The Hub Advanced Entrepreneurship Program, launching in April, goes “beyond the basics” to guide entrepreneurs through the creation and growth of a company that has a global marketplace and high income potential. Many participants will launch a business during the program. The deadline to apply is April 1. (No fooling!)

We’re recruiting up to 25 entrepreneurs, with previous entrepreneurship training and business experience. Anyone who has managed a team and a budget, and who wants to launch or grow a company beyond local markets, will benefit from this program.

The Hub has previously collaborated closely with the successful RampCorp advanced program for women entrepreneurs in El Paso. The new Hub AEP has evolved and expanded to include men.

In this new program, participants will receive 14 weeks of hands-on instruction and individual coaching from experienced investors, entrepreneurs and business leaders. Sessions will feature panelists and guest speakers.

By the end of the program, participants will have prepared and presented a pitch for their businesses, including business model, marketing strategy, financial model and funding strategy. They will also develop their professional skills.

The Hub AEP will meet Tuesday evenings for 14 weeks at The Hub of Human Innovation, . Participants will also complete a one-hour Webinar or other virtual training each week.

The cost is $1,500. Payment plans and limited scholarships may be available. Please visit hubofhumaninnovation.org to apply.

The Hub of Human Innovation incubator works with entrepreneurs who have “scalable ideas” to bring those ideas to market. Hub staff, partners and volunteers also work with companies based outside the region, seeking a “soft landing” to launch new products or tap new markets from here.

The “Hub Works” Monthly Workshops, open to the public, take place the fourth Thursday afternoons of most months and are followed by “Hub After Hours” networking to connect innovative companies with know-how, talent, technology and capital.

The next Hub Works Workshop on March 28, “Law School for Startups,” will feature legal experts to guide entrepreneurs.

If you are interested in any of the Hub programs, please attend our next networking session at 5 p.m. March 28. For more information, please check hubofhumaninnovation.org, email or call .

Cathy Swain is the executive director of The Hub of Human Innovation. Email her at