Celebrate Women’s History Month with WE NYC this March!

City Launches New Program to Create New Affordable Lines of Credit For Women Entrepreneurs The City of New York is launching a new program to help women entrepreneurs access affordable lines of credit needed to start and grow businesses. The new program, called WE Credit, will provide up to 250 women entrepreneurs with lines of credit of averaging $50,000 at below […]

Opportunities for Minority & Women Owned Businesses

Take a look at these three cohort mentorship programs for minority and/or women-owned businesses:  Bond Readiness Program, NYC Construction Mentorship, and NYC Goods and Services Mentorship! If you have not yet received your M/WBE certification, get certified online or attend an upcoming workshop to learn more. Thursday, February 28th (5:30 – 7:30 p.m.) RSVP here. Tuesday, March 5th (6:00 – 7:30 p.m.) RSVP […]

Show Me The Money: Financial Statements and Profit

Smart business owners know that they need to have a good understanding of their business’s finances in order to succeed. During this workshop, brought in partnership with TruFund’s Financial Empowerment Program, you will gain critical insight into understanding business financial statements and how they can inform you to make smart financial and management decisions. We will also discuss the importance […]

How to prep your business for emergencies!

From gas leaks and fires to major storms and flooding, as a business owner in New York City you face many challenges that can impact your operations and assets. Join our workshop to get ready for the unexpected! You will learn how to: Stay in business: Identify your key business operations, employees, and documents. Protect your investments: Understand how to […]

Employee or Independent Contractor? How Do I Know?

This course will inform you, the business owner, to determine whether an individual you hire is an employee or independent contractor. It is critical that business owners correctly determine whether the individuals providing services are employees or independent contractors. Is the worker a Form W2 or a 1099? What does that mean for your business? In this session we will […]

HR Tools for the Small Business Owner

To be a successful small-business owner, you must master the art of juggling. Owning and managing a small business means having to take on multiple roles, from accounting to marketing to human resources. Unfortunately, it’s easy for small-business owners to sometimes ignore the human resources side of business. The goal of the workshop is to provide details about how HR […]