Coalition of Leading Small Bus. Providers Forms “Launchpad America” to Help Entrepreneurs, Startups Succeed as Nation Eme...
June 16 2021 - 07:30AM
Business Wire
Starter program provides critical tools,
resources, and mentorship for new small businesses
A consortium of industry leaders including America’s Small
Business Development Center (SBDC), GoSmallBiz.com, Intuit (NASDAQ:
INTU), Lendio, Mastercard (NYSE: MA), Roll by ADP, Thryv (NASDAQ:
THRY), and YouMail have teamed up to create “Launchpad America” - a
unique initiative aimed to equip entrepreneurs with the necessary
resources and mentorship needed to start and grow new businesses.
The group is proud to encourage entrepreneurship in the
post-pandemic environment.
“Many of the people who were affected by the pandemic decided to
launch their own businesses,” said Charles “Tee” Rowe, CEO and
president of America’s SBDC. “We understand the challenges that
startups face, and we have been in the industry long enough to know
the areas new small business owners need help, both in the short as
well as long-term. As a group, our goal is to support and guide
startups in every way possible to improve their chances of
success.”
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, 20% of
startups do not make it through their first year, and 50% don’t
make it through five years. As the country and its businesses begin
to reopen at a rapid rate, the leading small business solutions
providers decided to band together, combining each of their
organization’s respective specialized expertise to offer free
resources and essential tools to America’s startups.
“As a leading small business provider who helped our customers
throughout the pandemic, we recognize that small businesses are the
lifeblood of a strong economy and the economic recovery is
dependent on the success of these organizations,” said Joe Walsh,
CEO and president of Thryv. “We are proud to spearhead this
powerful group of small business providers to create a go-to
resource that fuels the dreams of entrepreneurs in the U.S.”
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that starting in the spring of
2020 and continuing into 2021, Americans have been filing new
business applications at the fastest rate since 2007.
Launchpad America’s new website, launchpadamerica.com, is a free
resource to help entrepreneurs and startups in their quest to
launch a business by providing mentorship, an immense array of
much-needed information, as well as the following tools:
- Startup Guide: Get information and mentorship on how to
launch, grow and secure a small business, provided by America's
SBDC.
- Starter Kit: Coalition partners will provide access to
essential tools for starting a new business. Visitors will find
links to special offers from GoSmallBiz.com, Intuit, Lendio,
Mastercard Trust Center, Roll by ADP, Thryv, and YouMail.
In addition, visitors will have access to products and resources
within legal, finance, credit, client management, communications,
payroll, human resources, accounting, cybersecurity, and websites
and domains.
Launchpad America is designed to help small businesses optimize
their operations in a post-COVID world, with available products and
offers at their disposal. For more information visit
www.launchpadamerica.com.
About Launchpad America
Launchpad America was created by well-known small business
providers to improve the chances of success for today’s
entrepreneurs. At www.launchpadamerica.com, entrepreneurs can find
what they need to get their new business ideas off the ground. The
program offers products and tools in legal, finance, credit, client
management, communications, payroll, human resources, accounting,
and website domains. In addition, visitors will find opportunities
for mentorship and guidebooks on building as well as running a
small business. Launchpad America participants include America’s
Small Business Development Center (SBDC), GoSmallBiz.com, Intuit
(NASDAQ: INTU), Lendio, Mastercard (NYSE: MA), Roll by ADP, Thryv
(NASDAQ: THRY) and YouMail. For more information visit
www.launchpadamerica.com.
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