When Jamal Washington enrolled in NACED's Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator, he had a food truck, a following, and a dream. What he didn't have was a business plan, a banking relationship, or any idea how to negotiate a commercial lease.
Twelve weeks later, he had all three — plus a mentor, a peer cohort of fellow food entrepreneurs, and a clear path to his first brick-and-mortar location in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood.