Accelerators, free office hours and a teen entrepreneurship program are taking applications.
Sacramento small business programs funded by the City’s 2026 Innovation Grant Program, which awarded $1 million to 17 organizations, are taking applications. Here is who qualifies for each one and where to apply.
Two organizations funded through the City of Sacramento’s 2026 Innovation Grant Program, which awarded $1 million to 17 organizations earlier this year, are taking applications for business programs, the City reported on Oct. 26, 2026.
EO Accelerator (Entrepreneurs’ Organization Sacramento) runs year-round for founders with $250,000 to $1 million in annual revenue, or venture-backed companies that have raised that much. Scholarships are available.
Growth Factory Nonprofit offers three programs at Aggie Square: Build Up Sacramento, an accelerator from January to May 2027 for businesses that have operated at least a year, have at least three employees and are based in the city; free one-hour Entrepreneurs-in-Residence office hours every other Tuesday from noon to 3 p.m.; and Atlas, a free after-school program for high school students (Wednesdays, Jan. 27 to April 28, 2027) with a $200 stipend on completion.
Apply: EO AcceleratorApply: Build Up SacramentoBook office hoursApply: Atlas (grades 9-12)
