Fwd: Announcing AMBER, A Business Coaching and Technical Assistance Program

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Daniel Koroma, M.P.S, M.Eng.
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Leadership - accepting responsibility for enabling others to achieve shared purpose in the face of uncertainty - is required to organize effectively. And organizing is required to make democracy work: developing the leadership of others as they learn to turn their community into a constituency and transform their resources into the power they need to achieve their goals. ~ Marshall Ganz

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From: Montgomery County Black Collective <in...@mocoblackcollective.org>
Date: Wed, Oct 19, 2022, 9:01 AM
Subject: Announcing AMBER, A Business Coaching and Technical Assistance Program
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MoCo Black Collective Events and Resources

October 2022 Building Bonds of Unity The Montgomery County Black Collective and our partners, the Maryland Black Chamber of Commerce and the Black Business Council, hosted a business networking event with information about our respective programs, services and upcoming activities. Thanks to our friends at Arts on the Block for the use of their space, saxophonist David Machado, and the catering team at Caribbean Caterers. We welcomed presentations by County Executive Marc Elrich and Councilmembers Hans Riemer and Will Jawando. Business navigation services were highlighted by Naddia Clute, a member of the County Executive’s Business Advancement Team. Highlights of the evening are spotlighted in photos by Jeff Suggs.  AMBER Business Coaching and Technical Assistance (All Minority Businesses Excelling in Real-Time) The Montgomery County Black Collective, in partnership with the Maryland Black Chamber of Commerce and Montgomery County Government is seeking applicants for a cohort for a technical assistance and individualized business coaching program. The AMBER program is expected to launch in late 2022 and will run through June 2023.   AMBER focuses on the essential management areas you need based on your unique business assessment. The program is designed to provide technical assistance expertise and individualized coaching necessary for small businesses to scale their operation. Through weekly management strategies and group mindfulness sessions each month, your business will learn the tactics and best practices necessary to achieve sustainable growth. AMBER will provide the support system businesses need through individualized and monthly meetings.   The cohort is open to for-profit businesses that operate in Montgomery County, MD. Applicants not selected for the cohort or non-profit businesses will be considered for the next cohort scheduled for spring 2023. To register for an online information session on Thursday, October 27th at 10 am and an application enter your details at this link. Calling All Black Owned Businesses The Montgomery County Black Business Database is a directly that provides a platform for finding and connecting with Black-owned businesses in the County. To include your business or one that you know visit the website of the Black Business Council here. County MicroLoans for Small Businesses Montgomery County’s microloan program provides loans ranging from $500 to $15,000 for County residents needing additional help to start and grow small businesses. The microloan providers – Life Asset and Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC) – administer the Microloan Program. For information, contact Life Asset or LEDC. Be Next Campaign Launched by Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation MCEDC is launching a campaign both to retain existing county businesses and attract new ones. The “Be Next” campaign will target the small, minority-owned and women-owned business communities, and businesses in the life sciences, technology, real estate, hospitality, and nonprofit industries. It is designed to highlight the types of businesses that have been successful in the county via billboards, radio, podcasts, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google, video ads, and trade publications. Television advertising will be added in January of next year. Learn more at https://benext.thinkmoco.com/ Coalition to Back Black Businesses The Coalition has formed an initiative to support Black small business owners and the communities they serve as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and chart a path forward. Through the Coalition, American Express, Cummins Inc., Optimum,Shopify, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., the National Black Chamber of Commerce , Walker’s Legacy, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation will work together to provide over $14 million in grants, training, and resources to empower Black-owned small businesses in distressed communities that have long been struggling with economic growth. Learn more. RESOURCES Maryland Economic Development Association Conference – October 25, 2022   National Women's Small Business Month LEDC Launch Your Dream Business Bootcamp Begins on October 29, 2022 Google Black Innovation Alliance Montgomery Community Media Small Business Network Women Succeeding in Government Contracting Conference – October 27, 2022   U.S. Small Business Administration Announces $7.2 Million in PRIME Grants to Help Emerging Micro-Entrepreneurs Gain Access to Capital. More at this link. What We Are Reading Barriers to Black Entrepreneurship Widen the Wealth Gap These federal programs award billions to small businesses. The Senate just voted to extend them. There Wasn’t a Community for Black Women in Venture Capital. So Black Women in Venture Capital Made Their Own.

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