Beltline Business Ventures

Beltline Business Ventures is a small business accelerator launched by the Atlanta Beltline Business Solutions Office that supports local businesses by providing the tailored services, technical assistance and resources they need to scale and physically locate their businesses in the Beltline Planning Area.

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What We Offer

Each Beltline Business Ventures Cohort offers:

Three months of virtual and in-person learning sessions on a range of topics from strategic planning, customer acquisition, operational optimization, and more
Culminating graduation
Monthly peer learning and networking opportunities
Up to 10 hours of tailored 1:1 business advising with experienced entrepreneur coaches and consultants
Resources aimed at preparing businesses for brick-and-mortar opportunities in the Beltline planning area
An opportunity to participate in a pitch competition

How to Apply

Summer 2025 Cohort Information

Applications Open: March 31, 2025

Virtual Information Session: April 15, 2025 at 1pm

Applications Close: April 27, 2025

Cohort Notification: Before or on May 9, 2025

Orientation/Intro Webinar: May 13, 2025

Program Dates: May 20, 2025 – August 19, 2025

Graduation: August 26, 2025

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Small Business Pitch Competition

Prepare to be inspired at this magical event of ideas and opportunities. Reserved for graduates of Beltline programs, finalists have the opportunity to showcase their businesses to investors and business leaders and pitch their ideas for a chance to win cash prizes to help bring those ideas to life.

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"The tour and the graduation were my highlights seeing so many small businesses come together for partnerships and learning from each other."
Tarea Williams,
Founder/Owner, Bosses Kitchen
"I understood the leverage my business currently offered to secure product placement in a Ponce City Market store. This is the beginning of the path to get a brick and mortar."
Natasha Simmons,
Yacht Club Access
"Being a part of this program has been an amazing experience. I enjoyed meeting and learning more about other business owners as well as sharing our successes as well as fears/ failures in a safe space and then being provided with solution focused resources was extremely valuable."
Kimberly Lee-Okonya,
Founder/Owner, Life Begins Here