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Support a fellow entrepreneur: EVERY dollar counts!
May. 1, 2013
GNEC is now a trustee on a new lending platform called KivaZip. This site is designed for business owners to find business loans, funded by everyday citizens. These loans are interest free and allow the borrower to tell his/her story as well. Currently, the lending limit is $5,000, but as clients begin successful repayment, the lendable amount will increase to a maximum of $20,000 —INTEREST FREE!
Deirdre White (a graduate of our Spring 2012 UEDI entrepreneur training program) is our first client to be set up on the site and she is well on her way to reaching her $5,000 target.
Through anonymous donations, KivaZip will match any funds lent to Ms. White (up to $500)!
Now is your chance to be a part of someone’s business, and make an investment in the its success. You can lend a small amount, or a larger amount, and know that you are directly impacting a person and their business.
Please check out https://zip.kiva.org/loans/1132 to visit Deirdre’s page.
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Pitching Your Business via Social Media
Apr. 24, 2013
Join GNEC and our panel of experts as we address ways in which entrepreneurs & small businesses can embed videos/pictures in social media posts to attract more clients and grow their business.
- Record/present your pitch
- Set up social media accounts
- Network
Registration fee is $20 and space is limited. Reserve a seat now by e‐mailing info@GNECorp.org or call (973) 242‐4132.
Spring Networking Event at Shear Bliss Unisex Salon in Morristown, March 25
Apr. 9, 2013
By Independent Press
on March 21, 2013 at 10:33 AM, updated March 21, 2013 at 10:34 AM
The Black Business Caucus (BBC) will host its 1st Spring Networking Event on Monday, March 25, 8-9 a.m. at Shear Bliss Unisex Salon, 124 Speedwell Ave., Morristown.
The networking event will provide an opportunity for individuals from a first time entrepreneur with a new business plan wanting to know how to get started, to a well established business owner poised for growth; to discuss challenges of starting a business and exchange insight about successful strategies. The event is free and light refreshments will also be served.
Keisha Smith-Johnson, owner of Shear Bliss Unisex Salon, has been a successful business owner in the Morristown area for the past 15 years. She opened her first salon at age 25 and has renovated and opened 3 others since. She continues to serve as a mentor and employer to many rising stylists. Along with her passion for the beauty industry, Keisha Smith-Johnson has also worked as a sales associate for Weichert Realtors where she earned placement in the million dollar sales club.
The Black Business Caucus is a collaborative project led by Morristown Neighborhood House and Drew University. Other partners include the Morristown partnership and the Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation. The BBC was launched in 2012 with the idea of providing support for small to medium sized businesses and professionals (including trade and professional associations) in Morris County.
For more information about the BBC, contact Steve Neblett at 973-538-1229, ext. 28 or by email at Nebletts@neighborhood-house.org.
Morristown Neighborhood House was founded in 1898 as a settlement house that helped Italian immigrants in becoming acclimated to a new culture. Our mission is to promote community stability and economic growth by helping transition immigrant families into their communities, fostering cross-cultural awareness, and assisting working and impoverished families to maximize their educational, social, physical, and economic potential.
We currently run programs in four cities and seven locations in Morris County. Through programs in Morristown, Dover, Denville and Frelinghuysen Middle School on an average day over 1,500 children and youth receive services from Neighborhood House.
For more information about Neighborhood House, visit www.neighborhood-house.org or contact David Walker, Executive Director, at 973-538-1229 ext. 26 or walkerd@neighborhood-house.org.
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