Entrepreneur Mentor
ORGANIZATION: Community Action Partnership of Ramsey & Washington Counties
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The Family Assets Independence In Minnesota (FAIM) program is collaborating with Minnesota Without Poverty to implement a Business Entrepreneurship training. This pilot is designed to connect low income individuals with 24 hours of focused training in team development, finance development, business plan writing, financial projections, record keeping, and business taxes as well as identifying audiences and marketing plan options.
Entrepreneur mentors will work directly with program participants to support them in developing themselves into better business professionals. Mentors will advise mentees in the development of business plans and other related entrepreneurial topics.
Mentors must attend half the class sessions and two short training sessions.Class sessions are 3.5 hours per week for 3 Saturday morning from 9:30 - 1:00 starting . Mentors will also communicate with their mentee outside of class time as well as as they develop a business plan.
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About Community Action Partnership of Ramsey & Washington Counties
Location:
450 Syndicate St. North, Saint Paul, MN 55104, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Community Action Partnership is to invest in people experiencing poverty to build generational prosperity.
Description
Community Action Partnership of Ramsey & Washington Counties is part of a national nonprofit network that helps 17 million low-income Americans annually achieve economic security. Closer to home, we help low-income households in Ramsey and Washington counties achieve success each year.
For over 50 years, Community Action has provided a local, flexible, single point of entry for programs that lift people up. Whether it's early childhood education, transportation, saving for a home, getting an education or raising awareness, we strive to help people become independent and have a voice in our community - and to make America a better place to live.
At Community Action, we continuously stay in touch with the needs of our community, looking for new ideas and new understandings about the issues that low-income individuals and families face.
Volunteers: We match volunteers with opportunities that are meaningful and meet their scheduling needs. By helping those in need, our volunteers develop new skills, gain practical and rewarding experience, build teams, and promote active community participation. Volunteers at Community Action reach out, help people become more self-sufficient, and change people's lives - one person, one family, one neighbor at a time. https://caprw.org/take-action/volunteer.html
CAUSE AREAS
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Bigelow Building450 North SyndicateSt. Paul, MN 55104
DATE POSTED
November 25, 2014
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