CEO Now

CEO Now is a group-learning opportunity for established, growth-minded business owners to build and strengthen systems to keep their businesses growing.

Up to 20 peer business owners and founders work together for seven months of focused business instruction and peer learning. Owners will spend up to 100 hours working on their business and putting their training to work in real time. This opportunity includes 40 hours of class time exploring topics like business and strategic assessments, finances, finding key personnel, marketing, and sales processes. Participants will also dedicate 12 hours to working in peer groups, which meet throughout the program to supplement in-class learning with real-world experience. This peer group will define the discussion and working topics and have become a trusted advisory board for CEO Now alumni.

Eligibility

The program is available to eligible entrepreneurs thanks to ongoing investments in the business community from Hennepin and Ramsey Counties.

To be eligible, business owners must:

• Have two years of operating history  
• Employ at least one person other than the owner 
• Report between $250,000 and $2 million in revenue 
• Be incorporated or operating in Hennepin or Ramsey County
• Be receptive to coaching, mentorship and collaborating with peers
• Commit up to 10 hours each month through the 7-month program

Apply

The next session of CEO Now will run from April to November 2026. Applications for the next CEO Now cohort are open. Recognizing this uniquely disruptive moment for businesses owners, we are extending the deadline to apply to March 20, 2026, with priority given to applications received by March 4, 2026.