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"Santander Cultivate Small Business" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Santander Cultivate Small Business is sponsored by Santander via ICIC. 12-week virtual training program for early-stage food entrepreneurs from underserved communities, including MBA-style curriculum, mentorship, and capital grants upon completion ($2,500 base, up to $20,000 additional for select participants).
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Cultivate Small Business - Santander US We work hard to ensure we are providing tools and solutions to our customers to enable them to achieve their financial goals. Santander’s Cultivate Small Business helps early-stage entrepreneurs build and sustain businesses in the food industry, with a focus on historically underserved founders in low-to-moderate income neighborhoods.
The program is completely free for eligible entrepreneurs and provides a 12 week food-focused curriculum, mentorship, and capital grants.
Cultivate Small Business supports entrepreneurs and businesses that meet the following criteria: In operation for at least one year Are working full time in the business and have fewer than 10 total full-time equivalent employees Revenues between $25,000 and $1,000,000 in the last calendar year Located in the United States Our Fall cohort runs from September through November with applications accepted from March through June.
Our Spring cohort runs from March through June with applications accepted from November through January. Please click here to apply for an upcoming cohort or reach out to CultivateSmallBusiness@santander. us with any questions.
Santander is proud to work with our dedicated program partners: Initiative for A Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Babson College.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Early-stage food entrepreneurs, with focus on underserved founders in low- to moderate-income communities. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $2,500 - $20,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was July 21, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Santander Cultivate Small Business is funded by Santander via ICIC. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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