Cumming and Forsyth County: An Entrepreneur Friendly Community!

As Georgia's 30th Entrepreneur Friendly County, we continue to develop programs and initiatives to assist our small business community and those individuals that want to create the next Microsoft (TM)  in their basement. Through the creation of of the Small Business Services Center, we continue to expand our services offerings to grow our own companies locally.

Click here for the Small Business Class Schedule for 2008

SBSC's Business Accelerator Initiative

In 2008, the Chamber created the community's first ever small business accelerator designed to:

• Seek out small business owners and entrepreneurs who have an established business plan and product that are ready to grow their business.
• Assist those companies that are looking for stand alone office space to locate into a shared services facility.
• Provide mentoring and business coaching through community business leaders and stakeholders to foster business growth.
• Create an initiative centered around new job creation and community based "economic gardening".

Click on the links below to review the Business Accelerator Guidelines and print off these documents to apply to the Initiative.  Click on the Georgia Peach below for more information on small business development assistance.

Quick Facts on Small Business

Business Accelerator Welcome & Information

Accelerator Membership Guidelines

2008 Initiative Application

Membership Guideline Agreement