Scaling high growth minority businesses.
BECOME A PORTFOLIO
COMPANY
Scale your business through our corporate partnerships, customized business solutions, and capital funding.
PARTNER
WITH THE ACCELERATOR
Gain support for your supplier diversity initiatives and provide opportunities for large-scale minority business enterprises.
SUPPORT
THE ACCELERATOR
Fund our mission supporting minority business growth and economic advancement.
CAPITAL
FROM THE ACCELERATOR
Addressing the gaps in access to growth capital for entrepreneurs with scalable business ventures.
$
Million
2
Portfolio
Companies
Supported to date
70
$
Million
Average Company size
30
#
In the nations for %
MBEs in business
1
Of portfolio firms
generate annual
revenue of more then
$50 Million
25%
$
Million
Average Company size
30
YOU ARE A VISIONARY.
WE ARE EXPERIENCED LEADERS.
TOGETHER WE BUILD
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES.
The Accelerator is an initiative created to support socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs with capacity building technical support, along with critical access to networks and capital. We anticipate growing the portfolio to over 100 businesses with aggregate annual revenues over $50 million.
WE HELP TO LEVEL UP SOME OF THE BEST COMPANIES IN THE REGION.
The Accelerator is designed to guide growth-driven companies to market success. A leading model for supporting and growing larger-scale minority business enterprises, we provide individually tailored advisory support and coaching.
A STRONG
BUSINESS
STRATEGY
ACCESS
TO
CAPITAL
CONNECTIONS
WITHIN CORPORATE
ORGANIZATIONS
BACK-OFFICE SUPPORT
The Accelerator provides tangible assistance, saving business owners time and money. Value is added by providing back-office support needed to manage essential parts of the operation, allowing the owner to focus more on growing their business than “in their business.” And the best part…these services are free.
Business owners are eligible to receive free the following services for free: bookkeeping and monthly financials ; website development ; social media management
NATIONALLY LESS THAN 1% OF EQUITY CAPITAL IS INVESTED IN AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC-OWNED BUSINESSES.
The Accelerator partners are raising a $10 Million equity capital fund investing in high potential entrepreneurs.
“The Queens NY Entrepreneur Accelerator has played a vital role in my company’s success—from providing joint venture opportunities, solicitation opportunities, training and development programs, and marketing assistance to helping us secure federal contracts. We are proud to be a member of this Accelerator program and we look forward to the continued growth of our business.”
The Queens NY Entrepreneur Accelerator is an economic development initiative borne from the joint efforts of Access CDFI and York College. Our mission is to increase economic inclusion and empowerment in the Southeast Queens NY region by providing customized analysis, resources, and funding to accelerate the growth of scalable socially and economically disadvantaged (SEDI)-owned businesses. Our focus is on serving scalable, underserved SEDI-owned businesses located in the Borough of Queens NY .
Queens NY Entrepreneur Accelerator
Back Office Support
One-on-one Business Coaching
Access to Capital