Fictional example — not a grant recipientHarold’s next chapter
Senior entrepreneurship
Imagine a grocery-store checker with years of experience helping customers and an idea for a customer-service consulting business.
Training and startup tools could help him test that idea alongside his job, then make his own decision about what comes next. This is about choice—not diminishing the value of his work.
Fictional example — not a grant recipientMaya’s first opportunity
Young entrepreneurship
Imagine a young maker with a product idea and no budget to attend a workshop where she could learn how to develop it.
Support for travel and education could put practical knowledge, mentors, and new possibilities within reach.
Fictional example — not a grant recipientJordan’s own path
Diverse abilities
Imagine an aspiring entrepreneur who has a digital-design idea and needs tools and instruction suited to the way they work.
Adapted training and development support could help them explore a business on their own terms.