Heartland Forward is raising $4m to expand their accelerator program for entrepreneurs in the "heartland" of the US. 

• Outcome focused: Heartland Forward is a nonprofit “think and do tank” based in Bentonville. Its mission is to provide resources to entrepreneurs and surround them with mentors so as to improve economic performance in the central US. 
• Let it be you: The goal is to reach 1,000 entrepreneurs by 2023. All selected applicants will receive a "$5,000 Pebble Grant, training and assistance to run a rapid, small-scale test of their ideas."

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