Hilton Culinary Arts Entrepreneurship Institute

Microbusiness Support & Grant Funding

The Institute is more than a training program. It provides participants with access to experts and mentors who can help a microbusiness grow.

The Institute also includes a grants fund. Those who complete the course and who have compelling business and marketing plans can apply for small grants to create or expand their businesses. The application process includes a personal presentation to a “pitch panel” of business executives and financial experts, both helping to select winning grantees but also providing participants with personal feedback and suggestions for business marketing improvement. Grant awardees are also assigned a mentor who will provide advice over the ensuing year.