
What is a Microenterprise?
- A small business that employs and operates with a small number of employees
- Started with a small amount of capital
- Specializes in providing goods or services for their local areas
- Can be run from home and various locations
- Produces products made at home and sold online, in local stores, or at local markets
*Classes are designed to teach for profit businesses only (excluding multilevel marketing businesses)
2020 Session Dates:
- Session 1: May 11 – July 1, 2020
- Session 2: September 21 – November 9, 2020
Place:
- Classes are held at the YWCA Greensboro on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-8 pm
Costs:
- $50 for women who qualify for a scholarship (scholarships awarded based on income and other factors)
- $150 for all other applicants
Passion to Purse Member Highlights
As a Passion to Purse member you will have access to the following:
- commercial kitchen (Department of Agriculture approved businesses only)
- computer access
- classrooms
- event spaces
- on-site childcare
- other building resources to aid in their business development
- vending opportunities
How to apply:
Step 1
Fill out Passion to Purse Application (please read carefully)
Step 2
Select applicants will be called in for an interview
Step 3
Approved applicants receive acceptance by email
*Notification emails generally sent out within 2 weeks
Microloans
The Passion to Purse Program offers a limited number of microloans to qualifying graduates of the Passion to Purse program through the Piedmont Business Capital.
