Launch Your
Impact Business
SEG’s Incubator is designed for emerging entrepreneurs ready to launch their ventures.
We help you build a strong foundation in social entrepreneurship and equip them with the tools needed to launch and grow impact-driven ventures.



About the Incubator
- 14 modules of hands-on interactive learning led by social impact experts
- One-on-one advising
- Office hours with subject matter experts
- 6 months post-Incubator support to help you launch your product or service
- A dedicated program lead to offer guidance
Program Benefits
- Adult centered & participatory learning
- Instructors with industry experience
- Invitation to apply to SEGs Microgrant program upon graduation
- Practical, real-world learning that is directly applicable to your venture
- Cohort of like-minded entrepreneurs
- Network of advisors and funders that are values and impact driven
Fall 2025 Cohort
We are now accepting applications for the 2025 Fall Accelerator and Incubator cohorts
Is This Your Path?
You’re ready for our incubator if you:
- Understand how you will create social impact
- Can Identify and articulate the core problem your venture seeks to solve
- Understand your target customer
- Understand the landscape you are operating in
- Have a minimum viable product or service
- Have received some feedback on your offering

A Roadmap to Launch
Develop a structured roadmap for launching and growing your startup or community organization
Conduct customer discovery and test your minimum viable product or service to evaluate the viability of your idea
Create a tangible portfolio of materials and an action plan to guide progression to launch
Understand how to enhance your social impact and make decisions to balance profit and purpose
What Our Alumni Say About SEG’s Incubator
"My biggest takeaway from being in the Incubator is the amazing community I was privileged to be a part of. Being surrounded by people who are at a similar stage in their venture journey really gave me the space to mobilize my own ideas. It also gave me a new sense of confidence—seeing all these incredible businesses doing their thing made me realize: I can do this too."
Luca Procaccianti
LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce
FAQs
What are the selection criteria?
- Social Impact Potential
- Above all we prioritize ventures with the greatest potential to drive meaningful social change.
- Experience
- Understand how your venture will create social impact
- Can identify and articulate the core problem your venture seeks to solve.
- Have some understanding of your target customer
- Have some understanding of the landscape you are operating in
- Have a minimum viable product, service or offering
- Acceptance into the program prioritizes the idea’s originality and the venture’s scalability.
Is this Incubator for nonprofits or for profits?
- SEG works with a wide range of legal entities and structures for social enterprises.
- We have for-profit and nonprofits, and co-ops participating in the same cohort. We also have a growing number of co-ops and B corps in our ecosystem. Beyond these categories, we also work with hybrids (for-profits that may have a non-profit affiliate) or non-profits with a for-profit subsidiary.
How is the program structured?
- 12 two-hour workshops – some are in person and some will be virtual, depending on the topic.
- Fall sessions will meet in the evenings.
- Spring sessions meet during the day.
- Consistent check-ins with program leads & referrals to additional advisors or ecosystem connections
- Access to supplementary online content, community, and resources
How much does the program cost?
- SEG invests over $5,000 in each Incubator participant.
- HOWEVER – as SEG is committed to equitable access, we DO NOT CHARGE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE INCUBATOR. Grant funding – as well as generous donations – make this possible.
- While program participants are not expected to contribute financially, we do encourage Pay It Forward donations!
- Every donation that SEG alumni make, will directly fuel our mission to cultivate the next wave of impactful entrepreneurs.