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| Greetings LSBAC Friend, This month the Center announced the Lowell Small Business Assistance Center Microloan Fund program. We are very excited to be able to offer financial resources to entrepreneurs while also serving as a technical assistance provider. The Microloan Fund Program serves entrepreneurs in the Merrimack Valley who lack access to conventional credit but who have the capacity to grow their business. Read more about this great program in the resource section below. The Center will be hosting a Microloan Fund orientation for any business interested in learning more on Monday, July 11, 2011 at 6pm. Please RSVP to Terry Williams, Assistant Director at twilliams@comteam.org. The Center just completed its ten-week Youth Right Start Entrepreneurial Training Program with the Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School (LMACS), a public high school in conjunction with Middlesex Community College, catering to students who have left school prior to graduation and those at risk of dropping out. The Youth Right Start Program combines classroom instruction with individual projects in which each student completes a business plan of their own. To celebrate their completion of the program, students visited the successful Pailin Market in Lowell's Lower Highlands neighborhood. After a tour of the market, café, and function hall, students were treated to a buffet lunch by owner Malee Thai. Malee's daughter talked to the students about the process of building their business after the family escaped war in Cambodia and settled in Lowell. The students really enjoyed hearing from a current business owner. 
Congratulations on finishing your class!
Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School - Youth Right Start Entrepreneurial Training students at Pailin Market, Lowell. Sincerely, Stacie Hargis
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| Lowell Small Business Assistance Center Microloan Fund Program Orientation Want to grow your business? Unable to get conventional financing? Come to hear more about how the program works. Date: Monday, July 11, 2011 Time: 6pm to 8pm
Location: The Lowell Small Business Assistance Center 88 Middle St., 2nd Floor Lowell, MA 01852 No Fee Please contact Terry Williams at twilliams@comteam.org or call 978-322-8402 to sign up. How to Generate Additional Income Through Business Ventures Date: Wed, June 15, 2011 Time: 12 pm to 1:30 pm Location: Community Teamwork, Inc. 155 Merrimack Street Lowell, MA 01852 No Fee For registration, please call Gladys at (978) 654- 5673 Date: Tues, July 12, 2011 Time: 6 pm to 7:30 pm
155 Merrimack Street Lowell, MA 01852 No Fee For registration, please call Gladys at (978) 654- 5673 Location: Community Teamwork, Inc. | | |
| | | Resources Community Teamwork Inc. and the Lowell Small Business Assistance Center Announce the Lowell Small Business Assistance Center Microloan Fund Want to grow and/or enhance your small business? Unable to get conventional bank financing? The Lowell Small Business Assistance Center's Microloan Fund Program serve entrepreneurs in the Merrimack Valley who lack access to conventional credit but who have the capacity to achieve small business growth Click here to read the Lowell Sun Article. Interested Businesses Should Contact Us Directly: Terry Williams, Assistant Director 978-322-8402 twilliams@comteam.org More Info: Loan Products Loans up to $5,000; Up to 5 years to pay back, depending on financial analysis; No prepayment penalties; Low annual interest rate; Technical assistance and training on small business topics. Eligible Businesses Existing businesses (in business at least 12 months) Retail Service Wholesale Eligibility Criteria Must be unable to obtain a conventional bank loan; The business must be located within the Merrimack Valley; Must be able to demonstrate a capacity to repay the loan; Must be willing to receive technical assistance. ************************************************************************************************************** Upcoming Training - Community Teamwork Inc. - Family Finance Solutions The Financial Literacy Program at Community Teamwork Inc. is empowering clients to make sound financial decisions through the provision of quality training, education, and resources. Classes run throughout June and July. Go to www.ctifamilyfinance.org to learn more. For registration, please call Gladys at (978) 654- 5673. All trainings will take please at Community Teamwork's main office located on 155 Merrimack Street in Downtown Lowell. | | ********************************************************************************************************* Upcoming Training - Community Teamwork Inc. - Computer Education They are held on Wednesday afternoons at 155 Merrimack Street, 3rd floor from 1:00pm - 2:30pm. Confirmed Workshop Dates: June 1st: Professional Emailing; Accounts and Formatting; Resume Creation June 8th: Online Job Search Techniques; Marketing One's Self; Creating Business Cards for your Job Search; LinkedIn June 15th: Microsoft Excel: Templates & Basics; Charts & Graph's If interested, contact Myriam Alexander-Kearns in Workforce Development at (978) 654-5722. ************************************************************************************************************* |
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| | | Announcements Announcements are a community bulletin and do not reflect any opinion, mission or program of
the Lowell Small Business Assistance Center or Community Teamwork Inc. *************************************************************************************************************** LSBAC Alumnus: Indigo Salon & Day Spa is having an Open House! Tuesday, June 14 from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
165 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA 01852
978-677-6580 | www.indigosalon-dayspa.com Join the Salon and Spa as they give complimentary services including nail polish change, chair massages, make up how-to's and more! *************************************************************************************************************** Commercial Space Available: - 350 Ft Commercial Space for Rent at 397 Market Street, Lowell. Large store front window. Corner of Market Street and Cardinal O'Connor Parkway. Two well established business located in same building.
- 1050 Ft Commercial Space for Rent at 454 Merrimack Street, Lowell. Large store front window. Four established business located in this building as well.
If you want to know more, please contact Doria Sylvester, Senior Property Manager at
(978) 454-5595. *************************************************************************************************************** Put CLASS to work for your company saving you time and money, while helping individuals with disabilities obtain employment opportunities. In the mid-70's, a group of families in the Merrimack Valley with disabilities, began to talk about opportunities for their children. Historically, options for families were limited to placing children in institutions or keeping them at home. This group of families had a vision that their children may one day live in a more homelike setting, be provided the opportunity to learn, grow, thrive, work and have rights like any other person. By 1976, those family members, along with community supporters, established the Citizen's League for Adults Special Services - now known as CLASS, Inc. Over the years, the agency grew and diversified. It now serves over 400 individuals and families throughout northeastern Massachusetts. Today services include Assistive Technology, Employment Services, Production Services, Habilitative Services, Family Resources and Advocacy, Clinical & Case Management Support, Recreation and Transportation. Put CLASS to work for your company saving you time and money, while helping individuals with disabilities obtain employment opportunities. CLASS Works provides competitively priced production services to various industries. CLASS currently holds contracts with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of MA, Unifirst and more.
Contact Dave Gerry at 978-975-8587 x 1336 or dgerry@classinc.org to learn more. *************************************************************************************************************** Want to advertise your business at the 1st ANNUAL MERRIMACK VALLEY JAZZ FESTIVAL? TENTS: VENDOR INFORMATION, RULES & REGULATIONS
Date/Time: Saturday, 13 August 2011 / 3:00PM - 10:00PM
Location: Sampas Pavilion, Pawtucket Blvd., Lowell MA
Tent Provider: Baystate Party and Tent Rentals
Weather: Rain or Shine
Contact Bobby Kinney at bookinney@comcast.net or (978)995-3081 to learn more. *************************************************************************************************************** Tell Us Do you have a business related announcement you would like to share? Do you offer a business service that you think would benefit other businesses? Please send your announcements directly to shargis@comteam.org. |
| The mission of the Lowell Small Business Assistance Center is to provide entrepreneurs from ethnically and economically diverse groups with the education, tools and resources needed to create, sustain or expand viable small businesses.
Location: 88 Middle St., 2nd Floor, Downtown Lowell, 01852 Phone: 978-322-8400 |
| | | | | The Lowell Small Business Assistance Center
is a one-stop business assistance center that provides one-on-one counseling, entrepreneurship training, and a variety of seminars. Call
(978)322-8400
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