Your Donation
Keeps Small Businesses Hiring

Your gift builds the hiring capacity small businesses need to create jobs, support families, and strengthen local economies.

Our

Programs

Pull Up & Pitch

In just 60 seconds, entrepreneurs

pitch for the capital they need to grow.

Your funding powers these life-changing moments creating opportunities

that ripple across families and

communities.

FUND PROGRAM

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A 12-week accelerator that combines leadership development, workforce strategy, and capital access to help small businesses grow into job creators.

Your support helps founders build teams, unlock capital, and hire with confidence.

Emerging Leaders
Fellowship 2.0

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FUND PROGRAM

We’ve evolved! BGV Pitch and ELF
are now one, welcome to ELF 2.0

BGV Next Gen

Empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs at HBCUs.
BGV NextGen equips students with capital access, mentorship, and real-world entrepreneurial experience.

Your support equips HBCU students with mentorship, capital access, and real-world entrepreneurial experience.

BGV Connect

BGV Connect is our community where you will find other women-identifying founders in all stages of business to connect with, share announcements and resources, and collaborate.