The Retail Brand Accelerator is a fully-funded 10-week virtual program, providing tailored workshops, mentorship, and resources to prepare diverse founders to breakthrough and succeed in mass retail. Participants refine their sales presentations and processes, increase their inventory and supply chain capacities, build a stand-out brand identity, and are guided through retailer compliance requirements.
Join a community of like-minded peers, leverage a national network of alumni and mentors, receive tailored feedback from a team of SEED SPOT experts committed to your success, connect with potential partners, and gain a lifetime of alumni benefits. The commitment for the Retail Brand Accelerator is 7-10 hours weekly over the course of 10-weeks.
Key Programmatic Highlights:
Meet retail buyers and distributors
Learn the inner workings of mass retail sales and supply
Scale fulfillment capabilities and efficiencies
Obtain the business certifications that retailers care about
Eligibility:
This Accelerator is designed for underrepresented founders of maturing consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands looking to scale into mass retail. Maturing brands include businesses that have achieved growth milestones that may include, but are not limited to: a consistent brand identity, shelf-ready packaging, relevant industry approvals secured or in process, active sales channels (online or otherwise).
The deadline to apply is June 23rd, 2024.