Black BRAND, B-Force Accelerator Program Evaluation, Hampton Roads

The Virginia Tech Center for Economic and Community Engagement (CECE) was hired in Spring 2023 to work with Black BRAND, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Black-owned businesses in Hampton Roads. CECE collaborated with Black BRAND to help build their evaluation capacity and assess the impacts of the B-Force Accelerator program, a 12-week program designed to scale startups and enhance minority business owners' access to capital.