Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Azgari Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our mission is to expand economic mobility, expand access to business ownership, and create jobs in underserved communities through entrepreneurship education, mentorship, and workforce development programs. We are not a franchise, a lender, or a for-profit consulting firm.

Azgari Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entrepreneurship-education and workforce-development organization serving out-of-school youth, aging-out foster youth, justice-involved young adults, and low-income veterans. Our current program delivers a 24-week online entrepreneurship education curriculum with scholarship support. As funding permits, the Foundation is developing transitional-housing programs that pair residential stability with basic-needs support, training stipends, and post-program job-placement and micro-enterprise seed grants — to expand economic mobility and create jobs in underserved communities.

The Foundation was founded by serial entrepreneur Azgari Lipshy, who leads its educational programming. The Foundation is governed in accordance with 501(c)(3) nonprofit requirements; governance information will be made publicly available as it is finalized.

No. The Foundation is an educational nonprofit. It is not a franchise — there are no franchise fees, territories, or royalty structures. It is not a lender — any SBA loans participants obtain are from independent SBA-approved lenders, and all credit decisions are made by those lenders.

The Foundation's scholarships and free community programming are directed to founders facing real barriers to business ownership — specifically aging-out foster youth (ages 18–24), veterans transitioning to civilian careers, single parents re-entering the workforce, and first-generation entrepreneurs from underserved communities.

Visit the Scholarships page to submit your application. The process includes a short online application (~10 minutes), a brief 15-minute video interview, documentation to verify eligibility, and a decision within two weeks.

Scholarship recipients receive full access to the Foundation's educational curriculum at no cost — the same curriculum offered through the Foundation's fee-based programs. There are no strings attached and no hidden costs to the scholarship recipient.

The Foundation publishes free educational guides, free educational tools and templates, and free community training videos. All free resources are available to the general public at no cost and no purchase is required.

Visit the Free Educational Guides page and the Free Educational Tools page. Additional educational videos and media are available from the Media and Videos pages.

Scholarships and free community programming are funded through a combination of charitable contributions and a meaningful portion of program tuition from the Foundation's fee-based educational programs, which are operated separately. Donations directly expand the number of scholarship recipients the Foundation can support.

Fee-based program pricing, enrollment, and strategy-session booking are operated by the for-profit sister brand at azgari.com. Azgari Foundation (this site) covers only the nonprofit's mission, scholarships, and free community education.

No. Individual results vary based on effort, market conditions, and capital. Azgari Foundation does not guarantee any specific level of income or business success.