Mission of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone is to sustain the revitalization of #UpperManhattan through job creation, investments, and small biz assistance.
The @UMEZ_DC Hybrid #Microloan program aims to give businesses the financial assistance that will help them reinvent their business strategy to fit the short-to medium-term changes forced on all by the pandemic." Thx @hwmag and partners @HBANY@WHIDCNYC https://t.co/pIHkVxhww9
The SBA and @SCOREMentors#SmallBusinessWeek Virtual Summit kicks off in 6 days! Here are 3 big reasons to attend.
✍️ Register now: https://t.co/jVJqNTydJv
🗺️ A #biz plan is your roadmap to success!
📝 View templates and writing tips: https://t.co/bQNDTz3Sgc
📍 Connect with SBA resource partners near you for more help: https://t.co/oG9al18RwZ
Calling all NYC dancers! 📣 Get your groove on this summer when @UMEZ_DC and the Mertz Gilmore Foundation offer $5K grants to 16 lucky artists or orgs in Upper Manhattan for dance-related projects. Details: https://t.co/YcoyecTfUM #dancenyc#nycdancers
Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Opens New Round of Grant Funding
Verizon's program helps small businesses thrive by offering free and quick online business courses on marketing, finance, efficiency & more, as well as networking & expert coaching.
https://t.co/UsoBF6NXts
Get up to $50K and 25% of your loan converted into a grant! The #UMEZ Hybrid Microloan Program is here to help small businesses and nonprofits in Upper Manhattan recover from the COVID-19 crisis. Apply now to get support for eligible expenses - don't miss out! 💰🗽
👷♀️🚧 Small business owners in the construction, service, and supply industries: If you need surety bonds to guarantee completed work, SBA-backed bonds can help you compete for larger contracts and grow your business! Find authorized agents near you: https://t.co/P98FeidiLT
💪National Veterans Small Business Week is still going strong, and for day 3️⃣, we’re covering all things funding.
💰Learn about funding options that can help in your journey toward #VetBiz success: https://t.co/U78vwxygMJ #veteranowned
No matter where your #smallbiz is, SBA and resource partners are there! Connect with your district office and other local assistance: https://t.co/oG9al19pmx
#SupportSmallBiz
Congratulations to Columbia Engineering @CUSEAS for winning an @NSF ERC for Smart Streetscapes! The $26M grant is a collaboration with 4 other universities focused on making cities more livable, safe, and inclusive. https://t.co/8s62P8AHsE😃
Thanks so much to Rob Fauber & @MoodysInvSvc for hosting an in-person roundtable this week with @RepGregoryMeeks, @NewYorkFed & NYC #cdfis to learn more about Congressional support for CDFIs & Moody’s CORE (Creating Opportunities for Racial Equity) & EOC Opportunity Coalition!
🚨 The UMEZ Mertz Gilmore Seed Fund for Dance will have 1 more opportunity for 8 add’l artists. Apply by Fri, April 1, 2022, at 5 p.m. EDT. The project activities for the 2nd cycle must take place between 8/1/22, & 2/28/23. #DanceNYC Learn more here: https://t.co/YcoyecSI5e
Today, we announced the 8 dance grantees for the 1st of 2 grant cycles supported by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation. All dancemakers will be awarded $5K for grassroots dance projects taking place in Upper Manhattan from 1/1 - 7/31. #DanceNYC
Learn more: https://t.co/fXDE4JlUDv