150 launched. Your turn, Cohort 9.
Free 10-week business training, six months with a mentor, and help finding funding. Holly Springs, since 2018.
COHORT 8 · MAY 2026 · PHOTO: VMA STUDIOS
Free 10-week business training, six months with a mentor, and help finding funding. Holly Springs, since 2018.
COHORT 8 · MAY 2026 · PHOTO: VMA STUDIOS
Ten weekly evening sessions cover the fundamentals: pricing, bookkeeping, marketing, and the business plan you'll leave with. Then the town stays with you.
Ten evening sessions with your cohort: pricing, bookkeeping, marketing, and the business plan you'll leave with.
Six months one-on-one with a local owner who's already built what you're building.
We pair you with available funding resources to put the plan to work.
“My business went from being operated by a solo cleaner to a fully staffed company with 13 employees.”
Kat Hourani · Kat's Cleaning ServicesCohort 5
“We have grown to serve over 80 bars, restaurants, distilleries, and retail spaces.”
Ariana Nester · Remedy Cocktail Co.Cohort 5
“We have become much more visible as a local contractor and have delivered dozens of successful projects.”
Nicole M. de Martinez · Silver Lake ConstructionCohort 2
If you live or run your business in the Holly Springs area, sell a product or service that can turn a profit, and haven't had access to money or business know-how, this program exists for you.
Multi-level marketing businesses aren't eligible. Areas with their own LaunchMyCity program should apply there.
One required evening at an info session, any date on the winter schedule. Then a short application, and a conversation with the selection committee. That's the whole gauntlet.
Applications for Cohort 9 are open now and close February 12, 2027.
Ten free weeks that 150 of your neighbors have already used. Cohort 9 is forming now.
ApplyYou built yours. Walk beside someone building theirs: six months, one entrepreneur.
Become a mentorJoin Amgen, Ting, and the Town of Holly Springs in funding the next cohort.
Sponsor a cohortJan–Feb 2027 · Thrive Coworking · Holly Springs
Every applicant attends one info session before interviewing. Seats are free. Reserve one and bring your idea.
Already been to one? Start your application before the deadline.
Tuition is $0 for every cohort because these names are behind it.
Shah & Associates CPA
Woomerin Insurance