Expanding Access to Capital and Customers for Entrepreneurs

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KIVA provides 0% interest loans up to $10,000 for 36 months to new entrepreneurs or to small business owners. No credit score, collateral, business plan or financial statements required.

In this workshop you will learn

·         How Kiva loan works

·         Who is Eligible?

·         What is a group loan

·         How to apply for KIVA loan

·         How to get free marketing exposure to 1.5 million potential customers and champions for your business

·         How to establish connections to people who can support your business

The Pace University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is partnering with the US Small Business Administration (SBA) to help entrepreneurs identify and respond to government contract opportunities, as well as deliver on those contracts for which they are selected. The workshop will highlight contracting resources available for small businesses and strategies for how to increase your likelihood of obtaining contracts from government agencies and prime contractors

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•Understand the systems involved in government contracting

•Learn about the contracting support for small businesses provided by the Small Business Administration

•Learn more about how to increase your likelihood of obtaining contracts from the federal government and prime contractors

Government procurement reps will be on hand at end of workshop to answer any questions you may have

Are you in the process of starting a new business and interested in renting a commercial space but don’t know where to start?

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We’ve partnered with the City Bar Justice Center’s Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project (NELP) to bring you legal professionals who will present on the basics of commercial leasing. They will provide you with key point information on topics ranging from research you should do before deciding on a space, what you should look for in a written lease, selecting an appropriate lease term, to issues that may arise once you’ve signed the lease.

After the presentation, there will be time for Q&A to address any follow up questions or concerns you may have. Attendees will also learn about free and low-cost 1:1 legal assistance available through the City Bar Justice Center.

Get a New Website in JUST 2 Hours!

Know you need a website but never seem to get around to building it? Get a head start in this 2 hour workshop!

Representatives from Wix will walk through how to create a beautiful, professional web presence at no cost. This workshop will be a hands-on class to create a finished website and give you the tools to completely customize it afterwards. There are no creative limits, no coding skills needed to get your business online today.

Bring your own laptop to get the most out of the class!

Looking for guidance on how to form a company? Lucky for you, we've partnered up with City Bar Justice Center to explain the different forms of business structure to help you choose the right one for your business. The presenting attorney will describe the respective benefits and tax implications of each structure, as well as the steps and corresponding costs associated with each.

Kiva provee préstamos de hasta $10,000 al 0% para emprendedores con negocios nuevos o establecidos, incluyendo a personas sin un historial crediticio favorable

Con este curso usted aprenderá

• Cómo funcionan los préstamos de Kiva

• Qué tipo de negocio puede aplicar a Kiva

• Qué es un préstamo en grupo

• Cómo llenar la aplicación de Kiva

• Cómo promover su negocio ante miles de clientes potenciales

• Cómo conectarse a los recursos de la comunidad local de Kiva

Have you developed an innovative product or service, and find yourself hesitant to share it with prospective investors or partners because you don’t want to see your concept stolen or duplicated? We've partnered with the City Bar Justice Center’s Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project to bring you legal professionals who will help you navigate through the intricacies of intellectual property law to better protect your ideas and business concepts

The Pace SBDC and Excelsior Growth Fund have partnered up to bring you a 2-part workshop series on 7/13 and 7/18 from 5:30p-8:30p that will delve into the inner workings of financial projections.

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You’ll learn how to:

• Make financial projections to track the growth and profitability of your business

• Estimate operating revenue and expenses

• Read the financial statements needed to create your financial projection

• Interpret your business's financial data

• Make critical business decisions based on actual financial data and performance

In collaboration with Turner Construction

The Pace University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has teamed up with Turner Construction on a Small Business Contractor Training Program, a seven-week, 14 session series that aims to help participants build capacity and develop strategies for landing new contract opportunities. The MWBE & Small Business Contractor Training Program meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm to 9pm for seven weeks.

This course provides a basic overview of the steps you will need to take to start a business.

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You will learn:

• How to develop a business plan

• How to determine the right legal structure

• How to set up your accounting

• How to obtain permits and licenses

• How to obtain financing