Mission Statement
The Larry
Parker Business Center at Grace Hill is the premier provider of
micro-business development assistance focusing on the underserved
community.
The Larry Parker Business Development Center, established in 1995, encourages and supports
entrepreneurs. The Center offers training and services in:
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Business Plan Development
Courses
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Fastrac
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Marketing and
Procurement Assistance and Training
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Free computer labs
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Loan Packaging Assistance
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One-on-One Business
Counseling
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E-Commerce
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Computer/Internet Training
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Mentoring
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Credit Repair Classes
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Quick Books Training
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Understanding Financial
Statements
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Web-site Development
The Grace Hill Business Center is designed to train and develop small
businesses and small business start-ups within the community.
Check out the new Women's Business Center
In July 1999, the
Business Center was awarded a contract from the
Small Business Administration (“SBA”) to establish the
Women’s Business Center (“WBC”).
The Grace Hill Women's
Business Center strives to help low-income and/or minority women start or
expand small businesses, provide a one-stop shop for women entrepreneurs,
build communities, and increase the number of women owned businesses.
In addition to the program/services offered
above, the WBC offers programs that focus on issues that uniquely affect
women.
Programs offered:
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Workforce Development -
Displaced Homemakers
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Small Business
Administration (SBA) loan programs
Prequalification for SBA
loan programs:
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504 -
Provides long term financing assistance for businesses needed to expand
while providing fixed –rate financing for up to 40% of the project.
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7a -
Provides loans to small businesses unable to secure financing through
normal lending channels. This program operates through private-sector
lenders that provide loans, which are in turn guaranteed by the SBA.
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Community Express -
Combines
the SBA’s small business lending and technical assistance with the
National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s (NCRC) community development
expertise to help entrepreneurs obtain financing in traditionally
underserved areas.
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Microloan
- This program is designed to increase the availability of very small
loans (normally less than $35,000) to perspective small business
borrowers.
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Mentoring
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Networking Events
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Women's Network
for Entrepreneurial Training Roundtable (WNET)
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Procurement Assistance
