Resources Archive - Small Business Hub

82 Best Business Ideas for New Entrepreneurs (2023 Edition)

To help get you started Digital.com came up with a list of online– and offline-based profitable business ideas that are easy to start and in demand.

Venturize: Resources to grow your small business in the new year!

Learn about loans, retirement and healthcare for small businesses, get connected to trusted providers to help your enterprise grow.

Synergies Work – Where Ability Meets Opportunity

Are you an entrepreneur with a disability? We invite you to join the Synergies Work community to gain access to our resources, programs, and events.

RoadPitch: Connecting Black Founders to Investors

We are a fundraising initiative doing things a little differently. Our focus is on getting black tech founders funded by accredited investors.

Black Inclusive Wall Street – Chicagoland DPOCC

Chicagoland DPOCC launched the Black Inclusive Wall Street Project to promote the work of Black disabled/Deaf/neurodivergent/autistic entrepreneurs, artists, freelancers, social media influencers, and independent contractors.

NDI’s Taxes and Tax Preparation Page

Educating people with disabilities about the benefits and savings that tax credits like the EITC can help them achieve their financial wellness goals.

Vocational Rehabilitation Self-Employment Guide

The VR Self-Employment Guide is a multimedia website designed to help people with disabilities and vocational rehabilitation counselors understand the self-employment process.

4 Free, Online Entrepreneurship Growth Programs Starting in 2023!

Will Holmes Consulting works to provide our award-winning curriculum, proven to create increases in revenue, add jobs and have a positive impact on the local economy. Two of the programs offer a grant upon successful completion.

LEDC – Legal Clinics for Montgomery County-Based Businesses

Free Legal clinics will be available in the following areas: LEDC – White Oak office, Germantown Library, Charles W. Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center, and the Silver Spring Innovation Center.

My Way to Credit

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) have been a critical part of JPMorgan Chase’s work to help underserved communities thrive for years.

How to Write a Business Plan

Discover all the doors a solid business plan can help open for you, including business banking accounts, loans and other forms of funding. Presented by Chase for Business.

Starting a Business Checklist

Make the most of every opportunity with business resources to guide you. Our business banking resources can help you start, manage, or grow your business.

How to Get Your Business Started

Explore resources designed to help you set your business up for success.

Business Coaching from Chase for Business

Work with a coach and learn how to gather and leverage certain customer insights to help make data-driven decisions and drive business growth.

Advancing Black Entrepreneurs

An educational program offering practical advice and resources to help Black business owners prepare their businesses for long-term success.

Proven Ways to Successfully Manage Small Business When You Have ADHD

In this in-depth article, we discuss five specific areas where business small owners with ADHD are particularly challenged, and how they can deal with it.

The Fountain Fund

We provide low-interest loans and financial coaching to formerly incarcerated people, helping them build credit and achieve their self-determined goals.

We All Grow

The #WeAllGrow Latina membership group, AMIGAS, is the social network for original content, digital tools, virtual events and community for Latina entrepreneurs, creatives and professionals. ¡Se puede participar en inglés y en español!

Ureeka

Ureeka is a Community where small businesses gain unprecedented access to the expertise needed to grow their business.

WENYC

WE NYC (Women Entrepreneurs NYC) is an initiative based out of the New York City Department of Small Business Services that is dedicated to helping women start and grow their businesses.

National Association of Women Business Owners

NAWBO was founded in 1975 to be the first advocacy organization for all women business owners. NAWBO is the only dues-based organization representing the interests of all women entrepreneurs across all industries; with chapters across the country.

Planoly

PLANOLY was the first visual planner for Instagram – homegrown and beautifully crafted to be simple, clean and easy to use. Now we’re simplifying social marketing on TikTok, Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube too!

Made In NYC

Made in NYC offers free learning opportunities designed for the marketing, design and production needs of small makers and manufacturers.

Business Outreach Center (BOC) Network

Business Outreach Center Network’s mission is to improve the economic prospects of traditionally underserved groups, with a focus on low- and moderate-income entrepreneurs and their communities, and thereby create genuinely brighter futures.

The Microenterprise Project

The VOLS Microenterprise Project helps existing and aspiring small business owners and microentrepreneurs access high-quality free legal services from our dedicated staff and our network of pro bono lawyers.

FastTrac

FastTrac is a series of entrepreneurship courses offered by the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) for aspiring and established entrepreneurs throughout New York City.

Start Small Think Big

We connect small business owners to our network of professionals who provide their legal, finance, and marketing expertise for free.

Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation

In collaboration with our Small Business Partners, we address a range of needs for growing companies.

FSC First

They provide a Level Up Program which is designed to assist small and minority owned businesses in Prince George’s County with training, technical assistane, mentorship, and loans.

Maryland Community Enterprises

At Maryland Capital Enterprises, we strive to be a catalyst for small business success on Maryland’s Eastern Shore & across the state.

Baltimore Community Lending

Baltimore Community Lending offers small business loans to entrepreneurs in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, Carroll County, Anne Arundel County, Harford County, and Howard County who have no relationship with or are unable to get a loan from a bank, and may not have collateral.

Maryland Microenterprise Loan Program

The Maryland Microenterprise Loan Program expands opportunities for microenterprise development, creates new opportunities for small business development and sustains local economies in Maryland communities.

Washington DC Women’s Business Center

They also provide ShopHer, a pop-up incubator for 15 female entrepreneurs who own businesses in fields such as the arts, clothing and jewelry inspired by products from the USA, Uzbekistan, Africa, Mexico, and other global areas.

1863 Venture Fund

The goal of this organization is to provide support to minority entrepreneurs in the form of business education and mentoring in areas including marketing, sales, and financial management.

The National Community Reinvestment Coalition Community Investment Fund

NCRC Community Development Fund (CDF) provides loans for struggling small businesses & real estate lending for Black, Latino & LMI communities.

The Latino Economic Development Center Credit Building Loan

Our goal is to drive the economic and social advancement of low to moderate income Latinos and other underserved communities in DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Puerto Rico by equipping them with the skills and tools to achieve financial independence and become leaders in their communities.

The Hive

This co-working space is designed to provide support and opportunities for women and minority-owned businesses and was acquired by WACIF in 2021.

Washington Area Community Investment Fund

Established in 1987, the Washington Area Community Investment Fund’s mission is to increase equity and economic opportunity in underserved communities in the Washington, DC area by investing knowledge, social, and financial capital in low- and moderate-income entrepreneurs.

People’s Advantage Federal Credit Union’s Small Business Lending Initiative

Virginia Small Business Resiliency Fund will provide financial assistance to organizations that serve underserved, COVID-19 impacted business.

Appalachian Community Capital

Provides microloans and technical assistance to minority owned and small businesses in the Appalachian region of Virginia.

Community Investment Collaborative (CIC)

Will provide loans and microgrants for small businesses to help start and grow emerging enterprises

Latino Economic Development Center

The center will create a $575,000 revolving loan fund to help 45-60 low and moderate income Latino and/or other underserved businesses in Fairfax County. The center will also provide culturally and linguistically specialized technical assistance to borrowers.