City of Bakersfield Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Technical Assistance and Grant Program
Grants ranging from $5,000 - $40,000
Applicants must meet Qualifying Census Tracts or income-based requirements to be eligible.
Designed specifically for minority-owned small businesses impacted by the pandemic.
Program Launches: September 9, 2023
Schedule an intake appointment today! Email launchpad@bakersfieldcollege.edu
Get Your Business Plan - Open to the Community
Develop Business IDEAS and a Business PLAN to execute those ideas.
Get your Small Business Fundamentals!
Obtain your Entrepreneurship Certificate of Completion (Non-Credit) through the Launchpad
at NO COST!
Online & In-Person Classes Available. Complete all classes below to obtain the certificate.
Credits listed are in hours (72 hours)
Accelerated Entrepreneurship Certificate of Completion Program (Noncredit)
Online BC Classes
Week 1: 10/9/23-10/14/23 or 11/6/23-11/10/23
- OFFTB66NC
- OFFTB67NC
- OFFTB68NC
Week 2: 10/16/23-10/21/23 or 11/13/23-11/18/23
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- OFFTB70NC
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In-Person at the Launchpad
2100 Chester Avenue | Room 106
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Saturday 9/9/23
- (OFFTB66NC) 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Introduction to Entrepreneurship - (OFFTB67NC) 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Business Plan I: Executive Summary - (OFFTB68NC) 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Business Plan II: The Organizational Plan
Saturday 9/16/23
- (OFFTB69NC) 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Business Plan III: The Marketing Plan - (OFFTB70NC) 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Business Plan IV: The Financial Plan - (OFFTB71NC) 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Execution of the Business Plan
