Since 2009, ICIC has served as the national outreach and recruitment partner for Goldman Sachs’ widely impactful 10,000 Small Businesses initiative. The partnership expanded its reach to better serve sole proprietors with the creation of the One Million Black Women: Black in Business program.

Applications for the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women: Black in Business Fall 2026 cohort are now open! Black in Business is a free business education program dedicated to equipping sole proprietors with the tools necessary to turn their business potential into business growth.

The program is open to all sole proprietors interested in creating jobs, opportunity, and economic growth in their communities.

Specific eligibility criteria:

• Sole proprietorship (no other full-time employees)
• Minimum revenue of $25,000 in the past 12 months
• Revenue-generating business
• Operating for at least one year

The program will provide:

• Free 12-week online business education program
• In-person learning at Goldman Sachs (all expenses paid)
• A powerful network of sole proprietors
• Strategic advisors to guide your path to growth

Visit the program website to learn more. The deadline for applications for the Fall 2026 Cohort is April 2^nd at 11:59 PM EST. Please use the link above to apply.

The application should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. To complete the application, you will need:

• Business information including revenue, description of your business, services, and customers
• Why you are interested in the program
• Schedule C from last year’s personal tax return, federal business tax return, or a full year profit and loss statement