Spark 2024

Join us for the SPARK Business Accelerator Program
Fall 2024
September 9, 2024 - November 11, 2024

All classes will be held in person on the campus of Saint Mary’s College.

This program begins on Monday, September 9, 2024, and ends with a graduation celebration on Monday, November 11, 2024. The class meets on Monday evenings from 6 – 8:30 p.m. Homework assignments will require 4-6 hours of work per week.

SPARK provides a blueprint for developing your business idea. Our program includes training in financial accounting and management, planning, marketing, and other business skills that will give you the tools necessary to start or expand your own business. You will experience interactive activities that will help you develop your entrepreneurial mindset, identify new opportunities, as well as understand and connect with your target customers.

Best of all, you will complete this intensive training program with other women business owners who will become part of your ongoing support system along with our mentors and subject-area experts.

SPARK'S Mission

To cultivate the entrepreneurial capacity of women with a combination of personal education, business training, and ongoing professional mentoring to sustainably advance beyond socio-economic boundaries and achieve self-sufficiency. Read more about the SPARK program here.