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Are you ready to move your business to the next level, but not sure how to get there? Apply today to Accelerate Business. You will get the business knowledge, management know-how, and networks needed to think like a CEO, grow your revenue, increase jobs, and be contract-capable and procurement-ready to do business with Philadelphia's large companies.
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Meet THE 2021-2022 COHORT Graduates
Accelerate alumni
eligibilityThe ideal candidate is a business owner who is tired of the status quo, looking to take action and willing to invest the time in order to scale their business.
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2022-23 scheduleCLASS SCHEDULE
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2022 Cohort Fees
Due upon acceptance and includes all program materials.
GPHCC Members: No cost
Non-Members: $500.00 (GPHCC memberships start at $69.00 per year.)
* Note that thanks to the generous support of our partners, tuition costs of $15,000 are subsidized by GPHCC .
Due upon acceptance and includes all program materials.
GPHCC Members: No cost
Non-Members: $500.00 (GPHCC memberships start at $69.00 per year.)
* Note that thanks to the generous support of our partners, tuition costs of $15,000 are subsidized by GPHCC .
The Curriculum (bilingual)
Once in the program, business owners have this revelation: “I don’t have to be alone.”
As a participant, you’ll be surrounded by CEOs, like you, who will become your trusted advisors.
There is also an alumni group of CEOs, living around the country, for you to connect with for advice and business opportunities.
As a participant, you’ll be surrounded by CEOs, like you, who will become your trusted advisors.
There is also an alumni group of CEOs, living around the country, for you to connect with for advice and business opportunities.
5 Modules
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3-Yr Growth PlanThis is your big take away from the program, a 3-year roadmap for growth that you build, section-by-section as part of your learning process. You will be assisted by the instructor, your CEO Mentoring Group, and the multiple guest experts that participate in each of the modules.
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mentoring & networksSmall sub-groups of participants meet between sessions to build community and collaboration around the learning objectives of the program. You will also receive individualized coaching and access to GPHCC resources.
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GPHCC program instructors are bilingual and course materials are available in English or Spanish.
meet the instructor
Lenin Agudo is a high performance motivator with experience in supporting economic growth for small businesses, municipalities and economic development engines.
As Director of Widener University Small Development Center, Lenin’s mission is to foster vibrant, experience oriented, market driven and economic development results. To achieve this, he supports wantrepreneurs, growthreprenuers and famlilypreneurs in their efforts to forge, temper and strengthen their business.
Lenin utilizes a design-thinking trajectory © to consult with clients and to create and deliver customized learning opportunities for them. He practices a design, test, learn and evolve approach to enhance the business development process and its outcomes.
As former community and economic development director for the 5th largest city in PA, business consultant, trainer and small business owner, Lenin has over 14 years of experience in loan packaging, real estate development, financing, business model generation, and value proposition design.
Lenin graduated from Pace University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in International Management, holds a Master of Business Administration from Kutztown University, a postgraduate certificate in Economic Development and Growth from the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Institute of Government and an Executive Education Certificate in Leadership and Organizational Performance from the Kennedy School at Harvard University.
Lenin is a Certified Business Advisor from Growth Wheel; a Certified Program Facilitator from a Strategyzer; and a Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) from the National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE).
He enjoys free time with his wife Gabriela Raful and his sons Julian and Camilo.
As Director of Widener University Small Development Center, Lenin’s mission is to foster vibrant, experience oriented, market driven and economic development results. To achieve this, he supports wantrepreneurs, growthreprenuers and famlilypreneurs in their efforts to forge, temper and strengthen their business.
Lenin utilizes a design-thinking trajectory © to consult with clients and to create and deliver customized learning opportunities for them. He practices a design, test, learn and evolve approach to enhance the business development process and its outcomes.
As former community and economic development director for the 5th largest city in PA, business consultant, trainer and small business owner, Lenin has over 14 years of experience in loan packaging, real estate development, financing, business model generation, and value proposition design.
Lenin graduated from Pace University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in International Management, holds a Master of Business Administration from Kutztown University, a postgraduate certificate in Economic Development and Growth from the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Institute of Government and an Executive Education Certificate in Leadership and Organizational Performance from the Kennedy School at Harvard University.
Lenin is a Certified Business Advisor from Growth Wheel; a Certified Program Facilitator from a Strategyzer; and a Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) from the National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE).
He enjoys free time with his wife Gabriela Raful and his sons Julian and Camilo.
2021-2022 Program partners
Financial Support
The Philadelphia Foundation
Program Support
