Golden Key Entrepreneur Training Academy

08/26/2026

Please join us in welcoming Jordan Red to the Golden Key family and Board!

Jordan brings a fresh perspective, creative thinking, digital marketing expertise, and a strong leadership spirit, with a commitment to helping move the organization forward. We’re excited to have him serve and look forward to the impact he’ll make.

Give Jordan a warm welcome in the comments! Jay Red

08/26/2026

Memphis does not have a shortage of talented people with great business ideas. What we have is a shortage of accessible education, trusted guidance, and people willing to invest in their success.

At Golden Key Entrepreneur Training Academy, we help small business owners move beyond having an idea. We teach them how to build businesses that are structured, sustainable, and prepared to grow. They learn how to manage their finances, market their services, understand business operations, use technology, and confidently present what they have built.

Many of the entrepreneurs we serve have the determination to succeed. They simply need someone to believe in them and help provide the education and resources they need.

That is where you come in.

Your donation helps us keep quality entrepreneurship education within reach for Memphis small business owners who are ready to do the work. You are not simply funding a class. You are helping someone create income, build stability for their family, strengthen their community, and turn an idea into a lasting legacy.

Please consider making a donation today. Every gift, no matter the amount, helps us open another door of opportunity.

Invest in an entrepreneur. Invest in a family. Invest in Memphis.

Donate here:
https://roundtable.livegivemidsouth.org/organizations/NQHq9bBWzDimHw3aw

Thank you for believing in the people we serve and helping us continue Doing Business the Golden Way.

08/25/2026

Meet Kenya Waller, CEO of International Executive Hair International, Golden Key alumna!

Kenya is exactly why Give 8/28 matters.

When you invest in Golden Key, you invest in entrepreneurs who are building businesses, creating opportunities, and pouring what they’ve learned back into others.

Kenya came through our doors as an entrepreneur. Today, she’s helping other entrepreneurs & women find their way.

That’s impact. That’s the Golden Way!

Support Golden Key this Give 8/28:
https://roundtable.livegivemidsouth.org/organizations/NQHq9bBWzDimHw3aw

08/25/2026

Golden Key Entrepreneur Training Academy is proud to participate in Give 8/28, a national day of giving that celebrates and supports Black led and Black benefiting nonprofits. This local effort is championed by the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis.

At Golden Key, we equip aspiring and underestimated entrepreneurs with practical business education, hands on training, mentorship, technology, and the resources they need to turn their ideas into sustainable businesses.

Your gift helps us continue creating access, building confident business owners, and strengthening our community through entrepreneurship.

Support Golden Key Entrepreneur Training Academy through our LIVEGIVE profile:

https://roundtable.livegivemidsouth.org/organizations/NQHq9bBWzDimHw3aw

Every gift makes a difference. Every entrepreneur deserves access. Together, we can help more people do business the Golden Way!

08/24/2026

🎓 GOLDEN KEY GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT | KRISTINA FRANKLIN

Today, we are proud to shine the spotlight on Golden Key alumna Kristina Franklin, Founder & CEO of Transformation Alliance Group Inc.

Kristina has taken her passion for helping others and turned it into purpose-driven entrepreneurship.

Transformation Alliance Group provides faith-based mentoring and support designed to help individuals and families navigate life challenges, strengthen their mindset, and move forward with greater confidence and purpose. Through spiritual counseling and mentoring, group support, and motivational speaking, Kristina is creating spaces where people can feel heard without judgment.

One statement from her organization says it beautifully:

“Life doesn’t stop at 5pm, so why should we? Make the choice to get transformed today.”

This is what we want to see from our graduates.

We don’t simply want entrepreneurs to complete a program. We want them to leave Golden Key prepared to build businesses and organizations that solve problems, serve people, create opportunities, and make an impact.

Kristina, we celebrate your growth, your commitment, and the work you are building through Transformation Alliance Group Inc.

Keep transforming lives. Keep building. Keep doing business The Golden Way!

08/24/2026

There are talented entrepreneurs all across Memphis with ideas, determination and dreams.

What many of them have been missing is access.

Access to business education.
Access to mentors.
Access to technology.
Access to a professional space.
Access to someone who will sit down with them and help them figure out what comes next.

That is why Golden Key Entrepreneur Training Academy exists.

We don’t just tell people to start businesses. We walk alongside them as they learn how to build businesses that can actually survive and grow.

As we begin our countdown to Give 8/28, we are inviting our community to invest in ACCESS.

Your gift helps us continue opening doors for entrepreneurs who are ready to work but need someone willing to give them a key.

On August 28, invest in an entrepreneur. Invest in access. Invest in Golden Key.

Give directly through our Give 8/28 profile:
https://roundtable.livegivemidsouth.org/organizations/NQHq9bBWzDimHw3aw

08/24/2026

Catch my interview on Bluff City Magazine’s podcast: https://youtu.be/5J-hnj1GNyo

Don’t forget to subscribe and like the episode ♥️

One year ago, Dr. Nicole “Nikki” Golden shared the vision behind Go...

08/22/2026

We’ve been selected again and again!

08/21/2026

Golden Key is on a mission to make a difference❣️

Memphis is resource-rich but access-poor. Discover why connecting people to existing resources—not creating new ones—is the key to real community change.