BBB Foundation for Education and Entrepreneur Leadership

BBB Foundation for Education and Entrepreneur Leadership's mission is to be the leader in the Pacific Southwest when it comes to Main St. business resources by providing: Ethical framework, incubation, and tools for startup businesses Entrepreneurial resources for businesses, from business acceleration to access to capital Referrals and wayfinding for entrepreneurs across the ecosystem and leading through collaboration Educational resources in a holistic way rooted in BBB's Standards of Trust

Our organization recognizes the needs of our local communities and entrepreneur ecosystem and has built programs and resources to meet them at any stage in the entrepreneur journey.

Our current portfolio of projects includes ethical athlete scholarships for Arizona high school student, Ethical Cadet scholarship program, a high school essay scholarship program, and a myriad of business resources:

BBB Breakthrough Accelerator is a 10-week program designed to assist small business owners and entrepreneurs overcome challenges, receive industry expert advice, and technical assistance to grow and scale their businesses. The program has an emphasis on developing and expanding their online presence and assessing their business' financial and legal health.

In addition to our Accelerator program, f.e.e.l. offers a variety of educational workshops and summits for entrepreneurs and small businesses, with a special focus on serving our local community. We also operate ignite sparked by BBB, a community coworking and meeting destination in the heart of Central Phoenix and San Diego.

Testimonials

Testimonial #1
When I began BBB's Accelerator, I had no idea what to expect. I was delighted to discover a robust business accelerator that filled in gaps from other programs I had started my business with. This program helped next-level my expertise in marketing, social media, SEO (thanks to the team, calls to action (ABT!) and improved my understanding of funding (Desert Financial Credit Union) and legal (Snell & Wilmer). Shout out to Lifeguides for the sanity checks. Thanks to the fantastic teams at the Better Business Bureau for putting this cohort together. You've created something special that I will recommend to anyone starting their own business.

Testimonial #2
BBB's Accelerator was an unexpected gift in the midst of a major change in my business. From the incredible breadth of knowledge offered by the BBB team and speakers, to the generosity of the program partners (in terms of space to to work, legal advice, website audit...). Without it I don't know that I would have grown my business so well.

Testimonial #3
Participating in the BBB's Accelerator has been a transformative experience. It reinforced the idea that entrepreneurship can be a challenging journey, but being part of a community of 90 other companies going through similar struggles was incredibly reassuring.