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SUMMARY:DC Business EXPO: Resources for Financial Success
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
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DESCRIPTION:A day of networking and learning for DC businesses. .\nhttps:/
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Please join us on May 4th and&nbsp\;positi
 on your DC-based business for financial success by learning about financia
 l resources available from the&nbsp\;Department of Small and Local Busines
 s Development&nbsp\;(DSLBD)\,&nbsp\;Department of Insurance Securities and
  Banking&nbsp\;(DISB) and&nbsp\;DC Public Library&nbsp\;(DCPL)\, &amp\; th
 eir access to capital partners. For DC businesses &amp\; DC residents expl
 oring entrepreneurship.<br />Expo Activities include&nbsp\;Workshops\, Con
 sultations with lenders and business specialists\, Computer training\, Mak
 er lab demos\, &amp\; Rooftop networking.</p>\n<p>The Expo is organized&nb
 sp\;by DSLBD's&nbsp\;District Capitalized Program\, DISB's&nbsp\;District 
 of Columbia Business Capital Program\, and DCPL's&nbsp\;Adult Services tea
 m at MLK Central Library.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Panel Discussions</stro
 ng> --&nbsp\;11:30 AM&nbsp\;to 4 PM:&nbsp\;Facilitated panel discussions b
 y local lenders\, agencies\, and service providers on four business financ
 e topics.&nbsp\;<br /><strong>&nbsp\;- </strong>Insurance\, Banking\, and 
 Money Management&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />&nbsp\;- Stacking Capital: Over
 view of Financing Options for Small Businesses&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />&nbsp\;-
  Grant and Loan Readiness for Businesses: Creating Winning Applications&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\;<br />&nbsp\;- Sales First: Generating Revenue via Retail\, Eco
 mmerce\, and Contracting&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>DC Public Library W
 orkshops (ask for exact times):<br /></strong>&nbsp\;- Reaching Customers 
 Online&nbsp\;<br />&nbsp\;- DCPL Digital Business Resources&nbsp\;<br />&n
 bsp\;- Reaching Customers Online&nbsp\;<br />&nbsp\;- Launch Your Business
  with Customer-Focused Marketing&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><br /><strong>MAKER LAB DE
 MOS &amp\; CONSULTATIONS</strong>&nbsp\;-- 11:30 am&nbsp\;to 4 pm:&nbsp\;E
 xplore tools available to make&nbsp\;products&nbsp\;and media. Meet with M
 ade in DC Coordinator.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>CONSULTATIONS&nbsp\;</strong
 >-- 1 pm to 4 pm:&nbsp\;DC-based business owners or DC residents may meet 
 for 20-minutes with 17 subject matter experts\, including lenders and smal
 l business development and finance specialists.&nbsp\;NOTE:&nbsp\;Indicate
 &nbsp\;interest in this registration form but MUST SIGN UP IN PERSON on Ma
 y 4th at MLK Library&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>ReNETWORKNG&nbsp\;ON THE ROOFT
 OP</strong>&nbsp\;-- 4 pm to 6 pm:&nbsp\;Come chat with other DC&nbsp\;bus
 inesses&nbsp\;and finance experts to connect and grow your DC business!&nb
 sp\;</p>\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/6552907
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