by Rina Bakalar on August 31, 2010
With more than 500 million users (over 1.2 million in Connecticut alone), Facebook is a communication and marketing tool that businesses can’t afford to ignore.
CEDF is hosting notable social media advisor, Maria Miranda of Miranda Creative, for a hands-on educational series about these new media options. The first of this series–”Facebook 101: The Business Edition” will be held on Thursday, September 30th from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at CEDF’s offices, 965 East Main Street, Meriden.
RSVPs are required as space is limited.
by Rina Bakalar on August 3, 2010
CEDF’s Small Business Institute Fall classes begin in October! Register online now or contact CEDF at 203-235-2333 ext. 2040 for additional information. Our Business Finance course runs in six training locations (Norwich, East Hartford, Meriden, Milford,Norwalk and Danbury) and is a pre-requisite to taking our QuickBooks course. If you need to strengthen your financial understanding and operations don’t miss this opportunity. Our Business Finance and Tax classes are taught by top notch CPA’s. Also, if you get a loan with CEDF you will get a lower interest rate for having completed our courses! We hope to see you in class soon!!
by Rina Bakalar on August 2, 2010
Do you want to learn more about the CEDF loan application process? Join us at our Meriden office or at the Norwich Community Development Corporation! CEDF will host loan application sessions in Meriden and Norwich to assist potential borrowers to navigate the application process. The loan sessions are interactive and designed to answer questions and provide an opportunity to meet with lenders for personal assistance.
The Meriden session will be held at our headquarters on September 15th from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. CEDF is located at 965 East Main Street in Meriden.
The Norwich session will be held on September 16th at the Norwich Community Development Corporation (NCDC), 77 Main Street in downtown Norwich. The Norwich session will run from 11:00- 1:00 pm. Parking is available in the Main Street Garage directly across the street from NCDC. Parking is metered or free on the top floor of the garage. Additional parking is available in the Waterfront lot at the nearby Howard T. Brown Memorial Park.
Additional sessions will be scheduled around the state in the coming weeks.
CEDF provides flexible financing and business support to small and micro-businesses whom may need funding for start-ups or existing businesses and cannot obtain the traditional bank financing.
The loan sessions will not include business plan development, however, resources will be shared for businesses in need of that assistance. Please contact Scott Arnold at 203-235-2333 ext. 2020 to confirm your attendance.
