MULTICULTURAL MIAMI
Business Development
Enroll Now! Miami Bayside Foundation Small Business Training
 
Enrollment for the Miami Bayside Foundation's Small Business Workshop is now open! The program runs from February 27 through March 28.  The 16-session 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 Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau'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.
The Business Show Arrives in Miami this March
 
The Business Show has served as a pivotal platform helping small businesses to start, grow, and develop. Providing tips and useful tools, this event gives you a free pass to a wealth of information that you can’t find anywhere else.  Experience an unmissable experience, featuring over 300 exhibitors, exclusive speed networking opportunities, interactive masterclasses, 150 seminars, and live panel discussions. Dive into a wealth of knowledge covering essential insights for starting or growing your business. The show takes place March 6-7 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Click here to learn more.
Mayor's Strive305 Small Business Expo
 
Seeking advice on launching or enhancing your business? Propel the growth of your small enterprise through a day of education and networking with fellow entrepreneurs, professionals, and resource providers. Subjects being addressed include business incorporation, legal services, funding sources and startup capital, just to name a few. Join us at the Miami-Dade Public Library's Main Library on February 10 for this workshop by Strive305 Small Business Initiative, a program of Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. Click here to register as it is required.
Arts & Business Council Presents MAMP Bootcamp: Future Forward Fundraising and Partnerships
 
Join our engaging and comprehensive bootcamp, where we explore the evolving landscape that is reshaping arts funding. Strategic collaborators are teaming up with the creative community to motivate customers, enhance visibility, involve employees, nurture creativity, and spur innovation. This session on February 13, at the Adrienne Arsht Center, includes a dynamic conversation with visionaries and an interactive panel with innovators, allowing you to uncover enhanced strategies for future-proofing and amplifying your assets for fundraising success. Leave with a blueprint to craft your most compelling pitch. Click here for more.
Financial Readiness: Getting You and Your Business Paperwork Ready
 
Explore the fundamental aspects of financial preparedness in a specialized workshop designed for entrepreneurs. Acquire the skills to organize your business documentation effectively for prosperous grant and loan submissions. Understand the crucial paperwork required, including various financial statements, budget forecasts, and other essential documents. Develop the assurance to maneuver the financial terrain confidently and strategically position your business to secure the necessary funding for success. Click here for more details and to register for this Zoom call on February 20.
The BOSS Impact Fund
 
The BOSS Impact Fund is a program by The BOSS Network, that focuses on investing in Black women led businesses and preparing these entrepreneurs to build scalable, growth aggressive companies. The BOSS Network has been committed to supporting Black women in business for over a decade, with resources to help them grow and access to a community of like-minded women. Apply by February 24. For more details and to apply, click here.
GMCVB Partners with Miami-Dade County Strive305 Program 
 
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) has partnered with Miami-Dade County Strive305 Virtual Incubator Program to engage and promote opportunities and resources for small businesses in Tourism. Available on the platform, businesses will learn more about the GMCVB, Capacity-Building Resources through the Tourism Business Enhancement Program led by the Multicultural Tourism & Development Department, and GMCVB Partnership opportunities. The session is titled How to Connect and Grow Your Business with Tourism. The mission of the Tourism Business Enhancement Program is to advocate, support, and strengthen the economic sustainability and access of multicultural communities and heritage-related businesses within Greater Miami & Miami Beach. The Strive305 program is designed to accelerate the growth of small businesses countywide and support budding entrepreneurs as they launch and grow new businesses. For more information visit their website.
Small Business Meet-Up - Virtual
 
With the rapid pace of things changing for Small Businesses, you are invited to join the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce for your chance to meet other business owners, talk strategy, and get the latest on resources for small businesses. Virtual meetings take place every Tuesday. Click here to register.
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.
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