To many, the phrase “startup accelerator” conjures images of support networks for 20-somethings working on the next great app.

Likewise, the word “microentrepreneurship” often is associated with small, community enterprises in the developing world.

As worthy as both terms are, when faculty and staff with Emory Goizueta Business School’s Social Enterprise @ Goizueta got to thinking about it, a huge group of entrepreneurs in Atlanta were getting left out of the equation. Aspiring restaurant owners, daycare operators, educators, boutique owners and a host of other people with great ideas could use just as much help getting businesses off the ground.

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Source Emory Business