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Horizons

Proyecto Piloto de Asistencia a la Microempresa Rural y Latina.

El servicio de Extension de La Universidad Estatal del Estado de Washington ha iniciado un nuevo proyecto de apoyo a la microempresa rural y Latina en los condados de Adams, Benton, Douglas, Franklin y Grant.  Los objetivos incluyen incrementar los pequeños negocios rurales y Latinos en esos condados.  Si usted pensó o está pensando en la posibilidad de establecer un pequeño negocio en uno de los condados mencionados; este es su proyecto que lo ayudara a estar mejor preparado para esa posibilidad. 

Para mayor información por favor contacte a uno de los coordinadores en la columna de la derecha.

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Rural/Latino Microenterprise Assistance Pilot Project

WSU Extension, through its Horizons Project and in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration and Washington State Small Business Development Centers Network has launched a special rural and Latino microenterprise pilot project in the counties of Adams, Benton, Douglas, Franklin and Grant.

Goals include:

  • increased rural and Latino small business start-ups
  • increased micro-lending
  • increased support and assistance
  • increased provider networking
  • increased community/institutional capacity-building (including cultural competency) for entrepreneurial support

 

August - December 2009:

  1. Assess the market potential for rural and Latino entrepreneurship
  2. Convene a regional gathering and traqining for most county-level small business assistance groups and organizations
  3. Identify and train a cohort of prospective small business owners - startups
  4. Ongoing counseling and mentoring services
  5. Record/create digital training materials

 

Interested in becoming a partner?

Letter of Invitation

Training Information Flyer

 

Power Point Presentations from the September Partner Training by Don Macke, RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship.

Power Point Presentation 1

Power Point Presentation 2

Power Point Presentation 3

Power Point Presentation 4

 

Interested in becoming an entrepreneur by starting a personal, family or home-based business?

Our services are FREE and consist of business planning, individual coaching/mentoring and resource networking.

Training Opportunties - English or Spanish

 

National Hispanic Business Information Clearinghouse: http://www.hispanicbic.org

 

SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

www.scorespokane.org

www.scorespokane.org/resources.php

www.score.org

www.centralwashingtonscore.org

www.SBA.gov

 

A special thanks to our key partners including: U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington State Small Business Development Center Network, Northwest Area Foundation, Washington State Microenterprise Association, Mercy Corps as well as local partners The Prosperity Center and Port of Moses Lake.

 

Project Coordinators:

 
Patrick Malone
(509)279-5107
pmalone.horizons@live.com

 

Dr. Jose Garcia-Pabon
(509)372-7389
garciajl@wsu.edu

 

Tony Garcia
(509)331-3126
ja_garcia@wsu.edu

 

NEW: Calendar of Events

NEW: LATINO COMMUNITY BLOG

Welcome to the new Latino Community blog.  Please feel free to use this blog for news, announcements, information, questions, comments, and research about the Latino community in Washington state and the Pacific Northwest. 

Bievenidos! A el Nuevo “blog” para la comunidad Latina. Por favor use este blog para noticias, anuncios, información, preguntas, comentarios e investigación acerca de la comunidad Latina en el estado de Washington y el Noroeste.

Latino Community blog

 

 

 

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