Morehouse College and Leading Tech Company Sage Launch Program to Help Prepare Next Generation of Tech Entrepreneurs

New course curriculum with hands-on experiences will immerse Sage Fellows in many facets of business ownership

ATLANTA, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR, and payroll technology for small and medium-sized businesses, has contributed $100,000 to Morehouse College, the nation’s only historically Black liberal arts institution dedicated to educating and developing men. The funds will support the launch of a new entrepreneurship course, which will train enterprising students how to succeed as business owners with a focus in technology.

The goal of the initiative is to help increase the number of Black-owned businesses in the tech ecosystem.

The innovative, 15-week “Micropreneurship” course, co-designed by Sage and Morehouse, will immerse students, known as "Sage Fellows,” in many facets of entrepreneurship—from the idea stage and market research to financial planning and legal considerations. Fellows will receive customized Sage software training and exclusive access to long-term mentoring opportunities with trailblazing Morehouse alumni working as tech executives, as well as Sage’s extensive network of successful business leaders and entrepreneurs. The course will be available in the Fall 2024 Semester as the latest offering of the Morehouse Center for Broadening Participation in Computing.

The Sage-Morehouse partnership expansion comes at a critical time when only 8% of workers and just 3% of executives in the U.S. tech industry are Black, according to a 2023 study by the Computing Technology Industry Association. Sage and Morehouse are committed to working together to address this disparity by developing and promoting a diverse talent pool for the tech industry.

“Morehouse College has an unwavering commitment to developing transformative leaders who thrive as innovators, agitators, and entrepreneurs in existing and emerging fields,” said Hodan Hassan, Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Morehouse. “Our ongoing relationship with Sage is an example of the kind of partnership of purpose that Morehouse establishes with bold industry leaders who are willing to collaborate with our esteemed faculty, invest in our students, and equip our classrooms with the tools and networks necessary to elevate our academic programs and help rising Morehouse Men excel in a dynamic business environment.”