
#SetUpShopCle
You can't afford to miss this opportunity to get your business to the next level!
Do you want to test your business concept in a retail store without the barrier of costly overhead expenses? Thanks to funding from the Cleveland Foundation, ECDI's Encore participants have the exciting opportunity to operate a pop-up space in the Corner Shop Collective retail incubator space!
​
By completing this application, you agree to the following dates, time commitment, eligibility requirements, and process:
​
Eligibility
-
Due to the time commitment, residents of the City of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio will be given higher consideration.
-
Entrepreneurs looking to expand or start a business in a brick & mortar shop and looking for low overhead.
-
This program is ideal for home-based and product-based small businesses.
-
Business must be able to operate in a marketplace with a client facing business model.
-
Food-based businesses will require licensing to be eligible.
-
Business owners that are socially or economically disadvantaged, women, or in a minority group are encouraged to apply!
​
Time Commitment
-
The program lasts for one year with required weekly virtual check-ins.
-
Business owners must work together to maintain regular open hours 7 days a week.
-
Mandatory orientation will occur before program starts.
​
Selection Process
After filling out an application, interviews are conducted with eligible applicants starting the first week of May. Up to 10 entrepreneurs are accepted.
​
Applications submitted after the cohort has started will be considered for the next year.
​​
This Program is supported in part by a generous contribution from The George Gund Foundation.
