Resources to Launch & Grow
Just getting started? Here are free tools to develop your ideas:
One Page Business Plan
Business Model Canvas
myWay to Credit by Association for Enterprise Community
Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
SCORE
Kauffman Founders School
Venturize
Coursera Entrepreneurship Courses
Women’s Business Centers
Resources In/Around Los Angeles:
Entrepreneur Training Program - Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA)
Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE)
Women’s Economic Ventures
Valley Economic Development Center
Resources in/Around Toronto, Canada
Financing Your Business
Education
Ways to Fund A Business
Factors to Assess Eligibility for Business Loans
0% Interest Business Loans
Jewish Free Loan Association
Kiva Crowdfunding
Responsible & Transparent Microlenders (typically $50,000 or less)
Accion
CAMEO (California Only)
Grameen America
Opportunity Finance Network - Directory of CDFI Lenders
Opportunity Fund
CDC Small Business Finance