Luncheon for Small Business Owners: An IRC Navigators Community Launch

239 South Main Street,Salt Lake City UT 84111

12 May, 2022

Description

Luncheon for Small Business Owners to come to hear about funding options available for their business to grow and scale to the next level. The Community Navigator Pilot Program is an American Rescue Plan initiative, designed to reduce barriers that underrepresented and underserved entrepreneurs often face in accessing the programs they need to recover, grow, or start their businesses. The program will provide a total of $100 million in funding to 51 organizations that will work with hundreds of local community groups to improve access to the SBA and government resources for America’s entrepreneurs. The program offers funding to nonprofits, state and local governments, universities, and tribal entities to partner with the SBA at the center of a hub and spoke network. These hubs then support spoke organizations -- trusted, culturally knowledgeable local groups and individuals -- who will connect to specific sectors of the entrepreneurial community to provide assistance during economic recovery. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is proud to announce that it has received a 5 million dollar award from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Community Navigator Pilot Program. Part of a $100 million federal American Rescue Plan initiative to support small business economic recovery, this effort will help small business owners build back resilient, thriving companies. In the two-year Community Navigator Pilot Program initiative, the IRC will work with over 21 community-based partners across Arizona, California, Georgia, Iowa, and Utah to support up to 3,000 diverse small business owners. With a specific focus on refugee and immigrant business owners, the IRC will help these businesses recover from the impacts of COVID-19 by providing counseling, technical assistance, and support, accessing up to $30 million in small business relief. This IRC Navigators Community Launch event will give business onwers the opportunity to * Learn how to gain access to Funds and Resources to Grow your Small Business * * Meet and Greet potential Funding Partners and Resource providers * * Munch and Mingle with other Small Business Owners * The first 100 people to sign up and attend, will receive a food voucher to collect a free lunch at one of our participating food trucks Date: Thursday, May 12th 2022 Time: 11:00 am to 2:00pm Venue: Gallivan Center 239 S Main St, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Raffle draw: Available with great prizes.