Our Programs
Hustle 101
Ready to learn how to grow your small business? The Hustle PHX 101 program is for you!
Hustle PHX 101 is a 14-week business development program that helps aspiring entrepreneurs put ideas into action and turn a passion into a sustainable and thriving business.
Volunteer business professionals will challenge you to think through your business model and create a plan to validate your business or business idea. You’ll leave the Hustle PHX 101 program with a deeper understanding of how to start or scale a sustainable business.
Hustle PHX 101 takes place in a hybrid learning setting, incorporating a mix of in person Hustle Labs, and virtual interactive workshops. These workshop settings include guest speakers and facilitators that will teach the curriculum and facilitate group discussions.
The program leads up to Pitch Night, a celebration of your completion of the program! Pitch Night is where YOU take the stage and pitch your business to our community
Applications for Hustle PHX 101 throughout the year. Cohorts run in the Fall (August-November) and Spring (March-May). Dates and locations vary by semester.
If you’re a business owner or aspiring entrepreneur, apply for our next cohort HERE!
Hustle 202
The mission of Hustle PHX 202 is to position entrepreneurs to validate their business concepts through the provision of intellectual and social capital. Entrepreneurs will walk away from the program with a comprehensive understanding of how to successfully test whether their business is viable and capable of scaling.
Over the course of 9 months, entrepreneurs will begin to validate their business concept and position themselves to scale their businesses by focusing on three areas:
- Business Mentorship
- Entrepreneurs receive a personal business mentorship who will walk alongside them over the course of the program.
- Technical Assistance
- Entrepreneurs receive additional technical assistance from volunteers with expertise in the areas of accounting, digital marketing, web development, business law, and so much more!
- Business Portfolio
- By the end of the program, entrepreneurs will have completed a comprehensive business portfolio consisting of the tools they need to validate their business concept and begin to successfully scale their businesses.
Applications for Hustle PHX 202 occur once a year and open in November, interviews and notification of acceptance in December. Pre-requisites and completion of Hustle PHX 101 required to be considered.
Hustle 303
The mission of Hustle PHX 303 is to position entrepreneurs to build sustainable and successful businesses through the provision of intellectual, social, and financial capital. Entrepreneurs will walk away from the program with the proper understanding, tools, and routines to scale their businesses for the purpose of providing value to their customers and bringing restoration to the lives of those impacted by the entrepreneurs’ businesses.
Over the course of 1 year, entrepreneurs will be given an advisor team made up of volunteer business professionals and business owners. The program will take an interdisciplinary approach to supporting the entrepreneurs in growing their business that includes applicable and transferable workshops led by subject matter experts, meeting and working with mentors and advisors, fellowship and building community with other hustlers and their personal advisor team.
Hustle PHX has developed a five part framework to the workshops which includes:
- Strategic planning
- Customer Experience
- Building a Sales Culture
- Generating Predictable Profits
- Operational Effectiveness
Applications for Hustle PHX 303 occur once a year in the fall. Pre-requisites and completion of Hustle PHX 101 and 202 required to be considered.
In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of the Treasury policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Submit a complaint of discrimination, by mail to U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity , 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20220, (202) 622-1160 (phone), (202) 622-0367 (fax), or email crcomplaints@treasury.gov (email).