2024 First Leap, Spring Cohort Application

**Thank you for applying for Bridgeway's First Leap program. Applications close midnight, March 11th, 2024. **

First Leap is an entrepreneurial readiness program for startup and emerging creative businesses. Whether you identify as an artist, maker, designer, or craftsperson, creatives often employ sophisticated skills when it comes to making, but the business side of their practice often remains underdeveloped. The First Leap program provides participants with the foundations to become business owners ready to professionalize their passion and sustain their practice.

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* 1. First Name

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* 2. Last Name

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* 3. Email Address

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* 4. For our grant reporting purposes, which of the following best represents your racial or ethnic heritage? Choose all that apply

Black, Afro-Caribbean, or African American

Latino or Hispanic American

East Asian or Asian American

South Asian or Indian American

Middle Eastern or Arab American

Native American or Alaskan Native

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Non-Hispanic White or Euro-American

Other (please specify)

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* 5. For our grant reporting purposes, which of the following best represents your gender?

Male

Female

Other

Prefer Not to Say

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* 6. Are you a veteran?

Yes

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* 7. Business Address

Street

City

Zip Code

State

County

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* 8. Business Name

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* 9. Business URL:

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* 10. Instagram URL:

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* 11. Facebook URL:

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* 12. Year Founded

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* 13. In 2 - 3 Sentences, briefly describe your business, including your products and/or services:

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* 14. How would you designate your business using a NAICS Code? (Please enter your 6-digit code found using the linked resource)

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* 15. Where do you primarily produce your products?

Owned Commercial Space

Leased Commercial Space

Leased Shared Space

Dedicated Home Production Studio

Home Workshop

Makerspace Member

None

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* 16. Where do you currently sell your products or services (etsy, in-person markets, e-commerce, etc)?

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* 17. Online Marketplace URL:

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* 18. What are your main business goals over the next year?

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* 19. Where do you envision your business in the next 3 - 5 years?

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* 20. What do you hope to achieve through this program?

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* 21. What level of financial independence have you realized through your creative business? (Select the option that best applies to you)

I work full time at my business and take a salary or annual draw.

I work a part-time job to augment income from my creative business.

I work a full-time job and my creative business is not (yet) a meaningful source of income.

2024 First Leap, Spring Cohort Application

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* 1. First Name

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* 2. Last Name

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* 3. Email Address

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* 4. For our grant reporting purposes, which of the following best represents your racial or ethnic heritage? Choose all that apply

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* 5. For our grant reporting purposes, which of the following best represents your gender?

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* 6. Are you a veteran?

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* 7. Business Address

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* 8. Business Name

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* 9. Business URL:

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* 10. Instagram URL:

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* 11. Facebook URL:

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* 12. Year Founded

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* 13. In 2 - 3 Sentences, briefly describe your business, including your products and/or services:

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* 14. How would you designate your business using a NAICS Code? (Please enter your 6-digit code found using the linked resource)

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* 15. Where do you primarily produce your products?

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* 16. Where do you currently sell your products or services (etsy, in-person markets, e-commerce, etc)?

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* 17. Online Marketplace URL:

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* 18. What are your main business goals over the next year?

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* 19. Where do you envision your business in the next 3 - 5 years?

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* 20. What do you hope to achieve through this program?

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* 21. What level of financial independence have you realized through your creative business? (Select the option that best applies to you)

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* 22. Please list any incubators, accelerators, or business learning programs you’ve previously participated in.

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* 23. Is there anything else you would like for us to know about you or your business?