10,000 Small Businesses seeks early-stage women-owned businesses for new program

The Tory Burch Foundation and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses are partnering with Los Angeles City College and Long Beach City College to provide an extraordinary business and management education opportunity for a select group of qualified, early stage, women-owned small businesses in Southern California. Click here for more information.

The first Tory Burch Foundation Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses class in Los Angeles begins January 29, 2014. The application deadline is November 4, 2013.

To be eligible to apply, you must be a women entrepreneur with at least $25,000 in revenue from your business in the previous year, at least one employee, and a passion for growth. For an application or more information about the Los Angeles class, please contact info@toryburchfoundation.org.

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses – Open Enrollment

The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses at Long Beach City College is currently accepting applications for their next Cohort. 10,000 Small Businesses is a business management education program that helps small business owners develop the skills needed to grow their business. Small business owners selected for the program will receive a scholarship to attend the business and management education program, and get one-on-one sessions from dedicated business professionals to help the entrepreneur develop a tailored business growth plan.

The next application deadline is October 24, 2013.

To learn more about the program, join us at our upcoming Educational Workshops, which will be held at Long Beach City College (4900 E. Conant Street Building O-2, Suite 108, Long Beach CA 90808). Please RSVP to https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDRucGNJNGdNM2pYWmxrUlNPclh2bGc6MAWalk-ins are welcome!

Educational Workshops from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Wednesday, October 16: "Decisions Using Financial Statements"

Wednesday, October 30: "Financial Statement Basics"

Wednesday, November 13: "Negotiation Tactics"

Wednesday, December 11: "Decisions Using Financial Statements"

These mini-modules include networking, information about the 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative, and business education from Lead Faculty, Jennifer Alvarado and Faculty Marlene Heyser. Bring your brown bag lunch and learn!

For additional information regarding the program and to download an application, visit http://www.SoCal10KSB.com or contact us at (562) 938-5054 or 10000sb@lbcc.edu.