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Famous Amos
IFS Entrepreneurs Initiative
Amount
$50,000
Deadline
Apr 23, 2026
Odds
3 winners nationally
Effort
1 to 3 hrs
Can you get this?
✓For Black small business owners
✓Early-stage businesses targeted
✓Apply via short video pitch
✓National program, open across US
Your real odds
Three winners are chosen nationally from the full applicant pool, so you are competing against every industry across the country.
Selection runs in two rounds: a panel screens video pitches to identify 10 finalists, then picks 3 winners from that group. Being national and industry-agnostic means the finalist cut is the real bottleneck.
What it takes
Record and submit a video pitch1 to 3 hrs
Prepare for second-round judging
Winners announced
Worth knowing
USBC publishes a Judges' Best Practices Guide Video each cycle, and watching it is the most direct way to understand what the panel actually rewards. Free application-prep resources including business counseling and virtual training are also available, and most applicants skip them.
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