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Cultivating Hope:The Story of Amanda Stephenson's Fresh Food Factory Market

16:29

Running Your Race: Resilient Creatives in Action

1:00:10

Access to Capital - the Wacif Way Webinar

44:12

Wacif's 35th Anniversary Celebration at The National Portrait Gallery

2:24:23

Ascend Next: Fall 2023 Cohort Information Session

32:50

The Washington Area Community Investment Fund: Honoring Our History and Looking Towards the Future

4:29

Ascend Retail Information Session

Are you a product-based business ready to explore retail opportunities? The Fall 2024 Ascend Retail Cohort is designed just for you!
Watch our informational session to learn about this program, offering interactive workshops, one-on-one consultations, and access to business mentorship. We support under-resourced small business owners in the Greater Washington, D.C. area, helping you build resilience and navigate the retail marketplace.
Apply now to elevate your retail business!: share.hsforms.com/13Q5aznNHQ_OixAb3oopbMw2oyoi?__hstc=126127826.2f52946d20ecb5484c0e22214a7d6197.1717164200604.1724354885013.1724964855769.25&__hssc=126127826.2.1724964855769&__hsfp=4274120786&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8hPgaTnZ1q-OQ5w55sZ6bYCgD1T7mgKEKlbhr_gUuQRVe2b8FsZMlB5PFPuKWMCVKN3OQA
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Cultivating Hope:The Story of Amanda Stephenson's Fresh Food Factory Market

16:29

Cultivating Hope:The Story of Amanda Stephenson's Fresh Food Factory Market

มุมมอง 865 หลายเดือนก่อน

Meet Amanda Stephenson, the visionary behind the Fresh Food Factory Market, a thriving neighborhood market that brings communities together and provides affordable, nutritious food in the Washington, D.C. area. Click to watch Amanda's inspirational journey from passion to self-funded enterprise. For more on Amanda and Fresh Food Factory and the Anacostia Art Center Website:anacostiaartscenter.c...

Running Your Race: Resilient Creatives in Action

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Running Your Race: Resilient Creatives in Action

มุมมอง 156 หลายเดือนก่อน

For many Black Americans, arts, culture, and commerce often collide to produce culture-shifting strategies and conversations that create impact and change. These collisions teach us how to better ourselves as artists and our communities. No Creative’s journey is the same as another’s, but the lessons learned will light our path. In this inspiring panel discussion, D.C.-based creatives such as J...

Access to Capital - the Wacif Way Webinar

44:12

Access to Capital - the Wacif Way Webinar

มุมมอง 439 หลายเดือนก่อน

The ability to access capital can mean success or failure for a small business. This virtual workshop, hosted by and led by Wacif, explored the loan and line of credit options available from Wacif. With flexible underwriting practices and credit score standards not found at traditional banks, you can find a partner and flexible lender in Wacif. Having a trusted financial partner can be the diff...

Wacif's 35th Anniversary Celebration at The National Portrait Gallery

2:24:23

Wacif's 35th Anniversary Celebration at The National Portrait Gallery

มุมมอง 6011 หลายเดือนก่อน

Wacif's 35th Anniversary Celebration at The National Portrait Gallery

Ascend Next: Fall 2023 Cohort Information Session

32:50

Ascend Next: Fall 2023 Cohort Information Session

มุมมอง 11Kปีที่แล้ว

This year’s Ascend Capital Accelerator: Next Cohort is designed to help entrepreneurs of color navigate a complex marketplace and build resilient businesses in an ever-changing marketplace with enormous challenges. Developing and growing a business as an entrepreneur of color is hard. You face systemic challenges, from raising capital to external biases affecting day-to-day operations, all whil...

The Washington Area Community Investment Fund: Honoring Our History and Looking Towards the Future

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The Washington Area Community Investment Fund: Honoring Our History and Looking Towards the Future

มุมมอง 756ปีที่แล้ว

The Washington Area Community Investment Fund (WACIF) is one of the Washington, DC, metropolitan area’s leading Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) focused on small business development. Our mission is to increase equity and economic opportunity in underserved communities in the Washington, DC region by investing knowledge, social, and financial capital in low-and-moderate-inco...

Advancing Black Retail Grant Informational | Presented by Walmart and Wacif

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Advancing Black Retail Grant Informational | Presented by Walmart and Wacif

มุมมอง 1402 ปีที่แล้ว

Wacif and Walmart have partnered to support Black retail entrepreneurs in Washington, D.C.’s Wards 7 and 8. Eligible businesses can receive up to $10K in funds. Our team is hosting an information session where potential applicants can get the inside scoop on this opportunity and talk with the program leads. This session will cover: An overview of the grant program Eligibility requirements The a...

Black Women in Philanthropy | Women of Fire Fireside Chat Series

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Black Women in Philanthropy | Women of Fire Fireside Chat Series

มุมมอง 672 ปีที่แล้ว

Ascend Capital Accelerator Thrive Cohort Information Session

59:29

Ascend Capital Accelerator Thrive Cohort Information Session

มุมมอง 2822 ปีที่แล้ว

Are you ready to thrive in 2022? We are excited to announce the launch of the Ascend Capital Accelerator: Thrive Cohort! In this engaging information session, our team will provide an overview of this year's Ascend Thrive Cohort. All prospective applicants are encouraged to participate in the applicant information session taking place to help prepare winning applications. The information sessio...

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Access to Capital - the Wacif Way

มุมมอง 702 ปีที่แล้ว

Access to capital (or lack thereof) is one of the most common reasons a small business succeeds or fails. When seeking out capital, entrepreneurs of color are more likely to experience setbacks than their white counterparts, including (but not limited to) receiving less financial support than requested, higher interest rates, or being denied loans from banking institutions¹. Small business owne...

Social Media Strategies That Win Government Contracts | Resilient CEO Series

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Social Media Strategies That Win Government Contracts | Resilient CEO Series

มุมมอง 862 ปีที่แล้ว

Did you know government agencies look at your social media presence and branding as part of the application process for bids? In this interactive session with government partners, we will learn how to develop game-changing, social media marketing strategies that win government contracts. Government agencies are actively considering a business’s social media presence when evaluating contract pro...

Stepping Up Your Social Media Game | Resilient CEO Series

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Stepping Up Your Social Media Game | Resilient CEO Series

มุมมอง 192 ปีที่แล้ว

If social media management is the last thing on your mind right now, or at the end of your to-do list after a long workday, this workshop is for you. As a business owner, you wear many hats, and effectively running your social media channels may be an area you want to improve or outsource altogether. For better or worse, having a strong social media presence is essential to attract more custome...

Getting More Bang for Your Business's Buck

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Getting More Bang for Your Business's Buck

มุมมอง 142 ปีที่แล้ว

Does your business have an exit strategy in place? Is your business positioned to get the most financial value as it grows and develops? Ensuring that your business excels when you are ready for your next move is critical for your business’s resiliency. In this workshop, we will learn how to prepare an effective exit strategy for the sale of a business without leaving any money on the table. We...

Looking Under the Hood of a Cooperative's Finances

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Looking Under the Hood of a Cooperative's Finances

มุมมอง 173 ปีที่แล้ว

Member governance and decision-making drive worker cooperatives, but what does that look like on a day-to-day level, especially as it relates to your business’s finances? Join our team and Guilded for an interactive workshop exploring how financial transparency in a cooperative strengthens members’ power and decision-making. Together, we will review how to read a balance sheet, and profit and l...