Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) helps underrepresented entrepreneurs start and grow businesses, accelerating economic and social impact across the United States.
500+
businesses started by EforAll alumni
720
local jobs created
70%
EforAll businesses still active at three years
$25M
revenue generated by supported businesses in 2019
Small businesses are central to the health of the US economy. However, many people wanting to start a business and attain financial independence lack the know-how, networks, and/or seed capital to do so. Here's what EforAll offers:
“One of the best ways to help close the opportunity inequality gap and create employment in cities that are economically challenged is to change from the inside. And it turns out that in every community, there are would-be entrepreneurs. EforAll was founded to support these entrepreneurs on their journey.”
Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande, President and Chairman of Sparta Group LLC & Founding Sponsor of EforAll
Cisco funding is supporting EforAll’s efforts to digitize their systems and capacity-building services for entrepreneurs. These efforts have:
EforAll staff interact with the digitized system daily, which is now their operational backbone--enabling efficient data-driven business insights and decisionmaking.
74%
businesses owned by women
58%
businesses owned by people of color
46%
businesses owned by immigrants
39%
previously unemployed
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