INCREASE Community Development Corporation is gearing up for the Fall edition of our FREE personal financial education course called “Credit Yourself: The Way to Financial Fitness.”
It is our mission to help central Ohio's valued communities achieve financial freedom through teaching and partnership. This fall's course will be designed to help students:
-- Learn the elements of personal financial planning and management in the Personal Finance 101 training course.
-- Control their money through the use of a spending plan.
-- Recognize the benefits of insurance and investments.
During the Credit Smart session in week three, students will receive a free copy of their credit report and credit score, which will help them to better understand the structure of a credit report. Certificates of completion will be provided to all students at the end of the course and each graduate will be honored at a formal ceremony with KeyBank sponsors.
Dates & Times:
-- 10-27-2009 to 11-24-2009 (Tuesdays only)
-- From 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
-- Columbus Main Library, 3rd Floor Board Room, 96 S. Grant Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215
Registration Details:
Interested applicants can register by sending an email with their name, mailing address and phone number to info@increasecdc.org. To register by phone, please call INCREASE CDC at (614) 476-1758.
Become an Ambassador:
Bring the INCREASE CDC Personal Finance class to your church, business, or organization by becoming an Ambassador. To become an Ambassador, please send your name, organization name and address, and a contact phone number to info@increasecdc.org.
Thank you in advance for your continued support.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Small business loans available to Columbus, Ohio's suburban entrepreneurs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 7, 2009
INCREASE receives $50,000 in stimulus funding to distribute as micro-loans to small businesses
(October 7, 2009, Columbus, Ohio) INCREASE Community Development Corporation, a Columbus-based nonprofit organization, has received $50,000 in stimulus funding from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners. The funds are to be distributed to small businesses located outside the city of Columbus, but inside Franklin County.
INCREASE has provided micro-loans to small businesses within Columbus, Ohio’s city limits since 1999. The funding obtained this month will help the nonprofit to further expand its current economic development and microenterprise development operations.
Executive director Bill Carter says that the funding will be ready for distribution to the public by Monday, October 26, 2009. Interested parties should apply as early as possible as loans will be granted on a first-come-first-served basis. The suburban loan program will cease when funding is exhausted.
In order to qualify, applicants must:
-- Have a qualifying business plan.
-- Have a business that operates outside Columbus city limits, but inside Franklin County.
-- Meet the organization’s prescribed underwriting criteria, including satisfactory credit history. (Applicants with unsatisfactory credit histories may be approved with a qualifying cosignor).
-- Sign a promissory note with INCREASE CDC stating that they agree to pay back the funding within a mutually determined time frame.
Applicants who need assistance with developing a formal business plan should contact INCREASE to obtain information on the nonprofit’s training programs. The organization also funds a matched savings plan under a separate program for applicants interested in launching new businesses or returning to college.
For more information about INCREASE Community Development Corporation’s micro-loan program, please contact program manager Christopher Babbs at (614) 476-1758. A full roster of INCREASE’s programs can be viewed online at www.increasecdc.org.
INCREASE Community Development Corporation
3146 Agler RoadColumbus, Ohio 43219
Phone: (614) 476-1758
Fax: (614) 476-3645
cbabbs@increasecdc.org
http://www.increasecdc.org/
INCREASE Community Development Corp. (INCREASE CDC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in Central Ohio through Education, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development. Since 1999, INCREASE CDC has trained hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs on business planning and financial literacy and started or expanded over 80 businesses throughout Central Ohio. INCREASE CDC is funded by the Ohio Department of Development, Ohio CDC association, Franklin County Department of Economic Development, and most Central Ohio banking institutions.
# # #
Sunday, October 4, 2009
2009 Business & Community Resources Expo a Success
After several months of planning, we at INCREASE are proud to have presented more than 50 of our valuable partners at this year's Business & Community Resources Expo. Hundreds of central Ohioans gathered at the Aladdin Shrine Center to respond to our call to make knowledge their "stimulus package."
The evening began with thirty minutes of networking, followed by an informative presentation by Empowering Personnel titled "What is Your Passion." Attendees then filled the Aladdin Room for a lively small business panel discussion that featured Niels Hansen of Hansen Creative Services, Mary Jenkins of Christians Overcoming Cancer, and successful venturist Cordell Dillon. Lamar Love of Wealth Systems LLC capped the evening's break-out session schedule with an engaging presentation on how real estate investing can help create wealth in any economy.
Among the list of attendees were American Income Life, the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, the Hispanic Chamber of Columbus, Consumer Credit Counseling Services, M/I Homes, the National Center for Urban Solutions, the Ohio Department of Development, the Small Business Administration, and the South Central Ohio Minority Business Council.
We were also extremely proud to welcome our friends from the banking industry including WesBanco, US Bank, Telhio Credit Union, National City, Huntington, and Charter One Bank.
Our partners in the small business arena were well-represented by Broadview Security, Favor Magazine, Leap Graphics, Lia Sophia Jewelry, MSB Service Plans, Peggy's Monogramming, Praise Reporter, Precision Mortgage Group, LLC, Q-Kardz, Shades of My Race Designs, TechColumbus, The Meeting Place, Titus House, Unique Services LLC, Yoli, Your Family Accounting & Tax Service.
We would like to extend a special note of thanks to Costco for its generous donation of supplies, and to Inner Health Chiropractic for the invaluable ten-minute massages it provided to the friends of our organization.
The next major event at INCREASE will take place during National Entrepreneur Week in the month of November. Please stay connected for further details.
The evening began with thirty minutes of networking, followed by an informative presentation by Empowering Personnel titled "What is Your Passion." Attendees then filled the Aladdin Room for a lively small business panel discussion that featured Niels Hansen of Hansen Creative Services, Mary Jenkins of Christians Overcoming Cancer, and successful venturist Cordell Dillon. Lamar Love of Wealth Systems LLC capped the evening's break-out session schedule with an engaging presentation on how real estate investing can help create wealth in any economy.
Among the list of attendees were American Income Life, the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, the Hispanic Chamber of Columbus, Consumer Credit Counseling Services, M/I Homes, the National Center for Urban Solutions, the Ohio Department of Development, the Small Business Administration, and the South Central Ohio Minority Business Council.
We were also extremely proud to welcome our friends from the banking industry including WesBanco, US Bank, Telhio Credit Union, National City, Huntington, and Charter One Bank.
Our partners in the small business arena were well-represented by Broadview Security, Favor Magazine, Leap Graphics, Lia Sophia Jewelry, MSB Service Plans, Peggy's Monogramming, Praise Reporter, Precision Mortgage Group, LLC, Q-Kardz, Shades of My Race Designs, TechColumbus, The Meeting Place, Titus House, Unique Services LLC, Yoli, Your Family Accounting & Tax Service.
We would like to extend a special note of thanks to Costco for its generous donation of supplies, and to Inner Health Chiropractic for the invaluable ten-minute massages it provided to the friends of our organization.
The next major event at INCREASE will take place during National Entrepreneur Week in the month of November. Please stay connected for further details.
