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10,000 Small Businesses

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses France is a fully-funded, nationwide, small business education programme, delivered in partnership with ESSEC Business School.
About the Programme
Aimed specifically at ambitious small-business leaders, the programme offers a comprehensive package of business development and leadership support, designed to help businesses reach their potential. The programme helps build small-business leaders’ knowledge and confidence in core areas, and enables them to apply this knowledge directly and immediately back into their businesses. Applicants must be the primary owner or decision maker of the business and have at least 3 years of experience with more than 5 employees. 10,000 Small Businesses is sector independent, but is aimed at candidates without in-depth or recent management training and businesses with a profit greater than €250,000.
Impact
Learn more about the impact of 10,000 Small Businesses France where we have so far supported over 500 entrepreneurs across eight cohorts.
75%
of graduates have increased their business revenue compared with the previous 12 months
47%
of graduates have increased profitability of their business compared with the previous 12 months
64%
of graduates are trying to obtain finance to grow their business in the next 12 months

Statistical analysis was provided by Professor Mark Hart of the Aston Centre for Growth and Enterprise Research Centre, and this summary was produced in partnership between the Aston Centre for Growth, ESSEC Business School and the Goldman Sachs Foundation in May 2023.