$10,000 GrantAwarded to One Founder Per Cohort
Bbuildnebraska.org

What You'll Learn in 6 Months

Structured Teaching + Real-Time Execution + Expert Mentorship + Peer Community

Two 90-Day Phases

Phase 1 · Months 1–3

Teaching & Light Execution

Week 1–2

Kick-off (2-day in-person intensive in Omaha)

  • Meet the team, set intentions, begin curriculum
  • 2-day immersion on business formation, capital readiness, financial foundations
  • Meet your cohort (20–25 entrepreneurs)

Weeks 3–12

Weekly Teaching + Real-Time Execution

  • 2-hour weekly cohort sessions (hybrid: in-person in Omaha + virtual option)
  • Core curriculum modules on capital, finance, operations, founder wellness
  • Expert office hours for 1-on-1 coaching

Phase 2 · Months 3–6

Full Execution with Coaching

Week 12–16

Mid-Point Checkpoint (2-day in-person intensive)

  • Review progress, adjust curriculum based on cohort needs
  • Deepen relationships with experts and peers

Weeks 16–26

Full Execution with Expert Support

  • Bi-weekly cohort check-ins (progress reviews, obstacle solving)
  • Expert office hours (1-on-1 as needed)

Week 26

Graduation (2-day in-person capstone event)

  • Present your 6-month progress & growth plan
  • Celebrate with cohort and experts
  • Launch your post-program roadmap
  • One cohort business receives a $10,000 growth grant

What's Covered

Module 1

Capital Readiness & Business Formation

Expected outcome: Clear capital roadmap for your business stage

Module 2

Founder Wellness & Financial Wellness

Expected outcome: Emotional readiness to hire and scale

Module 3

Financial Management & Operations

Expected outcome: Confidence managing your finances; systems that scale without you

Module 4

Bookkeeping & Financial Systems

Expected outcome: Scalable bookkeeping infrastructure you can hand off

Module 5

Operations Architecture & Hiring

Expected outcome: Confidence making the solo-to-hire transition

Module 6

Ecosystem Navigation & Post-Pilot Strategy

Expected outcome: Roadmap for Year 2+ using Nebraska resources

3 In-Person Events + Virtual Cohorts

In-Person Events (All in Omaha)

  • Kick-off: 2 days, Month 1 — connection, curriculum launch, cohort building
  • Mid-Point: 2 days, Month 4 — progress review, deeper learning, relationship strengthening
  • Graduation: 2 days, Month 6 — capstone presentations, growth planning, celebration

Virtual Delivery (Between Events)

  • Weekly 2-hour cohort sessions (learning + execution)
  • Expert office hours (1-on-1 booking as needed)
  • Asynchronous resources (videos, modules, templates)
  • Peer community (ongoing connection)

Real-Time Execution

  • You don't just learn—you execute on your actual business during the program.
  • Curriculum moves from teaching to doing.

How to Participate

Who This Is For

  • Black women business owners in Nebraska (or adjacent states)
  • Have sold your product or service (validated business model)
  • Ready to move from solo to hiring/scaling
  • Committed to showing up for 6 months
  • Open to peer learning and feedback

In-Person Logistics

  • Dates: Q1 2027 through Q2 2027 (3 events, 6 months total)
  • Location: Omaha, Nebraska
  • What's covered: curriculum, expert instruction, and community (full details to be confirmed)
  • Travel & lodging: we're working with Omaha 100 to finalize what's covered — details to be confirmed
  • Cohort size: 20–25 entrepreneurs

Commitment Level

  • Time: ~2 hours/week program (cohort sessions) + 3–5 hours/week execution (working ON your business, not in it)
  • Engagement: active participation, peer feedback, real-time business execution
  • Energy: high engagement required; this is not a passive course

Shared Investment

Omaha 100 Is Investing In You. You Invest In Your Build.

The true cost of delivering B.U.I.L.D. is being substantially underwritten through Omaha 100's investment in Nebraska entrepreneurs.

But B.U.I.L.D. is not a free program.

We believe building a scalable enterprise requires investment, ownership, and commitment from everyone involved. Selected entrepreneurs make a participant investment based on the annual revenue of their business.

The goal is not to make access difficult. It is to create shared investment in the work while ensuring qualified entrepreneurs are not excluded simply because of financial circumstances.

$1,000

Businesses generating $50K–$99,999 in annual revenue

$1,500

Businesses generating $100K–$249,999 in annual revenue

$2,500

Businesses generating $250K+ in annual revenue

Payment plans available. Limited need-based scholarships will also be available for qualified entrepreneurs.

Final participant investment is determined during the application and selection process based on verified annual business revenue.

This Isn't Tuition. It's Shared Commitment.

Your participant investment does not represent the full cost of B.U.I.L.D.

Omaha 100's investment makes it possible to bring entrepreneurs a multidisciplinary advisory team, live implementation support, financial and operational systems, AI and automation infrastructure, in-person intensives, evaluation, and an ecosystem intentionally designed to help businesses scale.

Participant contributions create shared ownership in that investment and can help support access needs such as lodging, transportation, caregiving support, and other barriers to full participation.

Invested Entrepreneurs

You have skin in the game and a reason to show up ready to build.

Invested Ecosystem

Omaha 100 and its partners substantially underwrite the infrastructure surrounding you.

Sustainable Model

Shared investment helps B.U.I.L.D. become a program Nebraska can sustain for future entrepreneurs.

Ready to Build What Can Grow Without You?

B.U.I.L.D. is designed for established, revenue-generating entrepreneurs ready to move from operating everything themselves to building scalable, job-creating enterprises.

Apply for B.U.I.L.D.

Selection is competitive. Submission of an application does not guarantee admission.