Program Details

Our Accelerators are designed for students, innovators, and entrepreneurs who are ready to take their ideas to the next level. These programs focus on growth, real-world experience, and practical support, helping participants refine their projects, gain mentorship, and connect with a dynamic innovation community.

Scale Up D5 is a program for micro to small business owners in Miami-Dade County Commission District 5, which includes Little Havana, Downtown Miami and parts of Brickell and Miami Beach.

The program introduces you to business principles, assist you in completing a growth plan, and prepare you to pitch your ideas in a final pitch competition where you can win a cash grant.

To find out whether your business falls within the District 5 boundaries input your business address in the “Find my commissioner” box on this site.

This program is generously sponsored by:

What You'll get out of it

Scaling Strategy

Grow your business

Discover effective digital marketing methods to expand your business and reaching new markets and customers.

Finance-Forecast

Clean your books

We’ll do a deep dive into your financials and help you organize them so that you ready to secure financing for your expansion plans.

Nail your Pitch

Nail your pitch

Walk away with a pitch deck and pitch coaching to perfect how you present your business to clients and potential funders.

Build community

Build Community

Meet like-minded entrepreneurs and learn about the resources available to you in our community to help your business grow.

Our Instructors

Suzanne Jewell

Marketing Expert and Motivational Speaker and Coach

Chris Collie

Business Consultant & Managing Partner, Engaged Talent Solutions

Karina Diehl

Communications Consultant and Founder of KJDConsulting

Mayra A. Rocha

Business Growth Strategies & Scale Up Business Advisor

Jose Henriquez

H&R Bintel Group Managing
Director

Joan Godoy

CEO at Radical Partners, a Miami-based Social Impact Accelerator

Luly Carreras

Business + Life Strategist | Speaker, Trainer, Coach

Jose I. Rasco

CEO and Founder at Dot Health and STRAAT Managing Director

Monique Salomon

AI & Automations Educator and
Fractional COO

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