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SUMMARY:🖥️Pricing Your Products & Services for Profit (WBC 09/16/26)
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to set prices that cover your costs\, attract customers\, and maximize profits while building a sustainable business. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBONUS: Business consulting is available for up to 1 hour. The requirement is to be an active Renaissance client.\nFacilitator:  Alex Perez Carranza \n\n  \nAlex Perez Carranza is a Licensed Financial Professional with 15+ years of experience helping individuals\, families and Business Owners build long-term\, values-driven wealth. I specialize in educating clients on risk-free and tax-free strategies through transparency\, integrity\, and proactive guidance. \nNote: Our services and programs are open to all entrepreneurs. All Renaissance WBC/SOMA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. \n\nAll clients  must register for classes via your client portal account. Here is how you can do it.\n \nAlready a Renaissance Client?  \nLog in to your client portal and access the calendar at the top of your screen \nNew to the Renaissance Community? \nGet started by filling out a client interest form and attending an orientation. \nNot a Renaissance client? Please send us a text message to connect with you at:  (415) 894-9779 \n*All clients must complete an interest form and attend orientation before signing up for classes.* \n\nSCALE—Success\, Capital Access\, and Leadership for Entrepreneurs—is an initiative powered by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) to support the success of our state’s small businesses. Our partners across the state offer personalized business advising\, funding support\, and training for every aspect and stage of your business\, all at no-or-low cost. With SCALE\, you don’t have to go it alone when starting or growing your business. \n \n  \nRenaissance WBC is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the SBA. All SBA programs or cosponsored programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made\, if requested\, at least 2 weeks in advance. Contact: Women Business Center wbc@rencenter.org\, (415) 894-9779.
URL:https://rencenter.org/event/%f0%9f%96%a5%ef%b8%8fpricing-your-products-services-for-profit-wbc-09-16/
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CATEGORIES:Small Business Intensive Training Classes,Finance Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women's Business Center":MAILTO:wbc@rencenter.org
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SUMMARY:🖥️ Launch & Grow with Capital: Renaissance Milestone Microloan (SMC 09/17/26)
DESCRIPTION:The Milestone Loan Program supports hardworking and creative entrepreneurs who face barriers in accessing capital\, providing an alternative to traditional startup lenders’ rigorous application process\, which often leads to discouragement and the risk of predatory lending. Register today to learn how to fund your business with Renaissance! \nLearn what financing options are actually available to small businesses — from microloans to business lines of credit — and how to use them responsibly. \nWe’ll spotlight the Milestone Microloan: $5\,000\, no minimum credit score\, ITIN accepted\, designed for entrepreneurs that the traditional system overlooks. \nREGISTER HERE: https://tinyurl.com/renmilestone
URL:https://rencenter.org/event/%f0%9f%96%a5%ef%b8%8f-launch-grow-with-capital-renaissance-milestone-microloan-smc-09-17-26/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Finance Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carlos Reyes":MAILTO:north-smc@rencenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260928T173000
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SUMMARY:🖥️Managing Debt  & Strengthening Your Business Finances (WBC 09/28/26)
DESCRIPTION:Managing Debt & Strengthening Your Business Finances: Learn practical ways to better understand and manage business debt. This session will cover organizing your financial obligations\, identifying areas for improvement\, and taking small steps to build stronger financial habits for your business. \n\n\n\n\nBONUS: Business consulting is available for up to 1 hour. The requirement is to be an active Renaissance client.\nFacilitator: Gwendolyn Wright \n\nGwendolyn Wright is the Managing Consultant of The Wright Consultants. Her mission is to start and grow businesses\, increase entrepreneurs’ access to capital and improve their financial acumen. She has extensive experience\, from ecommerce\, retail and wholesale to manufacturing and distribution\, consulting and coaching small and medium size businesses for over twenty years. She has earned a reputation for having a contemporary management style\, combining finance\, marketing\, and project management skills with entrepreneurial vision and discernment. She works well with companies in various stages of development from start-up to planned growth. She is excellent with creating sales and business development strategies. Sweet spots of focus include the food industry (restaurants and cafes\, specialty retailers and small craft foods and beverages) and fashion industry (designers and tech\, apparel\, and accessories- especially jewelry). Clients are located nationwide from San Francisco to New York City. International projects include Italy\, Cambodia and Australia. Continuous market research and trend analysis has taken her around the globe to London\, Hong Kong\, Beijing\, Panama\, Johannesburg\, Accra\, Paris and Tokyo. She was awarded the Small Business Finance Advocate of the Year Award by the Small Business Administration and participated in a congressional trade mission to South Africa and Ghana with Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Education includes Bachelor of Arts\, Antioch College\, Yellow Springs\, Ohio\, Graduate study\, Business Administration\, Golden Gate University\, San Francisco\, Commercial Lending Graduate School\, Corporate Banking Division\, University of Oklahoma\, Norman\, Oklahoma. She is one of the best small business consultants and coaches in the industry! \nNote: Our services and programs are open to all entrepreneurs. All Renaissance WBC/SOMA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. \n\nAll clients  must register for classes via your client portal account. Here is how you can do it.\n \nAlready a Renaissance Client?  \nLog in to your client portal and access the calendar at the top of your screen \nNew to the Renaissance Community? \nGet started by filling out a client interest form and attending an orientation. \n*All clients must complete an interest form and attend orientation before signing up for classes.* \n\nSCALE—Success\, Capital Access\, and Leadership for Entrepreneurs—is an initiative powered by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) to support the success of our state’s small businesses. Our partners across the state offer personalized business advising\, funding support\, and training for every aspect and stage of your business\, all at no-or-low cost. With SCALE\, you don’t have to go it alone when starting or growing your business. \n \n  \nRenaissance WBC is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the SBA. All SBA programs or cosponsored programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made\, if requested\, at least 2 weeks in advance. Contact: Women Business Center wbc@rencenter.org\, (415) 894-9779.
URL:https://rencenter.org/event/%f0%9f%96%a5%ef%b8%8fmanaging-debt-strengthening-your-business-finances-wbc-09-28/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women's Business Center":MAILTO:wbc@rencenter.org
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SUMMARY:🖥️ Aprende y Crece con Capital: Renaissance Milestone Microloan (SMC 09/29/26)
DESCRIPTION:El programa de préstamos Milestone apoya a emprendedores creativos y trabajadores que enfrentan barreras para acceder a capital\, ofreciendo una alternativa a los rigurosos procesos de solicitud de los prestamistas tradicionales; procesos que a menudo generan desánimo y exponen a los emprendedores al riesgo de préstamos abusivos. ¡Regístrese hoy mismo para saber cómo financiar su negocio con Renaissance! \nDescubra qué opciones de financiación están realmente disponibles para las pequeñas empresas —desde microcréditos hasta líneas de crédito empresarial— y cómo utilizarlas de manera responsable. \nDestacaremos el microcrédito Milestone: 5.000 dólares\, sin requisito de puntaje crediticio mínimo\, se acepta ITIN y está diseñado para emprendedores que el sistema tradicional suele pasar por alto. \nREGÍSTRESE AQUÍ: https://tinyurl.com/renmilestone
URL:https://rencenter.org/event/%f0%9f%96%a5%ef%b8%8f-aprende-y-crece-con-capital-renaissance-milestone-microloan-smc-09-29-26/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Finance Workshops,Taller de Finanzas Empresariales
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carlos Reyes":MAILTO:north-smc@rencenter.org
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