Program Outline
- Apply here through our interest form between July 7, 2025 and August 10, 2025.
- An intake form will be emailed to each applicant directly to be completed by August 10, 2025.
- Notification to selected applicants between September 1st and September 15th, 2025.
- Approved applicants will attend the 14-week (2 hours per class per week) Certificate in Retail Operations (CROps)** (online only) beginning September 22, 2025 and run through to December 22, 2025 (no class week of Thanksgiving).
- A 30-day Community Engagement campaign through NuMarket will be conducted to demonstrate proof of concept during January 2026.***
- Once these steps are completed, participants will be given the opportunity to seek funding from ABNB Federal Credit Union.
**CROps graduates from the past three years are encouraged to apply and may not be required to repeat the program.
*** For applicants not required to attend CROps, the Community Engagement campaign through NuMarket may be conducted earlier.