If you can’t or don’t want to seek venture capital to start your business, bootstrapping can allow you to raise the funds you need without giving up any equity.

Be Your Own Boss was one of the more recent additions to this Portsmouth, VA ninth grader’s jam-packed schedule, but Isaiah Sarrazola didn’t stop there.

With support from our friends at Fetch, Future Founders recently launched our first-ever national cohort of the Be Your Own Boss Internship.

Most founders need more capital than they have at first to get their business off the ground. For some, the answer is venture capital (VC).

2022 Future Founders Fellow Jack Hartigan started the work of his company when he was 13 years old. Now, many years and millions of dollars in revenue later, Hartigan Outdoors is still growing.

Startup Bootcamp 2022 alumna Courtney Howard created the all-natural scalp care formula she needed to feel confident in her own skin. Now, after transitioning from attorney to full-time founder, she’s taking the scalp care industry by storm.

Future Founders announced the appointment of Jason VandeBoom as Board Chair and Brad Keywell as Founding Chair.

Future Founders 2022 Fellow Kevin Celisca, co-founder and CEO of Integrate School, is drawing on his lived experience as a child of immigrants in the American school system to innovate the EdTech space and create a more equitable future.

A fun, interactive, paid learning experience, the Be Your Own Boss Internship gives high school students from across Chicago the skills they need to take control of their future and succeed in the 21st century.

This resource guide is geared toward helping Black founders find the tools they need to better navigate the startup ecosystem.

Check out our in-depth look at what it takes to land a spot in the startup accelerator of your dreams.

Check out the 19 founders joining our 2022 Fellowship Cohort.

Learn how Be Your Own Boss Intern Rhoda Akosah Plans to fix Ghana’s Education System Through Entrepreneurship

Learn how Future Founders Be Your Own Boss Spring Intern Cassius Palacio used his time in our program to unleash his entrepreneurial spirit.

Learn more about Future Founder Imran Nuri and his mission to give everyone access to really good headshots.

Learn more about Future Founder Alex Pu and his mission to reimagine the way the world travels.

Learn more about the high school students from across Chicago that joined us for Be Your Own Boss this fall.

Are you looking for more options to fund your startup? Consider these 5 alternative funding options to traditional funding.

Do you have a hard time understanding specific startup funding terms? Then, check out this helpful glossary to become well-versed in startup funding terminology!

Meet the three Future Founders Awarded $50,000 Arch Grants to scale their startups

Learn more about the prestigious award given to us by mHUB and MxD

Learn how Future Founders Bootcamper Hennesys Disla is helping everyone unlock a healthier future through her startup, ArmHug.

Diamond participated in the Future Founders Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) Summer 2021 internship and created an app with her teammates that won first place at our pitch competition!

Want to help a kid in your life develop the mindset of an entrepreneur? Help them launch their very own online store with this handy guide!

Check out the 20 founders joining our 2021 Fellowship Cohort.

Originally from the Maywood neighborhood in Chicago, Kennedi participated in the Future Founders Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) program during the summer of 2020.

Check out all the highlights from Startup Spring Break 2021

Reshma Saujani is the founder of Girls Who Code, a nonprofit which aims to increase the number of women in computer science.

We’ve put together this guide to show you how to create an effective investor pitch deck that perfectly articulates your startup’s story.

Learn more about the launch of our latest program, the 2021 Startup Bootcamp.

Building communities with both their music and their businesses, these artists innovate more than just sound.

Future Founders Fellow Ayodele Aigbe shared her lessons from conducting customer discovery interviews.

Learn how Tope Awotona grew Calendly from a tool to deal with his impatience into a $3 billion company.

Meet the six young alumni of our Fellowship program that have been recognized by the Forbes “30 Under 30” List.

Meet the four young founders from our Fall 2020 Blackstone Fellowship Program that are taking education beyond the traditional classroom.

Meet the six young founders who were awarded Future Founders seed grants this fall.

2019 Fellow Indra Sofian and his virtual school startup, Sora, were featured in an article by TechCrunch about their recent growth.

Many businesses going remote for good. A virtual pitch will allow you to grow your business even in an online environment.

Future Founders welcomes Jason VandeBoom, Founder of ActiveCampaign, to its Board of Directors.

Meet the 22 ambitious young entrepreneurs joining our 2020 Startup Bootcamp.

Learn how Startup Bootcamper Ciara May is building a more sustainable future through her business, Rebundle.

The Summer Startup Fellowship will help students directly affected by COVID-19.

Check out our full slate of virtual programming for Chicago middle and high school students.

Learn about the tremendous economic impact achieved by our Fellowship cohorts of millennial entrepreneurs.

Learn how to give the perfect pitch for your business and yourself in 90 seconds or less.

Our first ever 100% virtual program for Chicago high school students, the Pitch for Good Challenge is looking for problem solvers, leaders, and changemakers to help solve our global crisis.

Meet the 36 entrepreneurs who are part of the 2020 Future Founders National Fellowship Alumni Accelerator.

Future Founders welcomes Jason VandeBoom, Founder of ActiveCampaign, to its Board of Directors.

Improve your customer discovery process with these helpful tips from our network of entrepreneurs.

Meet the 19 ambitious young entrepreneurs joining our Fall 2019 Residency Cohort