You built the business. Now build the machine that runs it.
InFlight is a 12-week accelerator for founders past $100K in revenue who are drowning in daily operations. You'll build the systems, financial clarity, and team structure that make growth predictable — guided by advisors who've scaled past where you are.
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Impact Grant winners at Nashville Entrepreneur Day — where every EC accelerator closes.
EC accelerator programs across TakeOff, InFlight, and Project Healthcare
Is this you?
Built for the founder the business now depends on.
Roughly $100K to $1M in revenue, a small team, and every decision still runs through you. The product works. The problem is that the company only works when you're in the room.
You'll fit if
You're generating real revenue with 3–8 people around you, and your next stage depends on systems — financial clarity, repeatable sales, documented operations, a team that runs without you refereeing every play.
You won't — and here's where to go instead
Still proving the go-to-market? TakeOff is built for that. Selling into health systems or payers? Project Healthcare gets you in those rooms.
The four questions everyone asks
Answered up front, not in a footer FAQ.
Do you take equity?
No. $1,000 is a fixed cost. Six percent is a cost that grows every time you win.
Is it in person?
Yes — Tuesday afternoons, 1–4 PM, at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, with advisor working time built into every session.
How much time does it take?
About 5 hours a week: the Tuesday session, plus optional entrepreneur-in-residence office hours and Friday webinars.
I'm slammed. Is that a problem?
It's the point. Founders tell us the forced weekly ritual of working on the business — not in it — is the thing that changes the trajectory.
How it actually works
A weekly operating rhythm, with operators in the room.
Weekly working sessions
Every Tuesday tackles one system — financial modeling, pricing, customer acquisition, retention, process design, org structure — with time to apply it to your business before you leave.
Advisors who've scaled past you
An entrepreneur-in-residence, weekly office hours, and the EC's 200+ advisor network for one-on-ones matched to your exact challenge.
A cohort of operators
25–30 founders at your stage who understand the weight of payroll, hiring, and growth — and hold you accountable week over week.
Then it all points at three days in December: Community Connection Day (curated warm introductions to customers and partners), The Investor Rounds (curated 30-minute one-on-ones with vetted investors), and Nashville Entrepreneur Day — your booth, the whole ecosystem in one room.
The receipts
Hear it from the founders.
From program exit and midpoint surveys, in their own words.
"Hit $1M in revenue at our one-year anniversary — during the program."
"Through mentor speed matching I connected with a mentor who invited me to Expo West in California. Being in the CPG space, everyone should experience that."
"Connecting with program leaders and fellow founders has been business changing."
"There are some extremely smart and experienced folks leading this program and mentoring fellow founders. So many opportunities to learn and connect."
"The network of other founders and educators going through the program together."
"The tools, support, and insight needed to better understand what my business needs to succeed."
"The discipline of carving out dedicated time each week to get out of the business and work on the business. The ritual of that dedicated time has been the difference."
Nick Deitmen — Seniors Helping Seniors, Spring 2026How it ends
The program finishes with customers, investors, and a stage.
The Investor Rounds — curated investor meetings
Submit your deck; investors review and select companies; you get curated 30-minute one-on-ones with investors matched to your stage and vertical. The goal isn't a check in one meeting — it's earning the next conversation.
Impact Grants at Nashville Entrepreneur Day
Non-dilutive cash awards — $8,000, $6,000, $4,000, and $2,000 — judged by the EC program team, board members, and community partners. Ten finalists pitch on stage; every founder hosts an expo booth where investors, customers, and partners come to you.
The program
Twelve weeks. A business that runs on systems, not adrenaline.
Curriculum
- Financial modeling & business economics
- Product strategy, pricing & value creation
- Customer acquisition & revenue systems
- Business process design & operating system
- Organizational design & team growth
- Founder leadership & strategic growth planning
Included
- 200+ volunteer advisor network
- Entrepreneur-in-residence office hours weekly
- The Investor Rounds & Impact Grant eligibility
- Expo booth at Nashville Entrepreneur Day
- EC membership, workspace & alumni community
Schedule
Fall & Spring cohorts
Tuesdays 1–4 PM at the EC · 12 weeks · closes with Community Connection Day, The Investor Rounds, and Nashville Entrepreneur Day
Cost
$1,000
or $250 × 4 months · No equity
Two ways in
Applications are closed — the advisors aren't.
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