LaunchAPEX is open to current small business owners and entrepreneurs with a great new business concept who would benefit from the combination of business and financial resources and mentoring.
Hear from the Inaugural LaunchAPEX Class about their experience in the class
Requirements:
Must live in or have a business in Apex (the corporate limits or ETJ)
Have an idea, product, or service that can generate profit, is independently owned and operated, and not part of a franchise.
Demonstrate need for financial and business resources
Be interviewed by selection committee
Attend business training once a week for 10 consecutive weeks
Ability and desire to develop a business plan and budget
Willing to meet and/or communicate regularly with a business mentor
Ability to repay micro-loan, in regular installments, within 12 months of receipt of loan
Earn a household income of $75,000 or less (preferred, not mandatory)
Current Rotarians are ineligible for the LaunchAPEX program
LaunchAPEX Applications are closed for the Fall 2019 Cohort
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About Us
LaunchAPEX strives to develop successful entrepreneurs who have limited access to financial and business resources.