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Santander's Cultivate Small Business Program is a grant and accelerator program from Santander Bank that supports early-stage food industry entrepreneurs in historically underserved communities with a 12-week curriculum, mentorship, and capital grants. The program is completely free for eligible participants and partners with the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Babson College.
The Fall cohort runs September through November with applications accepted March through June, and the Spring cohort runs March through June with applications open November through January. The deadline for the current cycle is June 30, 2026. Eligible businesses must be in operation for at least one year, work full time in the business, have fewer than 10 employees, and earn between $25,000 and $1,000,000 in annual revenue.
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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 reach out to CultivateSmallBusiness@Santander. us with questions about program eligibility or application deadlines.
Santander is proud to work with our dedicated program partners: Initiative for A Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Babson College.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Nonprofits focused on community development initiatives in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods in specified regions, including Texas. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The current target date is June 30, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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