Making Entrepreneurship a More Accessible and Equitable Career Pathway

Entrepreneurship is generally recognized as one of the best paths to wealth creation. 

However, it is often not considered a viable pathway following postsecondary education, particularly for first-generation students or students from low-income backgrounds who do not have the personal resources or network to support the relatively high cost and time required for the exploration and ideation process of early-stage businesses.

The Bold Path Fellowship is a two-year, full-time program that empowers individuals from under-resourced backgrounds who have earned a degree or credential to pursue entrepreneurship as a viable pathway following postsecondary completion. 

Through this program, we hope to support students who are passionate about entrepreneurship to choose the Bold Path. 

Where there is a need, there is opportunity. We've identified residents of the Birmingham, Raleigh-Durham and Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan areas as candidates for next cohorts of fellows.

Fellows will receive $120,000 in funding, mentorship opportunities and other resources to help them on their entrepreneurial journeys.

The Bold Path Fellowship is funded by the ECMC Group Education Impact Fund and ECMC Foundation—a national postsecondary education funder.