Program Outline

  1. Apply here through our interest form between July 7, 2025 and August 10, 2025.
  2. An intake form will be emailed to each applicant directly to be completed by August 31, 2025.
  3. Notification to selected applicants between September 1st and September 15th, 2025.
  4. 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).
  5. A 30-day Community Engagement campaign through NuMarket will be conducted to demonstrate proof of concept during January 2026.***
  6. 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.