What is ETS?

Entrepreneur Training for Success (ETS) is a 3-month intensive course in business, workforce, life, and leadership skills. Taught over 60 hours, ETS strongly emphasizes the fundamentals of micro-entrepreneurship, combined with the basics of financial literacy.

Each week participants will learn key skills that can transform their idea into a business, including:

• Time management
• Marketing and Sales
• Branding and Communications
• Accounting and Budgeting
• Pricing your products & services
• Registering your business
• Financing your business
• Pitching your business to potential partners and investors
• and much more!

Each cohort consists of:

• Up to 14 participants 
• Lead Trainer & Financial Trainer
• Volunteer Mentors
• Expert Guests

When do classes start?

Arlington & Alexandria, VA (English Speakers Only)- Starting Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Sessions take place on Monday (and some Wednesdays) evenings at 6:30 pm.

How much does ETS cost?

Thanks to our generous funders, there is NO COST for those qualified applicants who qualify and are accepted to participate in the ETS program.

Is there a deadline to apply?

We accept applications for Spring 2024 classes until midnight on Sunday, March 18, 2024.