A Scalable Incubator for Communities Ready to Invest in Their Own Talent.
Every city has the ingredients for a thriving economy: creativity, grit, and people who know how to get things done. What’s often missing isn’t talent. It’s infrastructure.
Over the course of 12 months, ESO Next embeds a structured, milestone-based incubator into your community, equipping local entrepreneurs with the knowledge, tools, and access to capital they need to start, grow, and sustain real businesses.
This is more than a paint-by-numbers program. It’s a partnership model that aligns public, private, and philanthropic resources around a single mission: to help underinvested entrepreneurs turn potential into prosperity.
Our Infrastructure Drives Results
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Business Services
ESO Next is a one-year, comprehensive, milestone-driven program that equips under-resourced entrepreneurs with the tools, knowledge, and capital access to launch and grow real businesses. Sponsored by public and private partners, ESO Next drives local job creation and revenue growth by investing directly in small business owners.
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Financial Services
Capital in the Community Fund (CICF) A non-dilutive capital fund offering $5K–100K in low-to-zero-interest funding to incubator graduates—empowering entrepreneurs to scale after completion.