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.
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
Current cohort schedule – Cohort Full.
Cohort 30 Class Schedule:
Thursday, March 30 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Orientation |
Friday, March 31 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Module 1 |
Thursday, April 13 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Module 2 |
Thursday, April 20 | 8:00am - 4:30pm | Financial Statement Workshop |
Thursday, April 27 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Module 3 |
Tuesday, May 2 | 4:00pm - 7:00pm | "You are the Lender" Clinic* |
Tuesday, May 9 | 4:00pm - 7:00pm | Negotiations Clinic* |
Thursday, May 11 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Module 4 |
Thursday, May 18 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Module 5 |
Tuesday, May 23 | 4:30pm - 8:00pm | Legal Clinic – “HR and Employment Matters”* |
Thursday, June 1 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Module 6 |
Tuesday, June 6 | 4:00pm - 7:30pm | Digital Marketing Clinic* |
Thursday, June 8 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Module 7 |
Thursday, June 15 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Module 8 |
NO CLASS 6/19 - 6/23 | NO CLASS |
Wednesday, June 28 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Module 9A |
Thursday, June 29 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Module 9B |
Upcoming Dates & Schedule
Salt Lake Community College is now accepting applications and referrals for eligible small business owners. The application deadline for Cohort 31 is May 24, 2023 with classes beginning in September.
Cohort 31 Class Schedule:
Thursday, Sept 14 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Orientation |
Friday, Sept 15 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Module 1 |
Thursday, Sept 21 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Module 2 |
Thursday, Sept 28 | 8:00am - 4:30pm | Financial Statement Workshop |
Thursday, Oct 5 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Module 3 |
Tuesday, Oct 10 | 3:00pm - 6:00pm | "You are the lender" Clinic* |
Tuesday, Oct 17 | 3:00pm - 6:00pm | Negotiations Clinic* |
Thursday, Oct 19 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Module 4 |
Thursday, Oct 26 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Module 5 |
Thursday, Nov 2 | 3:00pm - 6:30pm | “Legal Clinic – HR and Employment Matters”* |
Tuesday, Nov 9 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Mod 6 |
Tuesday, Nov 14 | 3:00pm - 6:00pm | Digital Marketing Clinic* |
Thursday, Nov 16 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Mod 7 |
Thursday, Nov 30 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Mod 8 |
NO CLASS 12/4-12/8 | NO CLASS |
Thursday, Dec 14 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Mod 9A |
Friday, Dec 15 | 8:00am - 5:30pm | Mod 9B |
* are subject to a time change.
To hear first-hand stories and experiences from GS10KSB graduates, check out the podcast with Erik Kubina.