Black & Bankable 1-Day Intensive

1720 Anderson Avenue,Manhattan KS 66502

25 October, 2022

Description

Calling black entrepreneurs ready to access capital and scale! Join us for a 1-day intensive event to address the gap in funding black businesses encounter in access to capital and equity. During this one-day intensive retreat, Makisha Boothe, founder of Sistahbiz, will lead and facilitate essential training on what black businesses need to raise capital including financial documentation, business projections, business pitch decks, and more. Founders will learn business growth strategies including: Understand phases of growth and capital needs Have a framework for creating a vision for growth Identify mindset barriers to growthCommon fundraising decision points Understand types of business fundingRecognize and understand stages of investment Increased clarity on the investment processUnderstand types of loan productsUnderstand types of banks/lendersUnderstand key ways to build banker relationships Understand key elements of a strong loan applicationUnderstand the link between revenue and access to capitalKey financial documents for business success Healthy accounting practicesThe difference between a business plan, canvas, investor summary and pitch deck, each of their uses, and tips for developmentKnow what business and personal credit areUnderstand how credit impacts business/wealthCan describe different types of credit improvementFacilitor Bio Makisha Boothe is Founder and Head Business Coach of Sistahbiz Global Network, a business accelerator for Black women entrepreneurs. Sistahbiz Global Network helps Black women solopreneurs and micro businesses build scalable, sellable businesses. As a rapid improvement coach, Makisha helps small businesses rethink their revenue strategies, brands, systems, resource allocation, and human capital strategies. Featured in Forbes, Black Enterprise and Ebony Magazines, honored by the Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce with the Clara Brown Award, the Aurora Chamber of Commerce "Women in Business" Unsung Hero, and recipient of the U.S. Small Business Administration Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Region and State of Colorado in 2007, Makisha is a sought after strategist for organizational development, community engagement, and diversity, inclusion and equity work.