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STRENGTHENING SMALL BUSINESS CAPACITY

Create Campaign's SPARK PLUS is a mastery series that strengthens
small business capacity in financial, legal, sales and marketing.

SPARK PLUS presents next-level learning from Create Campaign, a trusted and proven entrepreneurship education, technical assistance and funding support organization assisting business owners to position their companies for greater success.

Through SPARK PLUS, participants will experience a deeper depth of entrepreneurial learning and coaching. Intentionally curated, this curriculum reflects 10-plus years of Create Campaign’s learnings working with thousands of entrepreneurs and the insights of an accomplished group of business leaders and educators who contributed to creating this six-week intensive.

Whether you've graduated from SPARK or another multi-week, cohort-based curriculum,
SPARK PLUS is your next best step for success.

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SPARK PLUS COHORT

Returning in 2027

Recruitment for
SPARK PLUS is now closed.
The first step of the SPARK PLUS journey is attending an information session.
Interested participants must be graduates of Spark or another multi-week, cohort-based entrepreneurship education curriculum. 
Please stay tuned for future Info Sessions.

WHY
SPARK PLUS?

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Gain the
know-how to grow your operations and systems

Establish and maintain a consistent customer pipeline to anchor business growth

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Implement profitable and sustainable pricing models

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Increase overall business profit margins

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"The class is structured so it is so inviting and supportive, making uncomfortable topics feel perfectly comfortable and not scary, a truly unique way to do that within this class.”
Inaugural cohort participant

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What participants
say about
SPARK PLUS

…That’s what I appreciate the most about Spark. it teaches us what to consider and think about, not what to think. Each of our businesses are unique and there is no magic way or tool to bring success. We are being shown the tools and they are applicable. It's up to us to use them wisely." 
Inaugural cohort participant

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 "I love being around like-minded people that are supportive in all ways that a fledgling business needs to be supported. Through guidance and corrective actions, expert tutelage, understanding and perseverance, Create Campaign and Spark Plus have changed our lives by helping us start a business. Forever grateful."
Inaugural cohort participant

Meet Our Spark Team

SPARK PLUS is supported by Create Campaign's Spark team, which includes the following:
 

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Ti'Juana Hardwell

Spark Program Director

Create Campaign, Inc.

Sana Christmann

Spark Program Coordinator,

Create Campaign, Inc. 

Amarah Gilmore

Spark Instructor and Outreach Associate,

Create Campaign, Inc. 

Shaunita Phillips

Spark Program Instructor,

Create Campaign, Inc. 

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Cohort Learning Locations
Create Campaign has partnered with local companies and organizations to create a series of prime learning locations to enhance the Spark experience. 

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COHORT 2 Locations will be announced in 2027. Interested in hosting? 
Please contact spark@createcampaignks.com

Connect with us

If you have questions about participating in the information sessions or SPARK PLUS,
please contact spark@createcampaignks.com

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SPARK PLUS

SPARK PLUS is a
curriculum series created, in whole, by Create Campaign, Inc.

Special thanks to Create Campaign's board of directors for making this investment into SPARK PLUS and to the curriculum writing and review teams.
 

Curriculum writing and content review team members

  • Ti'Juana Hardwell, project lead

  • Christina M. Long, contributor

  • Shawn Bauman, Director, Driven Tax Services

  • Dr. Alicia Thompson, Associate Vice Provost for PreK-12 Engagement, Wichita State University; Retired USD 259 Superintendent of Public Schools

  • Curtis Whitten, President/CEO, VendTech

  • Bradley Dyer, Jr., Senior Business Development Officer, Credit Union of America

  • Tyrena Judie, Strategic Financial Executive | Certified Financial Social Work Educator | Banking, Wealth Management, Finance, Accounting & NonProfit Expert

  • Dr. Joyce McEwen Crane, Executive and Leadership coach and trainer

  • LaTonia Kennedy, Director of Family and Community Engagement, Wichita Public schools

  • Karina Castaneda, Administrative Coordinator, Create Campaign and Tax Professional, Toro Taxes

 

Create Campaign's SPARK PLUS expansion is made possible thanks to the sponsorship support of these fine organizations 

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Contributions to support the programming expansion are welcome.
To inquire, please contact Ti'Juana Hardwell, thardwell@createcampaignks.com

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