(From left) Gloria Martin-Roberts, Harrisburg interim director of building and housing development, Jay Jayamohan, program director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Natalie Wech, central PA business banking regional manager for M&T Bank, and Nora Habig, central PA regional manager for M&T Bank, at city hall.
Local entrepreneurs will learn tips and tricks for business growth through an upcoming program.
The fourth annual Small Business Accelerator Program will kick off this spring to provide education and resources to area startups, announced organizers, including Harrisburg University’s Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, M&T Bank and Harrisburg officials, on Tuesday.
“Since the inaugural year, our team has worked with more than 90 small businesses, witnessing first-hand their incredible growth and success,” said Nora Habig, central PA regional president of M&T Bank, at a press conference in the MLK City Government Center. “We truly do this program as a catalyst for our community.”
The free, seven-week program will accept 40 participants and offer sessions on developing a business plan, establishing credit, accessing capital and funding and marketing, among other lessons. There will also be a chance for participants to enter a “Shark Tank”-style pitch competition at the end of the program. M&T Bank will award $10,000 in total to the winners.
The program begins on May 7 and concludes on June 18. Applications are now open and are due by April 12.
To be eligible, applicants must have been in business for no more than three years, have an annual business revenue of less than $350,000, and the owner must live in the Harrisburg area and be over 18 years old.
For more information, visit M&T Bank’s website.
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