Harlem Commonwealth Council

The Small Business Administration has some key changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which will be available for a limited amount of time to ensure America’s smallest businesses get exclusive access. If you are a small business owner with 20 employees or less or are self-employed, there is new information for you. Please join us for a series of webinars hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Public-Private Strategies Institute, & other stakeholders to h...ear about: -What steps you can take now to take advantage of this special opportunity, which closes at 5:00 P.M. EST, Tuesday, March 9th, 2021. -Additional changes and recent policy announcements made by Biden-Harris Administration -Have your questions answered by SBA Leaders http://bit.ly/3rfZEqi See more

Join our Advanced Digital Marketing Strategies session presented by Angie Hancock, founder of Experience Harlem, and AT&T. We'll see you virtually on February ...23rd at 11am. Share with someone who you want to succeed in business and entrepreneurship . Register here: https://zoom.us//regi/tJIpcu-pqDooGtPmSEV38MIF939eq6pOh4Kv

Today is a great day for #NYC #smallbusiness. Wells Fargo has announced that six New York-based Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) have received a combined $5 million from its Open for Business Fund to help local small businesses as well as those in other states impacted by the economic struggles caused by COVID-19. Wells Fargo has selected Accompany Capital ($500,000), Greater Jamaica Development Corporation ($500,000), Harlem Entrepreneurial Fund ($400...,000), NDC Community Impact Loan Fund ($1 million), Pursuit Community Finance ($1 million), and Renaissance Economic Development Corporation ($1.6 million) to join its Open for Business Fund (OFB), a nationwide small business recovery effort. The new funding to New York City and surrounding areas will help underserved small businesses stay open and preserve jobs through short- and long-term COVID-19 resiliency efforts, expanded micro-lending activities, and programming for business owners in Black, African American, Hispanic, Asian, and other communities. https://lnkd.in/dEVX4BK #funding #community #finance #businessowners #investment #entrepreneurs #entrepreneurship #economicdevelopment #smallbusinesses #blackownedbusiness #blackownedbusinesses See more

As we honor #BlackHistoryMonth, we highlight ten Black-led CDFIs serving diverse entrepreneurs in communities across America. "OFN is proud to support the great... work these CDFIs are doing to strengthen our nation’s most underestimated and underinvested communities, said Amir Kirkwood, OFN’s chief lending and investment officer. By creating a new model for community development with partners like Google, we can ensure more CDFIs have the resources they need on the ground to achieve equitable recovery and lasting impact. Thanks to Google and Google.org for helping make it possible for OFN to better support our member CDFIs like these ten! Albany Community Together, Inc. African Development Center Appalachian Community Capital BBIF Harlem Commonwealth Council People Trust Community Loan Fund The Enterprise Center CDC True Access Capital TruFund Financial Services, Inc. Washington Area Community Investment Fund, Inc. (Wacif)

Literacy is the key to economic development. According to ProLiteracy’s Annual Statistical Report (2019 - 2020) on adult literacy programs, more than 11.7K students reported obtaining a job or better job due to increasing literacy skills. Proper literacy skills can provide more educational and employment opportunities, decreasing poverty and unemployment rates. During these challenging times, we offer FREE, high-quality Pre-GED/TASC online courses to prepare adults for the GED/TASC exam. Interested students can complete the online inquiry form to learn more. http://bit.ly/2oiI9Kl . E-Mail [email protected] if you have any questions.