123 Main Street, New York, NY 10001
123 Main Street, New York, NY 10001
NorthSTAR OC illuminates pathways and eliminates barriers to entrepreneurship as a viable means for people to reach social and economic upward mobility for themselves, their families, and their communities.
This “no wrong door” approach fuels the upward social and economic advancement of individuals, empowering them to craft their own success stories. In turn, this contributes to a virtuous cycle of economic growth and personal freedom for under-represented and under-served communities.
We inspire individuals, provide them with opportunities, and equip them with the necessary tools to create sustainable change, drive personal growth, and contribute to the betterment of our communities.
Foster the belief that anyone can create a business that makes a difference, builds wealth, and positively impacts communities
Eliminate barriers for aspiring entrepreneurs to grow their businesses by connecting them with mentors, investors, and networks which lead to entrepreneurial success.
We equip individuals with comprehensive knowledge and skills crucial to turning their ideas into thriving businesses.
In 2022, RevHubOC, a California Social Purpose Corporation, along with its partners, established the NorthSTAR (Systems To Access Resources) OC Collaborative to build the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Orange County. This ecosystem is designed to illuminate pathways and eliminate barriers to entrepreneurship for under-represented and under-resourced communities.
Seed funding for the initiative came from an $8.5 million grant through the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), championed by Senator Josh Newman (CA-29th District). Programming began in January 2023, which includes workshops, webinars, Neighborhood Hub centers, trainings, individual mentoring, counseling and navigation, incubation, acceleration, early-stage non-dilutive capital for under-resourced entrepreneurs, proof-of-concept funding, hackathons, competitions, and access to investment capital.
The NorthSTAR Collaborative brings together comprehensive resources which provide people what they need to explore and develop new business ideas.
As a key driver of its social purpose–to identify genius entrepreneurs solving our world’s most pressing social and environmental problems–RevHub has dedicated its resources and evidence-based systems to align top regional economic development organizations along a shared vision. This role as lead convener of the “entrepreneurialism-as-a-social-solution” movement has quickly earned RevHub the respect and attention of influential regional and national decision-makers, and has generated increased demand for expansion of the program to other major metropolitan communities.
INTERACTIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUTREACH
INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN BUSINESS EXPLORATION
INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN BUSINESS IDEATION
INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN BUSINESS INCUBATION
INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN SOCIAL CAPITAL PROGRAMMING
INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMMING
