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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.
Read More: 82 Best Business Ideas for New Entrepreneurs (2023 Edition)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.
Read More: Venturize: Resources to grow your small business in the new year!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.
Read More: Synergies Work – Where Ability Meets OpportunityRoadPitch: 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.
Read More: RoadPitch: Connecting Black Founders to InvestorsBlack 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.
Read More: Black Inclusive Wall Street – Chicagoland DPOCCNDI’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.
Read More: NDI’s Taxes and Tax Preparation PageVocational 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.
Read More: Vocational Rehabilitation Self-Employment Guide4 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.
Read More: 4 Free, Online Entrepreneurship Growth Programs Starting in 2023!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.
Read More: LEDC – Legal Clinics for Montgomery County-Based BusinessesMy 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.
Read More: My Way to CreditHow 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.
Read More: How to Write a Business PlanStarting 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.
Read More: Starting a Business ChecklistHow to Get Your Business Started
Explore resources designed to help you set your business up for success.
Read More: How to Get Your Business StartedBusiness 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.
Read More: Business Coaching from Chase for BusinessAdvancing Black Entrepreneurs
An educational program offering practical advice and resources to help Black business owners prepare their businesses for long-term success.
Read More: Advancing Black EntrepreneursProven 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.
Read More: Proven Ways to Successfully Manage Small Business When You Have ADHDThe Fountain Fund
We provide low-interest loans and financial coaching to formerly incarcerated people, helping them build credit and achieve their self-determined goals.
Read More: The Fountain FundWe 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!
Read More: We All GrowUreeka
Ureeka is a Community where small businesses gain unprecedented access to the expertise needed to grow their business.
Read More: UreekaWENYC
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.
Read More: WENYCNational 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.
Read More: National Association of Women Business OwnersPlanoly
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!
Read More: PlanolyMade In NYC
Made in NYC offers free learning opportunities designed for the marketing, design and production needs of small makers and manufacturers.
Read More: Made In NYCBusiness 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.
Read More: Business Outreach Center (BOC) NetworkThe 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.
Read More: The Microenterprise ProjectFastTrac
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.
Read More: FastTracStart Small Think Big
We connect small business owners to our network of professionals who provide their legal, finance, and marketing expertise for free.
Read More: Start Small Think BigPrince George’s County Economic Development Corporation
In collaboration with our Small Business Partners, we address a range of needs for growing companies.
Read More: Prince George’s County Economic Development CorporationFSC 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.
Read More: FSC FirstMaryland Community Enterprises
At Maryland Capital Enterprises, we strive to be a catalyst for small business success on Maryland’s Eastern Shore & across the state.
Read More: Maryland Community EnterprisesBaltimore 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.
Read More: Baltimore Community LendingMaryland 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.
Read More: Maryland Microenterprise Loan ProgramWashington 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.
Read More: Washington DC Women’s Business Center1863 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.
Read More: 1863 Venture FundThe 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.
Read More: The National Community Reinvestment Coalition Community Investment FundThe 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.
Read More: The Latino Economic Development Center Credit Building LoanThe 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.
Read More: The HiveWashington 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.
Read More: Washington Area Community Investment FundPeople’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.
Read More: People’s Advantage Federal Credit Union’s Small Business Lending InitiativeAppalachian Community Capital
Provides microloans and technical assistance to minority owned and small businesses in the Appalachian region of Virginia.
Read More: Appalachian Community CapitalCommunity Investment Collaborative (CIC)
Will provide loans and microgrants for small businesses to help start and grow emerging enterprises
Read More: Community Investment Collaborative (CIC)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.
Read More: Latino Economic Development CenterFreedom First Federal Credit Union Small Business Fund
Provide $1.5 million in small and microloans with a focus on small loans for women, minority and/or immigrant-owned businesses.
Read More: Freedom First Federal Credit Union Small Business FundEnterprise Development Group
Provides business loans to immigrants, refugees, low income individuals, and people of color in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. who cannot access bank financing. They also provide training and technical assistance to borrowers.
Read More: Enterprise Development GroupWomen’s Business Center at Old Dominion University
The IIE Women’s Business Center seeks to “level the playing field” for women entrepreneurs, who still face unique obstacles in the business world, by providing the tools for women to successfully own, operate and grow their small businesses.
Read More: Women’s Business Center at Old Dominion UniversityLaunchpad
A business incubator which provides mentorship and general support to emerging companies. Is affiliated with William and Mary University.
Read More: LaunchpadCatalyst
Catalyst is a long-format accelerator, providing select central Virginia-based, early-stage startups with nine months of program support.
Read More: CatalystBlack Farmer Equity Fund
Foodcap is funding a more equitable and regenerative local food economy through mission-driven lending and customized business support. In 2021, we launched the Black Farmer Equity Initiative to formalize our work supporting Black farmers.
Read More: Black Farmer Equity FundDowntown Bristol Loan Fund
A community redevelopment agency which provides microloans of $2,500 to $25,000 to emerging businesses in Bristol, Virginia, that cannot access traditional financing sources.
Read More: Downtown Bristol Loan FundPeople Incorporated
A community action agency which provides business loans to entrepreneurs in the context of broader economic development and low-income housing programs.
Read More: People Incorporated