New England Food Show on April 2-4 is the region’s largest restaurant and foodservice event serving both the foodservice and retail sectors. The latest products, services, and technologies will be showcased along with a leading-edge program of education and demonstrations that provides restaurants, retail, and foodservice establishments from New England with the best tools to grow and improve their business. More information here.
Visible Hands is accepting applications for a Boston-based fellowship for early-stage entrepreneurs who are representative of Greater Boston’s rich racial and gender diversity. Fellows will receive 10-weeks of hybrid programming and a $10,000 non-dilutive grant. Applications are due April 7. More information here.
The Fellowship for Female Founders is a FREE six-month Fellowship program designed for first-time female founders of early-stage scalable startups looking to raise their first outside capital. Since 2016, The Capital Network has supported 90+ female founders (50% BIPOC) who have collectively raised $85+ million. The Fellowship program gives female founders access to a robust curriculum of fundraising workshops, a supportive network of investors/mentors/entrepreneurs, and peer support to build fundraising confidence and readiness. The application will be open through April 10th. The Fellowship will run virtually from June 1st – Nov 30th, 2023. See more details and apply HERE.
The EForAll Lynn Spring 2023 Social Impact Pitch Contest is a lively two-hour event that offer entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business idea to a friendly audience and receive valuable feedback from experienced judges. Business ideas across a wide range of industries are encouraged! A total of four cash prizes will be given out as well as a Fan Favorite prize. Deadline to apply: April 13. More information here.
TechCrunch Early Stage 2023 – April 20
At this one-day founder summit, you’ll get actionable advice and takeaways from top experts, meet other entrepreneurs taking similar journeys, share your own experiences and build the confidence to take the next steps towards growing your business. More information here.
FedTech, in partnership with the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), is recruiting entrepreneurs to explore launching a new venture through the NSIN Foundry 2023 program. This year, NSIN Foundry will award up to $50,000 in non-dilutive cash prizes to the teams that demonstrate the strongest potential to commercialize DoD technology and produce capabilities that benefit the DoD and the private sector. The application deadline is April 28, 2023. More information here.
Accelerate Your Impact: Massachusetts Small Business Coaching Program
Boston Impact Initiative (BII) and Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) have partnered to offer entrepreneurs and small business owners coaching and resources to build sustainable and socially impactful businesses. More information here.
FinTech Sandbox is a nonprofit which enables financial technology entrepreneurs to build robust products by providing access to critical data, development tools and a curated network of customers, entirely for free. FinTech Sandbox is open to all startups innovating in financial services that can use financial data products we offer for product development and testing. The spirit of the program is to offer data to start-ups that could not otherwise afford it. More information here.
The NAACP Power Forward Small Business Grant is available for Black-owned businesses with one to 25 employees located in New England (Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and select areas of Connecticut (more details in the application). $25,000 in grants are available on a rolling basis. More information here.
Venture Lane is piloting a new virtual membership called Venture Lane Connect. The membership will enable B2B startup founders based in Boston to tap into Venture Lane’s curated network, weekly programming focused on go-to-market strategy, $400K in perks like AWS and Microsoft Azure and other resources for early-stage growth. Interested B2B startup founders and their teams can sign up for the private beta here.
Techstars is the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed. As one of the largest pre-seed investors in the world, they funded over 3,200 companies that have gone on to have a market cap of $79B+. Each company receives up to $120,000 in funding, and access to the worldwide network of investors, hands-on mentorship, and over $4M of perks. Applications are open year-round and will be considered on a rolling basis. Your application will be valid for 12 months from the date of application. More information here.