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Can the company you keep help your business achieve new heights?

EY Entrepreneurs Access Network

Small to mid-market businesses are fundamental to the US economy as they represent approximately 44% of US GDP1. In fact, small businesses make up 99% of all US businesses and employ 46% of the private workforce (61.6m individuals).2 However, many of these emerging and independent enterprises do not reach their full potential due to barriers in coaching, connections, curriculum, and capital. The EY Entrepreneurs Access Network helps historically underserved businesses bridge these gaps, empowering them to achieve greater growth through tailored support in these critical areas.

Coaching
EAN mentoring hours³
Connections
meetings and contacts³
Curriculum
hours of learning events and webcasts³
Capital
US$ aligned through external funding sources³

Coaching

Linking leaders to resources, networks and 1:1 coaching to help bridge the disparity gap

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“I’m more strategic and thoughtful about how I navigate issues now. The knowledge around finance and scaling has led directly to revenue generation for my company.”

Tiffany Newhouse | CEO and Founder
Newhouse Project Consulting LLC

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“The knowledge, resources, guidance and support provided by the EY EAN program has had an immeasurable positive impact on my life and the trajectory of my business.”

Keith Harper | CEO
Above and Beyond Talent Acquisition, Inc.

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"EAN curated a network of entrepreneurs that positively impacts your mindset. You realize you are not alone in the search for best practices and trends to scale your business; you now have that support."

Yadira Enriquez | Chief Financial Officer
Enriquez Produce, Inc.


Connections and curriculum

Connecting EAN entrepreneurs to EY tools, services, events and expanded networks via a 12-month executive learning platform



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EAN Spring Summit

EAN cohorts and collaborators from across the country gather for this annual, inspiring, community- and business-building event.

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EY ecosystem and teaming

Entrepreneurs Accelerated sharpens your competitive edge at every stage of growth—empowering you to dream bigger and scale faster.

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Executive curriculum

Accelerate your journey with the EY 7 Drivers of Growth, distilled from the insights of the world’s most ambitious CEOs and entrepreneurs.

Capital

Addressing the imbalance of traditional funding support to excluded,
yet high-impacting, businesses

Securing sufficient funding is crucial for the survival and growth of small to mid-sized businesses. In fact, 38%⁴ of businesses fail due to cash shortages or an inability to securing the necessary financing they need. This underscores the purpose and importance of EAN’s mission – to help historically underrepresented businesses access coaching, community, curriculum and capital to sustain and expand.

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About the program



EY Entrepreneurs’ resource library

Discover various tools, industry insights, webcasts and more via this online tool.

Search the EY EAN digital directory

Meet the business leaders who are helping to impact our business and civic communities.


Forging ahead in a changed world

Entrepreneurs on resilience, adaptability, AI and more.


Meet the EY Entrepreneurs Council

Learn from a group of seasoned founders on how to scale sustainably in uncertain environments.

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