ELEVATE, which stands for Executive Leadership Education Venture Advancing Talented Entrepreneurs, aims to provide best-in-class training to minority small businesses located in DC to acquire new skills that will allow them to more effectively and efficiently manage their business’ products and services and increase revenue and employment. Elevate Curriculum is a collaboration between CNHED and the GW School of Business.
NCRC provides loans that customers may use for financing that includes: working capital, inventory, real estate, leasehold improvements, machinery and equipment, furniture and fixtures, vehicles, or purchase of a business or business franchise. The NCRC Community Development Fund’s mission is to work with community partners – and target our capital – to build wealth, and reduce poverty and unemployment, in LMI, Black, and Hispanic communities nationwide.
Business networking gives business people the ability to collaborate with other experts to help them grow their businesses or improve their professional lives. The benefits of business networking include opportunities to help other business owners and receiving assistance from other owners. The best way to grow your business and to increase your name recognition is to network with like-minded people. Our world has changed; no time to meet face to face?
Connect with other business owners & attend their events open to Hispanic and/or Latina/o/x business owners in the DMV area.
The DCSBDC has an active Programming/Workshops/Events calendar, featuring free and low-cost workshops and training on topics relevant to small business owners. Events are available both in Spanish and English. Examples of workshop topics include: Business Start-up Information, Start-up Feasibility Analysis, Business Plan Development, Business Structuring, Government Contracting, Understanding Industry Market, Bookkeeping, Branding, Funding Opportunities, Federal and Local Government Certification, Loan Packaging, International Business Development, etc.
SCORE Washington DC mentors and representatives from the local business community conduct a variety of regularly scheduled educational workshops that provide valuable information and techniques necessary for establishing and managing a successful business.
The BizChat series is WDCEP’s signature workshop series that supports DC-based businesses by providing expert advice, resources and practical solutions.
WDCEP Business Resources. Browse WDCEP's guides containing everything you need to know about starting or running a business (or nonprofit organization) in DC, all in one place.
Anacostia Arts Center. Anacostia Arts Center is a home for the arts, culture, and small businesses, where the physical space is used to employ and nourish the local arts and creative economy. Hosts events for and centering local entrepreneurs.
The Hive 2.0 is a coworking space for small businesses operated by Wacif; the space has supported the creation, development, and expansion of hundreds of small businesses (mostly minority and/or women-owned). They host free workshops and conferences for small business owners.