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Miami Bayside Foundation Launches New Year Free Training Supporting Small Businesses

Miami Bayside Foundation's Small Business Workshop will begin on February 7 and run through March 9. The 15-day online workshop is geared towards helping business owners sharpen their entrepreneurial skills while learning how to prepare to access capital. Participating small businesses will complete workshop training led by industry professionals. The program is supported by the GMCVB’s Tourism Business Enhancement Initiative with the mission to advocate, support, and strengthen the economic sustainability and access of multicultural communities and heritage-related businesses within the Greater Miami & Miami Beach as part of the efforts of the Multicultural Tourism & Development Department. To learn more about this training opportunity and the application process email Petra Brennan.

Ignite Your Wealth Journey with Mentor Cedric Nash

The Black Professionals Network cordially invites you to a conversation and networking event for emerging and established investors, deal makers, and business leaders within the South Florida black professional community. Featured speaker is Cedric Nash, author and millionaire mentor. Event takes place on February 1. Click here for more information.

First Friday Business Breakfast Event

Oasis at Miami Gardens Business Incubator invites you to their First Friday Business Breakfast Event on February 3. This month you can learn about Community Development Financial Institutions and the resources provided by Black Business Investment Fund (BBIF) to better prepare your small business for financial success. Click here to register.

Baseball to Business Breakfast

Join the Miami Marlins at their upcoming Baseball to Business Breakfast on Tuesday, February 7 at loanDepot Park. Network with other businesses in South Florida and enjoy a panel of Miami Marlins top executives and alumni Jeff Conine, 2X World Series Champion. To learn more or RSVP to this event click here.

Chase for Business: The Experience - Miami

Join Chase for Business for this exclusive event for South Florida business owners featuring marketing workshops to learn about best practices for digital, social, branding and connections. There will also be expert talks and panel discussions, including local experts and market leaders - all designed to help your business grow. Click here for event information and to register for this February 8 event.

Small Business Expo

Miami's biggest business networking and educational event for small business owners and entrepreneurs is celebrating fifteen years! Come join other passionate Miami business owners and learn how to increase revenue and grow your business. Event is on February 23 at the Doubletree by Hilton Miami Airport and Convention Center. Register here now.

Breakfast & Learn - What is a Community Development Financial Institution?

Join the Haitian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida and their guest speaker, Myrlande Simeon, for Breakfast & Learn. Grab a cup of coffee, network and find out what a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) is and how it can help you and your business. This virtual event takes place on February 24. Click here to register.

Bizwomen Mentoring Monday

Women unite! Join South Florida Business Journal and their amazing mentors for virtual networking, mentoring and business savvy advice being shared. The event will offer the opportunity to meet a variety of mentors who are the most influential women in the business community for coaching sessions at the 10th Annual Mentoring Monday, on February 27.

Become a Speaker for Scale Up 305

The Haitian American Chamber of Commerce of Florida is looking for professional business owners to become a speaker for Scale Up 305. This is a business incubator providing small business owners with training, coaching, and other resources needed to help them grow. As a speaker, come and share with young startups and entrepreneurs your knowledge, expertise and experience on various topics related to business. If you are interested, please fill out the speaker registration form and they will follow up with you.

MDC’s Business Innovation & Technology Center Launches New Student Operated Digital Agency (SODA)

Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Business Innovation & Technology (BIT) Center will launch the College’s first Student Operated Digital Agency (SODA) in the heart of downtown Miami. Through SODA, students interested in careers in marketing can obtain industry-recognized certifications, such as Google and Hootsuite free of charge, and will have the opportunity to work with local businesses and organizations to help them overcome marketing and business growth challenges. To learn more click here.

Miami Open for Business is Officially Open!

The Miami Foundation has officially opened applications for their largest grant program ever: Miami Open For Business! Fueled by a $20 million grant from Wells Fargo, the program aims to empower nonprofits and small businesses to build generational wealth and resilience through the purchase and ownership of critical business assets, such as property, equipment, and technology. This grant program hits upon two of our core priorities as a Foundation – equity and resilience, and enables us to go deep, with larger investments to more organizations with a priority for historically underserved leaders. Click here to learn more.

Get Help to Grow Your Business at NO Cost!!

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses provides business education, support services and pathways to capital for growth-oriented entrepreneurs. Participants gain practical skill to take their business to the next level, with topics like financial statements, negotiations, and marketing. Participants develop an actionable growth plan for their business with the help of advisors and a network of like-minded entrepreneurs. The program is free for participants and delivered in partnership with academic institutions across the country. To date the program has served over 10,000 businesses in all 50 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. To learn more click here.

US Small Business Administration Announces Landmark Collaboration with Historically Black Fraternities and Sororities to Address Wealth Gap Through Black Entrepreneurship

First of its Kind Agreement That Will Focus on Improving Financial Literacy, Outreach and Capital Access Opportunities Across Communities. Recently, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman , head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for America's 32.5 million small businesses in President Biden's Cabinet, signed a Strategic Alliance Memorandum (SAM)--an authority unique to the SBA among federal agencies--with President Reuben A. Shelton III, Esq., on behalf of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)'s Council of Presidents, comprised of nine historically Black fraternities and sororities, sometimes referred to as the "Divine Nine." Learn more here.

Business Entrepreneurship Specialist - College Credit Certificate by Miami Dade College

The Business Entrepreneurship Specialist College Credit Certificate is designed to prepare students for employment in entry-level positions or opening their own business or venture in the following areas: Family-Owned Business, Start-Up Venture, and Social Venture. Students may select one of the 3 options, but the certificate is awarded only once. To learn more visit Start-Up Entrepreneurship.

Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator Program

If you're a seller in Amazon's store, you may be eligible for the Black Business Accelerator Program. This program offers financial support, mentorship, business advice, and promotional support to black business owners. Eligible sellers will have access to free imaging services, cash grant opportunities, advertising credits and money toward start-up costs. You can learn about this opportunity here.

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