• Business Development Programs for Black Entrepreneurs

  • Business Development Programs for Black Entrepreneurs

  • Business Development Programs for Black Entrepreneurs

Overview of Programs

100Knoxville programming goes beyond the Grant Cohort program! Two instructional cohort programs: “Idea to Reality” , “Positioned to Profit”, and “Hustle to Structure”, a growth stage program offered to graduates of the Grant Cohort Program.

We invite you to stay up to date with all the upcoming programs and events by following along on social media and joining our 100Knoxville mailing list (links down below).

You can find more information and links to each of the programming options below.


Grant Cohort Program

5 Founders. 5 Mentors. 5 Weeks. $10,000.

We invite Black founders, entrepreneurs, business owners in Knoxville to apply to be a member of the 100Knoxville Grant Cohort. Accepted participants are paired with an all-star mentor that brings business experience and expertise. Each company will embark on a 5-week sprint to clarify strategy, improve operations, and, most importantly, increase sales. At the completion of the Cohort Program, each company is granted $10,000 to invest at the direction of the entrepreneur with the support of their team of mentors.


Idea to Reality

Hustle to Structure

Positioned to Profit