Join Ronnie's House and CSULB Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Learn how to start a Merchandising line or promotional printing business.
- Learn how to access companies that will provide print on demand service (no up front costs).
- Learn how to make their own heat press machine or outsource your product to local printers for larger volume.
- The Academy will help you to learn how to start and grow your Merchandising line.
Selling Merchandising?
Now more than ever you have options on how you can sell your custom merchandising line or customize merchandise for businesses, churches, your local government, or sports team.
- Sell on Amazon
- Sell on Instagram
- Sell on a Website
- Wholesale to Businesses
- Learn how to write a business plan.
- Learn about Gig opportunities.
- Learn how to pick the right structure for your business (LLC, Corp, DBA).
- Learn how to build Business Credit.
- Learn how to set up and promote on social media.
- Learn how to build a website and drive visitors/shoppers.
- Learn about business Funding.
- Learn to secure your business in Media Outlets.
Virtual | April 2022, You must commit to 6 sections to our procession
Win $2,500 in Cash and Prizes to help you launch a Merchandising Business.
At the end of the Academy, you will have a chance to pitch your Merchandising idea to others in the group and business professionals.
The IDEA that gets the most votes will WIN
- Custom E-Commerce website to sell products
- Heat Press Machine
- Plain T-shirts to print
- $1000 cash for business needs
- 90 Days of Business Support
- 500 Business Cards
Rising Entrepreneurs Coaching
No Cost Business Coaching
Ronnie's House and the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship have launched Rising Entrepreneurs to support Justice impacted individuals who want to start a business.
The Services are at no cost to our clients. We offer one-one-one coaching and workshops.
- New Business
- Existing Business
- Government Contracts
- Marketing & Social Media
- Business Development
- Business Information & more
About Us
Accelerate Uptown opened in June of 2019, with the support of the City of Long Beach, Living Cities, Citi fund to address economic inequity faced by minority and women owned businesses. The Business Accelerator is the first of its kind in the City of Long Beach. In the first 18 Months, Accelerate Uptown supported over 300 Entrepreneurs and up and coming Entrepreneurs through one-on-one business coaching, workshops, and connected them to funding and small business resources.
Accelerate Uptown's Mission is to foster economic equity with a focus on women and minority owned businesses, through entrepreneurship, advancing careers in technology and supporting the transition of our reentry community from prison to life. We further work with community partners to support the health and wellbeing our members through support groups, yoga, health, and fitness programs.
The mission of the CSULB Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (IIE) is to provide programming and guidance for innovators and entrepreneurs that leads to success. The IIE is a central hub for innovators and entrepreneurs in Long Beach, with programming and services to support long-term economic growth that is inclusive and sustainable for our diverse community. For more information on all of our programs and activities, please visit www.csulb.edu/iie.
Many exciting activities have organically evolved on the CSULB campus and in the Long Beach community, indicating that a community of interest in entrepreneurship and innovation exists.
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- 6082 Atlantic Ave., LB, CA 90805