At Cafecito Caliente, since 2012 we have prided ourselves to not only getting to know the Hispanic Latino Community very well, but it’s businesses too. We are very well known by many of these H/L business owners. Sein Paul Benavides offers one on one meetings to discuss what your needs are as a business or if you just wanted to find out what resources are available. We won’t pretend to know it all, but below is a listing of our favorite programs and workshops available to you in the Mid-Michigan community. Call me or email me to set up a time to meet: seinpaul65@gmail.com or 517-303-7001.
| Upcoming January Webinars Is starting a small business your 2024 New Year’s Resolution? Join our upcoming webinars to kickstart your entrepreneurial journey. Please be prepared to share your thoughts via microphone (and webcam if you have one)—we’ll use large group instruction and small breakout groups with the other webinar attendees. This unique experience will help you connect with other like-minded individuals on your small business journey! |
| TO REGISTER: http://tinyurl.com/bdfk4hxp |
| Exploring Small Business Ownership: Your First Steps Interactive Webinar Tuesday, January 30, 2024, 9:00AM – 10:30AM This introductory webinar covers the process of exploring a framework for your business, evaluating market potential for your products or services, startup costs and financing options, plus initial steps for writing a business plan. Please note: this webinar does not cover in-depth information on forming a legal entity or taxes. If you would like more education on these topics, please visit https://michigansbdc.org/get-started/training-events/ to other find webinars, workshops and on-demand content. |
| Michigan SBDC Facebook Page: Facebook |
| Writing a Business Plan Interactive Webinar Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 9:00AM – 10:30AM Join us as we guide you through researching and writing each piece of a successful business plan. This webinar is designed for entrepreneurs who are looking to write a business plan for the first time, or already have a plan they would like to improve. Please note: this webinar does not cover in-depth information on forming a legal entity or taxes. If you would like more education on these topics, please visit https://michigansbdc.org/get-started/training-events/ to other find webinars, workshops and on-demand content. |
| Forming Your LLC or DBAInteractive WebinarThursday, February 19:00AM – 10:30AM ET We will discuss business entities and explain the documents needed to form and register a business, including Articles of Organization and Employer Identification Number (EIN). We will also cover basic bookkeeping procedures of your new business, as well as good business practices. Please note: we do not provide tax advice or legal advice. |
| Lansing Economic Area Partnership: Lansing Economic Area Partnership – LEAP – Lansing, Michigan Economic Development (purelansing.com) |
| On-demand Learning Create an account for our Learning Management System for one-click access to a variety of on-demand business courses and webinar recordings.On-Demand Learning  No-cost ConsultingWant to talk something through, one-on-one? Our business consultants are available to help you strategize for the future of your business.Request Consulting |
| More Upcoming Events 1/25 – Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirements Webinar 1/25 – Forming Your LLC (In-person, Livonia) 1/29 – Starting a Business (In-person, Detroit) 1/29 – Writing a Business Plan (In-person, Livonia) 1/30 – Exploring Small Business Ownership Webinar 1/30 – Set Up an LLC, Get Your EIN, and Register for Sales Tax Webinar 1/31 – Writing a Business Plan Webinar 2/1 – Forming Your LLC or DBA Webinar 2/6 – Introduction to Small Business Marketing Webinar 2/6 – Growing Your Business Through Exporting Webinar 2/7 – Financial Management Webinar 2/8 – Hiring Your First Employees Webinar 2/12 – Starting a Business (In-person, Livonia) 2/13 – Get the SBDC Advantage for your Business Webinar 2/19 – Writing a Business Plan (In-person, Livonia) 2/20 – Write a Professional Business Plan with LivePlan Webinar 2/20 – Writing a Business Plan (In-person, Detroit) 2/27 – Creating Projections and Financial Forecasts for Loan Applications Webinar |
| These 90-minute webinars will include approximately 60 minutes of presentation, with approximately 30 minutes of time throughout the webinar for Q&A. We will be unable to provide technical assistance for accessing the webinar beginning 30 minutes prior to the start of the webinar.This webinar will take place using GoToWebinar. If you have not used GoToWebinar before, and/or would like to check the compatibility of your computer/mobile device with GoToWebinar, please visit https://support.goto.com/webinar/system-check-attendee. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested in advance. |
One and All is an eight-week program designed to support more equitable access to successful entrepreneurship and small-business ownership through a combination of webinar-based learning, networking, mentorship, business coaching, engagement with subject matter experts and access to an extended resource network.
Over the course of the program, participants receive support from the LEAP team and program partners, the Fledge and the Refugee Development Center, via open office hours and periodic group check-in engagements. Each participant is paired with a professional mentor, receives one-on-one business coaching from a dedicated consultant with the Michigan Small Business Development Center at Lansing Community College and will graduate with a new or refined business plan.
One and All – Lansing Economic Area Partnership (purelansing.com)
SMALL BUSINESS BOOST PROGRAM
The Small Business Boost Program is a new a new specialized financial counseling program that helps participants:
- Negotiate lower payments on debts & apply for income-based student loan repayments,
- Provide avenues to improve access to credit, and
- Improve personal finances.
The Small Business Boost program is offered by City of Lansing Office of Financial Empowerment in partnership with the Cristo Rey Financial Empowerment Center and LEAP. WEBSITE: Small Business Boost Program – Lansing Economic Area Partnership (purelansing.com)
Leave a Legacy Business Succession Program
The Leave a legacy Business Succession Program provides exit planning support and assistance in selling your business to your employees.
We understand that small businesses are the lifeblood of the economy. Small businesses provide most jobs in Ingham County, but when owners get ready to retire, they seldom have a succession plan, and the ones that do are rarely successfully selling their business on their own.
It doesn’t have to be that way. Whether you have a succession plan, we invite you to participate in the Leave a Legacy program. You could receive education on selling your business to your employees, one-on-one consultations with experts, an assessment of the feasibility of transitioning to a worker-owned business, and detailed transition planning.
The Leave a Legacy program is offered through the Ingham County Sunrise Small Business Relief Program in partnership with LEAP and the Center for Community-Based Enterprise (C2BE). WEBSITE: Leave A Legacy Program – Lansing Economic Area Partnership (purelansing.com)