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Intuit IDEAS Program
Intuit
ABOUT THE GRANT
The Intuit IDEAS Program is a 12-month business growth program that provides participating small businesses with over $10,000 in complimentary Intuit tools and expert support, plus a $5,000 cash grant awarded upon successful completion of the program (with an additional $1,000 technology grant potentially available for eligible business technology needs). Administered by Intuit, the corporate parent behind QuickBooks, TurboTax, Credit Karma, and Mailchimp, the program is designed to help small businesses grow, scale, and become capital-ready through Intuit's AI-driven platform combined with business coaching from experienced community partners and executive coaching from Zella Life.
Participants receive free QuickBooks, Mailchimp, and TurboTax software, plus access to Credit Karma and Intuit tax and bookkeeping experts. In addition to product access, participants receive monthly business coaching and executive coaching, hands-on training in Mailchimp, QuickBooks, and TurboTax, networking with Intuit professionals and program alumni, exposure through product presentations and other marketing opportunities, and a personalized IDEAS Growth Plan with clear business milestones. The program requires roughly 3 hours per week during onboarding and 3 to 5 hours per month throughout the 12-month program.
Eligibility is limited to registered small businesses located within roughly 40 miles of one of the 2026 program markets: Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, New York City, Philadelphia, San Diego, or West Virginia. Los Angeles is supported through a separate dedicated cohort with its own application process. Military veteran and military spouse entrepreneurs may apply nationwide through a special virtual cohort. Ideal applicants have at least one year in operation and a small team (1 to 9 employees have performed best in past cohorts). Nonprofits, C Corporations, current Intuit employees (including contractors and experts), and businesses with foreign bank accounts or cryptocurrency transactions are not eligible. Businesses do not need to be current Intuit customers to apply, but selected participants must successfully complete QuickBooks onboarding as part of a three-phase application, review, and onboarding process.
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NOTES
Heads up: This one isn't a straightforward cash grant. The $5,000 grant is awarded at the end of a 12-month business growth program, and only to participants who successfully complete it. If you're accepted, you'll get access to a bunch of Intuit tools, coaching, and support along the way, but you'll need to commit to the full year (roughly 3 hours a week during onboarding and 3 to 5 hours a month for the rest of the program) before the cash grant comes through.
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