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Certified Business Owner: Construction Accelerator 2026

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Program

Format

  • Mondays 5pm-7pm at Pasadena City College starting April 20th and ending June 15th

  • Attendance is required for all 8 sessions, 4 in person, and 4 virtual

  • If you cannot commit, you will be excused from the program

  • At the end of the accelerator, participants will receive:

    • Networking opportunities with procurement leads and prime contractors

    • Subscription to HavenProject.io

  • Dinner will be served at each in-person session

Schedule Sneak Peek*

*Please note the information below is subject to change

  • Goal setting to learn more about your business.

  • In person about why and how you should work with federal, state and local government

    April 20th

    (in-person)

  • Overview of certifications and how to select

    April 27th

    (Virtual)

  • Intro to online tools to understand what sells

    Draft your CS, section by section

    May 4

    (Virtual)

  • Apply for certifications

    May 11th

    (In-person)

  • Do you have what you need. toaccept a government contract?

    May 18th

    (Virtual)

  • How do you work with DGS?

    June 1st (skipping May 25th in observance of the holiday)

    (In person)

  • You will present your company’s capabilities in a short 90 second pitch to procurement leads and primes. This week we will prep for that presentation.

    June 8th

    In-person

  • Meet the procurement leads and primes from the public and private sector. This is key to winning contracts.

    June 15th

    (In-Person)

The Details

Each session will be held from 5:00pm-7:00pm. For in-person dates, we will serve dinner and you are welcome to bring your own. In-person will be held at Pasadena City College’s EXTENSION Campus. Please be mindful that this is not the main campus.

The final week is Pitch Day, each business will present a brief about their business capabilities to procurement leads and primes.

3035 E. Foothill Blvd

Pasadena, CA 91107

Your Questions, Answered

  • Yes, however we only have capacity for 2 partners/owners.

  • This program is designed for business owners. Support staff, such as a dedicated business development person may be granted permission to attend in addition to the owner but only with prior approval and on a case by case basis. Please email wbc@pasadena.edu for approval.

  • All participants who are physically able, are asked to commit to attend the in person sessions. We do understand that life happens. With prior approval you can tune into 1 in person session virtually. This excludes Week 7 (June 8th, Pitch Day Prep) and Week 8 (June 15th, Pitch Day).

  • Simply put, no. We will help you prepare and this is a crucial component to the program.

  • As of now, yes, we are scheduled to hold this accelerator again in the Fall of 2026.

  • So glad you asked! You will receive a subscription to HavenProject.io to help you find and bid on contracts (a $1000 value), networking opportunities with primes and procurement leads, and hopefully a new network of like-minded business owners!

Still have questions?

email us at wbc@pasadena.edu

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