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Empowering small businesses to thrive

Through investments in small businesses, Intuit helps fuel a more prosperous world.

Intuit IDEAS combines our AI-driven platform and human experts with the know-how of community partners like the Los Angeles Urban League to support local small businesses and help them grow.

IDEAS Program Overview

An opportunity for local businesses to prosper

The IDEAS program supports diverse small businesses in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Philadelphia that have the potential to accelerate and scale.

Access to Intuit's AI-driven platform and human expertise

Participants will receive free QuickBooks, Mailchimp, and TurboTax software, plus access to Credit Karma and Intuit tax and bookkeeping experts.

Access to business coaching and counseling

Each entrepreneur will receive business coaching, in addition to ongoing support from Intuit experts, to maximize the benefits of the program.

A grant to accelerate, scale, and grow

At the end of the 12-month IDEAS program, Intuit will provide participants with a grant to continue to accelerate their business growth.

IDEAS participant Amber Bond, smiling in front of a camera

The mentorship aspect has been extremely helpful … I can bounce ideas off of my mentor … talk through certain issues I’m having, and just have a better plan of action.

Amber Bond, Founder of Blaze & Sparkles

IDEAS participant Bryan Luben, smiling in front of a camera

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A lot of what my mom has to deal with: accounting, billing, invoicing … I’m going to take over because I don’t want her working her whole life.

Bryan Luben, Founder of Catering by Bryan

IDEAS participant Donna Herrera, smiling in front of a camera

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Once you have the skills and the resources everything gets easier. The skills I’m learning through Intuit … it’s fabulous, because I’m learning what I don’t know.

Dora Herrera, Founder of YUCA's Pasadena Restaurant

IDEAS participant, Emilio Daniel Vasquez sitting on a chair smiling at the camera.

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Putting me in a position of success is going to put other people in that position, and anyone that has that mindset deserves an opportunity for success.

Emilio Daniel Vasquez, Founder of Coffee Cart Boys

IDEAS participant Shannon Bobo, sitting on a chair smiling and holding a cup.

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I’m so grateful for this IDEAS program because it’s empowered me … driving me and pushing me and making me self-assured …I do deserve to have a seat at this table.

Shannon Bobo, Founder of Shannon Bobo Casting

IDEAS participant, Omobola Imoisilli, smiling and holding a cup smiling.

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Tools like Mailchimp [are] key. I keep in contact with my customers very regularly with email and I’m looking for ways to improve that.

Omobola Imoisili, Founder of Teni and Tayo

IDEAS participant Brandon Bailey, sitting in front of a wall with a sign on it.

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The IDEAS program is a great program. Just having the right partners like Intuit and Los Angeles Urban League.

Brandon Bailey, Founder and CEO of TUTORD

IDEAS participant Quinton Williams, sitting in a chair smiling in front of the camera

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I want to show, not just my kids, but my community, that it can be done. Why not?

Quinton Williams, Founder of Chiropractic Elevated

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