George Washington University’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE) is launching a program to provide more entrepreneurial support in the region.

The pilot, titled the Entrepreneur Development Network DC, is in partnership with Howard University. It’s launching this spring via a $75,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation, plus financial support from the Washington DC Economic Partnership (WDCEP) via a $30,000 grant from Pepco.

OIE has long supported GW’s faculty and students through instructional and mentorship programs focused on entrepreneurship and business creation. This new program will expand on that work by offering that same support for free to D.C.-based entrepreneurs, universities, accelerators and other entities that seek it. OIE will work closely with WDCEP, Howard and the D.C. Small Business Development Center to run the pilot.

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