Education
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
Unleash the Power of Your Small Business
Gain practical skills across topics such as financial statements negotiation, marketing, and employee management, and gain the tools to develop a customized business plan for growth—for free.
Program Deadlines:
C38 – Salt Lake City Metro / Wasatch Urban Core
Part 1 application – 07/07/2025 to 10/15/25
Classes begin January 15, 2026
C39 – Rural Utah Statewide
Part 1 application – 10/23/2025 to 1/7/26 (soft deadline)
Classes begin April 8, 2026
C40 – Rural Utah Statewide
Part 1 application – 1/15/2026 to 5/26/26 (soft deadline)
Classes begin September 2, 2026
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses at Salt Lake Community College is a program to help small businesses grow and create jobs by providing them with greater access to education, capital, and business support services. To date, more than 700 business owners have graduated from the program in Utah with more than 10,000 graduates across the United States.
Minimum Requirements for Businesses
The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program requires businesses to meet minimum requirements to join the program. This is to ensure that businesses are stable and have opportunities for growth and expansion.
- Must be the owner or co-owner
- In business for 2 years
- Minimum Revenue of $100,000
- Two full-time employees
Upcoming Dates & Schedule
Cohort 37 Class Schedule:
| October 22-24 | Technology Onboarding |
| Monday, October 27 | 12:00pm - 8:00pm | Orientation/Mod 1: You & Your Business & Reception |
| Tuesday, October 28 | 8:00am - 6:30pm | Orientation/Mod 1: You & Your Business & Dinner |
| Wednesday, October 29 | 8:00am - 12:15pm | Module 1 |
| November 3 – 7 | Module 2 |
| November 10 – 14 | Financial Statement Workshop |
| November 17 – 21 | Module 3 |
| November 24 – 28 | Thanksgiving Break – Growth Plan Working Week |
| December 1 – 5 | Module 4 |
| December 8 – 12 | Module 5 |
| December 15 – 19 | Module 6 |
| December 22 – January 2 | 2-week Holiday Break – Growth Plan Working Week |
| January 5 – 9 | Module 7 |
| January 12 – 16 | Module 8 |
| Monday, January 20 | 12:00pm - 7:00pm | Module 9: Action for Growth & Dinner |
| Tuesday, January 21 | 8:00am - 5:15pm | Module 9: Action for Growth & Dinner |
| Wednesday, January 22 | 8:00am - 8:00pm | Module 9: Action for Growth & Dinner Reception |
| Thursday, January 23 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Module 9: Action for Growth & Closing Ceremony |
* are subject to a time change.
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