After the idea, securing capital to start your business is the most critical stage of entrepreneurship. But where from? Banks can be a good option if you have great credit, but if you’ve just started building a credit history or don’t have great credit, what can you do? At this workshop, you’ll meet lenders from Community Development Finance Institutions like Working Solutions, Credit Unions and other traditional and non-traditional sources of funding. Whether or not you have good personal credit, there still may be a way to get funding, and you’ll find out how.

There is a new way to register! You can now register using your client profile. By setting up a client profile, you will not have to fill out the same personal information for each workshop you register for, making it faster and easier in the long run! 

a)  If you already have a Client Portal Profile, click the Register button below.

• In the Client Portal, go to the Calendar tab (top left) and select Access to Capital (BRC 7/7/22), click enroll, answer the questions, and submit! You will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link.

b) If you don’t have a Client Portal profile, create one at this link. Make sure to use the same email address you have used in the past with Renaissance. You may change it later, but this allows our system to recognize you. 

If you already have an intake form on file, you’ll see the Calendar tab in the top left.

If you do not, you will need to fill one out before you can see the Calendar tab. It may also ask you to update your information.  The user interface isn’t perfect, so make sure to scroll up and keep clicking “Continue” or “Sign” in order to complete the forms. If you have any problem during this, please contact Carlos Reyes at creyes@rencenter.org.

Once the Calendar tab is visible, you can register by going to your profile’s calendar tab and selecting Access to Capital (7/7/22), hit enroll, answer the questions and submit! You will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link.

If you have any questions about the class or you have problems with creating a client profile, please do not hesitate to email creyes@rencenter.org!