Inglis Community Services

Inglis Impact Accelerator

The Inglis Impact Accelerator is dedicated to fostering a more accessible and inclusive world by investing in entrepreneurs within, and allies to, the disability community with disruptive ideas and business ventures.

In the Spring of 2024, the Inglis Impact Accelerator ran its first virtual cohort programming that ran for 15 weeks and concluded in a dynamic virtual pitch event called Pitch Your Niche.

Throughout the program, five businesses had access to business development curriculum that was made up of virtual lecture-style lessons accompanied by workshop sessions.  Topics included identifying your target market, customer discovery, go-to market strategies, and financial modeling. These topics are designed to enhance the fundamentals of each business as they grow.

In addition to business development education, the cohort had access to personalized, one-on-one business coaching sessions monthly throughout the program.

Lastly, the cohort had access to an industry subject matter expert who served as a mentor, providing guidance and support to each participant as they crafted their final pitch presentation.

The 15-week program culminated in a virtual pitch event, where each of the five businesses pitched to a set of judges and a virtual audience of close to 100 attendees. Each company received a $5,000 award sponsored by Highmark Wholecare, while one lucky winner—Connie Feda of Cookie Cookie Ice Cream Company—won the People Choice Award and took home an additional $5,000 award.
 
Stay tuned for what’s to come a the Inglis Impact Accelerator 2025.