Spotlight Creative founder and president, Kimberly Abey, was recently accepted into the inaugural Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative in Houston, Texas.

The Houston-based program is part of a national, five-year $500 million initiative spearheaded by Goldman Sachs, developed in partnership with Babson College (the nation’s leading school for entrepreneurship) and delivered by Houston Community College. The program is designed to help small business owners build their businesses and create jobs in the community through greater access to business education, financial capital and business support services.

"I am incredibly honored and absolutely thrilled with the opportunity to be a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Scholar,” said Abey.  “I am looking forward to applying the knowledge gained from this program to increase the growth and job-creation potential of Spotlight Creative.”

The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative is currently active in New Orleans, New York and Greater Los Angeles and, over the next five years, is expected to reach 10,000 small business owners across the country.