Small Biz Block Party

6700 Euclid Avenue,Cleveland OH 44103

06 May, 2023

Description

The WBC of Northern Ohio will be hosting the Small business Block Party with Fifth Third Bank, for a jam-packed family-friendly afternoon of small business resources! Enjoy the spring weather, while meeting local entrepreneurial resources and learning about credit and the different ways to access capital. Fifth Third’s Empowerment Mobile (“eBus”) and the Fifth Third team will be on-site to provide financial literacy education resources. This block party will be open to the community, so invite your friends and family to join you! Meet local small business resource providers and community organizationsLearn about Fifth Third's business banking offeringsSee your credit report and score and talk one-on-one conversation about credit improvementBounce House for kids (or kids at heart) and other fun activities!Network with other small business owners Meet these resources: ECDI ECDI Women’s Business Center of Northern OhioFifth Third BankU.S. Small Business Administration The Presidents’ CouncilNACAJumpStart Inc.More resources will be added – check back soon!This event is supported by Fifth Third Bank: Fifth Third’s Empowerment Mobile (aka “eBus”), a 40-foot mobile financial empowerment center, will be on hand to provide financial literacy education resources. The eBus is customized with 12 computer stations and a classroom, and visits locations across our community to help: Close the financial access gap and dismantle misperceptions about credit, banking, small business financing, and accessing financial servicesDeliver financial empowerment tools and provide awareness about financial empowerment resources to underbanked communitiesWhile on-site, the eBus and the 5/3 team will help to provide financial literacy education resources which include free credit reports and scores, and one-on-one conversations about credit improvement. The Economic & Community Development Institute's Women's Business Centers of Ohio guide individuals at any stage of the business process. Through one-on-one counseling sessions with WBC staff and volunteers, you can get the direction and resources to meet your goals. Business advisers want to help you successfully start a business, or grow and expand your existing business -- increasing revenue and creating jobs for the local economy. The WBCs present training workshops regularly to provide access to small business knowledge at no charge. They are the only SBA-funded Women's Business Centers in the state. The WBC services are provided without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, and disability. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. To make a request or obtain more information, please contact the WBC in your area or call 1-888-210-3039.