Count Me In Revival Grant Application Is Open

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Count Me In is the first national not for profit founded to help women grow their micro-businesses to million-dollar enterprises. They are currently accepting grant applications.

There are 15 grants available at $10K and 4 grants available at $25K each. Contestants have two weeks to complete the application starting on Wed June 24th when the link to the official application will be live. All applications are due no later than Thursday July 8, 2020 COB 5pm PST. More information can be found here.

Bank of America Commits To Support Economic Opportunity Initiatives

Bank of America announced on Tuesday, June 2 that it would be making a $1 billion, four-year commitment of additional support to help local communities address economic and racial inequality accelerated by a global pandemic. In addition to continuing to enable the Institute to offer the certificate in Women’s Entrepreneurship for free, this commitment will also include $100 million to support nonprofit partners and $250 million to assist with lending to small and minority-owned businesses.

Small Business Owners Get Creative and Band Together To Survive Coronavirus

This article from Time shares examples of small businesses banding together rather than competing head to head to weather the challenges presented by public health necessitated lockdowns. By thinking both creatively and collaboratively, these businesses have been able to stay afloat while also building a community stronger than the one before COVID-19.

Survival Plan for Small Businesses Handling Impacts from Coronavirus

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While published in late March (which seems like *more* than only a few months ago) this article in Entrepreneur highlights ten important items to consider as your are navigating how to keep your small business afloat during this challenging time. While you may have already addressed many of these items, it is still a useful list to skim through.

Link to Webinar “The Search for Money: How Women Can Negotiate Better Startup Financing”

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Click this link to access the May 27, 2020 webinar entitled “The Search For Money: How Women Can Negotiate Better Startup Financing“. Victoria Yampolsky shares strategies on how to position your company in the best light and how to create an effective fundraising strategy.

Several resources mentioned in the webinar included:

  • Diversity & Inclusion Event on June 11, 2020 with The Cavu Group (link)
  • Tech Crunch “Disrupt Now” event on Sept 14-18, 2020 (link) – you can get 10% off with Startup Station discount code: stationstartingup10
  • Startup Station’s Courses (link) – you can get 20% off with discount code: CORNELL
  • Free resources available at the Startup Station (link). The Startup Investor Search Guide is available if you join the mailing list on the homepage.

Unqork Forward Offers Free Access To Platform

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Unqork Forward is a Digital Resiliency Program providing COVID-19 relief for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that need to digitize some or all of their business operations. Forward provides access to Unqork’s no-code application development platform and in-house experts to help design and build digital solutions for participating businesses.

If you are selected by Unqork to participate in the Forward program, Unqork will give you, free of charge, a one-year subscription to Unqork and access to one or more of the digital applications that Unqork builds as a result of this program. The Forward program application window ends June 30, 2020. Application information can be found here.

Link to Webinar “Your Personal Brand”

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Click this link to access the May 19, 2020 webinar entitled “Your Personal Brand: Leveraging Your Unique Knowledge and Experience”. Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi (who is also a facilitator in our program) discusses how to develop a personal brand that can help to set the direction for a career pivot and transition.

Click this link to see the slide deck she references in the webinar.

Click here to access Liz Ngonzi’s website.

Looking For Some Calm?

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A recent article in Business Insider provided a list of five mental health podcasts by psychologists or coaches with 5-star reviews on Apple Podcasts that are addressing coronavirus anxiety and stress.

They include:

  • Calmer You Podcast: Anxiety & Confidence by Chloe Brotheridge – link
  • A Mindful Moment by Teresa McKee – link
  • The Anxiety Coaches Podcast by Gina Ryan – link
  • Therapy for Black Girls by Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D. – link
  • Your Anxiety Toolkit by Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT – link

Link to Webinar “Optimize Your Financial Dashboard”

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Click this link to access the April 29, 2020 webinar entitled “Optimize Your Financial Dashboard: Use Data, Metrics and Key Indicators To Drive Decision-Making” where Victoria Yampolsky discusses key financial indicators that not only help you understand your current position but also help you plan for the future. Victoria also responded to questions from those listening live.

A link to Victoria Yampolsky’s company, The Startup Station, is here.