essentials Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | September 20 | 04/30/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Building Operational Capacity Course | Academy | San Francisco | Fall, 2021 | September 21 | 04/30/2021 | 12 weeks | |
| Building Operational Capacity Course | Academy | Oakland | Fall, 2021 | September 22 | 04/30/2021 | 12 weeks | Mike Gabriel |
| Building Operational Capacity Course | Academy | Boston | Fall, 2021 | September 22 | 04/30/2021 | 12 weeks | Victoria Downes |
| Sales Essentials Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | September 23 | 04/30/2021 | 6 weeks | Bosko Kante |
| Know Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | November 1 | 04/30/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Know Your Numbers Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | November 4 | 04/30/2021 | 6 weeks | Mike Gabriel |
| Explore Your Idea Course | Bootcamp | Oakland | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 7 | 05/14/2021 | 6 weeks | Fyodor Ovchinnikov |
| Explore Your Idea Course | Bootcamp | Boston | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 7 | 05/14/2021 | 6 weeks | J Gustavo, Taelyr Roberts |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | Oakland | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 8 | 05/14/2021 | 6 weeks | Wendy Martinez Marroquin |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 8 | 05/14/2021 | 6 weeks | Suzanne Yada |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | Boston | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 8 | 05/14/2021 | 6 weeks | Joëlle Fontaine, Charles Irving Henderson |
| Explore Your Idea Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 10 | 05/14/2021 | 6 weeks | Marcus Thomas |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 10 | 05/14/2021 | 6 weeks | Kathren Murrell Stevenson, Jessica Ayden Li |
| Funding a Business Course | Academy | Oakland | Winter, 2021 | February 18 | 05/15/2021 | 12 weeks | Lesa Hammond, Ph.D. |
| Be Your Own Boss Course | Bootcamp | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 8 | 05/21/2021 | 4 weeks | Nicole Middleton |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | Oakland | Spring / Summer, 2021 | July 20 | 06/25/2021 | 6 weeks | Wendy Martinez Marroquin |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Spring / Summer, 2021 | July 20 | 06/25/2021 | 6 weeks | Suzanne Yada |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | Boston | Spring / Summer, 2021 | July 20 | 06/25/2021 | 6 weeks | Joëlle Fontaine, Charles Irving Henderson |
| Go to Market Strategy Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Spring / Summer, 2021 | July 22 | 06/25/2021 | 6 weeks | Marcus Thomas |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Spring / Summer, 2021 | July 22 | 06/25/2021 | 6 weeks | Kathren Murrell Stevenson, Jessica Ayden Li |
| Go to Market Strategy Course | Bootcamp | Oakland | Spring / Summer, 2021 | July 26 | 06/25/2021 | 6 weeks | Fyodor Ovchinnikov |
| Go to Market Strategy Course | Bootcamp | Boston | Spring / Summer, 2021 | July 26 | 06/25/2021 | 6 weeks | J Gustavo, Taelyr Roberts |
| Be Your Own Boss Course | Bootcamp | Online | Spring / Summer, 2021 | July 20 | 07/09/2021 | 4 weeks | Nicole Middleton |
| Pricing Strategies Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | September 20 | 08/13/2021 | 6 weeks | Rani Langer-Croager |
| Creating a Business Roadmap Course | Academy | Oakland | Fall, 2021 | September 21 | 08/13/2021 | 12 weeks | Thomas Rosenberg, Viola Ncube, Jeem Sirivar |
| Creating a Business Roadmap Course | Academy | Boston | Fall, 2021 | September 21 | 08/13/2021 | 12 weeks | George Blount, Rachel O’Neil |
| Creating a Business Roadmap Course | Academy | San Francisco | Fall, 2021 | September 22 | 08/13/2021 | 12 weeks | Sarita E. Evans, Sarita L. Evans |
| Pricing Strategies Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | September 23 | 08/13/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Brand Your Business Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | November 1 | 08/13/2021 | 6 weeks | Ivellisse Morales |
| Brand Your Business Course | Academy | Online | Fall, 2021 | November 4 | 08/13/2021 | 6 weeks | |
| Explore Your Idea Course | Bootcamp | Oakland | Fall, 2021 | September 20 | 08/27/2021 | 6 weeks | Fyodor Ovchinnikov |
| Explore Your Idea Course | Bootcamp | Boston | Fall, 2021 | September 20 | 08/27/2021 | 6 weeks | J Gustavo, Taelyr Roberts |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | Oakland | Fall, 2021 | September 21 | 08/27/2021 | 6 weeks | Wendy Martinez Marroquin |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Fall, 2021 | September 21 | 08/27/2021 | 6 weeks | Suzanne Yada |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | Boston | Fall, 2021 | September 21 | 08/27/2021 | 6 weeks | Joëlle Fontaine, Charles Irving Henderson |
| Explore Your Idea Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Fall, 2021 | September 23 | 08/27/2021 | 6 weeks | Marcus Thomas |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Fall, 2021 | September 23 | 08/27/2021 | 6 weeks | Kathren Murrell Stevenson, Jessica Ayden Li |
| Funding a Business Course | Academy | Oakland | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 10 | 09/04/2021 | 12 weeks | Lesa Hammond, Ph.D. |
| Funding a Business Course | Academy | Boston | Spring / Summer, 2021 | June 10 | 09/04/2021 | 12 weeks | |
| Be Your Own Boss Course | Bootcamp | Online | Fall, 2021 | September 21 | 09/10/2021 | 4 weeks | Nicole Middleton |
| Go to Market Strategy Course | Bootcamp | Oakland | Fall, 2021 | November 1 | 10/08/2021 | 6 weeks | Fyodor Ovchinnikov |
| Go to Market Strategy Course | Bootcamp | Boston | Fall, 2021 | November 1 | 10/08/2021 | 6 weeks | J Gustavo, Taelyr Roberts |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | Oakland | Fall, 2021 | November 2 | 10/08/2021 | 6 weeks | Wendy Martinez Marroquin |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Fall, 2021 | November 2 | 10/08/2021 | 6 weeks | Suzanne Yada |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | Boston | Fall, 2021 | November 2 | 10/08/2021 | 6 weeks | Joëlle Fontaine, Charles Irving Henderson |
| Go to Market Strategy Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Fall, 2021 | November 4 | 10/08/2021 | 6 weeks | Marcus Thomas |
| Freelancer Course | Bootcamp | San Francisco | Fall, 2021 | November 4 | 10/08/2021 | 6 weeks | Kathren Murrell Stevenson, Jessica Ayden Li |
| Be Your Own Boss Course | Bootcamp | Online | Fall, 2021 | November 2 | 10/22/2021 | 4 weeks | Nicole Middleton |