Supporting Empowered Emerging Developers (SEED) Academy™
Grow America’s Supporting Empowered Emerging Developers (SEED) Academy™ is an innovative, high-impact, intensive training and technical assistance program for start-up emerging and women real estate developers. Participants receive training on the full range of subjects that a developer must master to successfully enter the field.
SEED Academy program details
Topics covered
- Stages and steps of the development process
- Meet with local architects, lenders, tax credit investors, zoning officials and successful developers and hear from their experiences
- Financial feasibility and capital formation
- Case studies featuring real-world public-private partnerships
Available learning formats
- In person
Additional information
Each SEED Academy ends with a capstone presentation by the students on their project to lenders, community leaders, and other real estate decision-makers to gain feedback and support. SEED Academy participants reconvene periodically to enhance their technical skills and knowledge, to share success stories, and to collectively identify barriers to emerging and woman-led developers in their communities.
Availability and Cost
SEED Academy is a sponsored program that is offered in specific communities free of charge to participants. SEED has been offered in more than 20 communities and has had nearly 500 participants and is expanding to additional communities across the U.S.
How to get started
If you are interested in participating in SEED Academy or sponsoring an academy in your community, please contact Courtney Pogue at cpogue@growamerica.org.
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