ETC’s PioneerBaltimore program is returning this fall, with a longer timeframe, bigger cohort and a new curriculum.

The Highlandtown incubator opened applications this month for the program, which is designed for idea-stage entrepreneurs who are preparing to launch businesses that use technology to solve a problem. It’s distinct from ETC’s accelerator program, which helps startups that are beyond the idea stage, but it can serve as preparation for that or other ETC initiatives.

Over Tuesday night sessions from Sept. 10 to Aug. 19 at the Small Business Resource Center, it’ll provide guidance in areas such as validating ideas, customer discovery and pitching a business, said ETC Membership Coordinator Amanda Gosling.

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