The six-month program provides mentorship, networking opportunities and access to potential investors to Black, Hispanic-Latino, Native American and other entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities. The bank is offering the program, called Breakthrough Lab, at no cost. Participants are not expected or required to exchange equity with the bank, the firm said.
“The bank’s long-standing commitment to supporting economic opportunity for people and communities we serve is at the core of Bank of America Breakthrough Lab,” Rina Arline, Breakthrough Lab program director in global transaction services at Bank of America, said in a statement. “We’re excited to play a role in giving emerging entrepreneurs from a range of backgrounds access to the bank’s vast resources and industry networks.”