Our Program
Helping Small Business Owners Reach Their Goals
The purpose of Boost Ventures is to help small business owners from historically disadvantaged backgrounds gain access to coaching, connections, and other resources that can help them reach their personal and career goals.
Our process starts with an assessment of the business to ensure that there is a product that can lead to success. If there is a viable product, we will assess the commitment to the values of Boost Ventures. After an agreement to work together, we will meet weekly for a year in an effort to establish and meet clear goals.
Our Values
Meet Some of Our Entrepreneurs
Our Boost entrepreneurs have a wide variety of businesses and needs. Check out a few of their stories:
Our Team
Ben Feldman
Ben Feldman is a serial entrepreneur who is a partner in Bootstrap Advisors. Prior to Bootstrap, Ben was a founder and partner in Thundershirt, which sells a patented garment for dogs that reduces stress by providing gently calming pressure to the dog’s torso. Ben has also been involved in starting and growing several other entrepreneurial companies including Snaptotes.com, Rapidata.net, MDEverywhere, Austram, and TradeCheck. Ben received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Duke University in 1990 and his MBA from the Fuqua School of Business in 1994.
Tim Brooks
Tim has been a licensed clinical social worker since 1999 and he specializes in life transitions, family systems treatment, and career/entrepreneurial development. Tim was co-founder and CEO of Carolina Outreach, a large behavioral health services agency. In addition, he was a co-founder of LIFESkills Foundation, a non-profit aimed at helping transitional-aged youth make a successful transition to adulthood.
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