Are you ready for a summer of intense business education to help you grow and scale your company? The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program at Sinclair College is accepting applications for its summer 2026 cohort. For those who would like to learn more about the impacts of the program and hear personal testimonials from previous cohort graduates, you are invited to join Dayton-area 10KSB alumni at a special speed networking event on Nov. 12.
Register today to reserve your seat at Oregon Express — proudly owned by Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Cohort 5 graduate Laura Zeller — for a fast-paced networking event designed to connect Dayton 10KSB alumni and qualified business owners. Meet other small business owners and find out why this program has a 91% referral rate among graduates. If you’re considering applying to this s free educational “boot camp” for small business owners, this is a great way to learn more about the program and expand your network.
- Doors open at 5:00 PM; event starts at 5:30 PM
- Quick 2-minute conversations across tables with rotation each round
- Ask your questions about 10KSB and get feedback from business owners who participated
- Ends with a prize drawing and open networking
About 10,000 Small Businesses …
Sinclair College offers a 14-week “entrepreneurial boot camp” exclusively to small business owners with the goal of helping them grow and expand. The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program takes a deep dive into business management topics while participants develop their growth strategy. They have support from peers, award-winning faculty, and business advisors working with them one-on-one during the program. Best of all — it’s FREE!
We help entrepreneurs create jobs and economic opportunity by providing access to education, capital, and support services. The best-in-class curriculum covers all the fundamentals for growing a business, and is delivered in partnership with community colleges like Sinclair. Best of all, this grant-funded program is offered to business owners at no cost to them.
Since launching the program here in Dayton, Sinclair has graduated 97 small business owners from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program. The graduates produce over $110 million in revenue and more than 1,800 employees work for them. On average, 71% of graduates increase their annual revenue and 51% add employees to their payroll just 18 months after completing the program and implementing their growth strategies. Find out how this free summer of intense education can help YOU grow and scale your business, too.
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses (10KSB) is a private/public partnership designed to help small businesses grow and create jobs by providing them with greater access to education, capital, and business support services. To date, more than 10,000 business owners have graduated from the program across all 50 states in the US, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C.
Is your business ready for what’s next?
