ELEVATE – MBE Executive Education

Program Overview

Curriculum Pillars

The ELEVATE curriculum is designed to help small business owners and entrepreneurs:

1. Succinctly and critically analyze and evaluate various business opportunities
2. Develop an entrepreneurial mindset to help create a digital corporate strategy
3. Comprehend the complex roles of entrepreneurship, leadership, and management throughout the development of organizational strategies
4. Recognize new opportunities for introducing innovation in wide-ranging organizational settings
5. Develop a strategy for contracting and procurement with anchor institutions and corporations
6. Understand various financial valuations of your firm

Benefits to MBEs

Upon completion of the program, ELEVATE students will be able to:

1. Comprehend the complex roles of entrepreneurship, leadership, and management throughout the development of organizational strategies.
2. Recognize new opportunities for introducing innovation in wide-ranging organizational settings
3. Enhance their competitive advantage to compete in the private, institutional, and government procurement sectors
4. Refine or sharpen the business’ corporate strategy
5. Receive certification from George Washington University School of Business

Applications for ELEVATE Cohort IV are now closed.

ELEVATE Cohort IV is designed exclusively for minority, female-owned businesses.

Why Should Female MBEs Apply?

• Understand the complex roles of female entrepreneurship, leadership, and management throughout the development of organizational strategies.

• Refine or sharpen the business’ corporate strategy

• Build relationships with other high-performing female-led MBEs

• Learn from top-notch GW University School of Business professors

• Receive certification from GWSB