April 14th, 2011 by admin

We are having a conference on Saturday, April 23 that is free for local small business owners to attend. We have invited a speaker from the International Institute of Boston to give a workshop on marketing especially for small businesses looking to save money. We also have a speaker from the Transactional Law Clinics of Harvard Law School to talk about legal issues for small business owners. We will also have workshops for other small business issues like website design and writing a business plan.
We hope you can come!
Schedule for Saturday, April 23: Harvard Yard, Sever Hall
12pm-1pm International Institute of Boston workshop on marketing
1pm-2pm Catered Lunch for networking
2pm-3pm Transactional Law Clinics of Harvard Law School workshop on small business legal issues
3pm-4pm Other small business workshops
Please RSVP below:
May 1st, 2009 by admin
What You Need:
— An idea to create or expand your own small business
— A serious commitment to making that business succeed
What You Do In Our Program:
— Construct a detailed business plan
— Apply for a loan
— Attend weekly business skills classes and workshops
— Receive individual consultation on a regular basis from CMI staff on business strategy
— Develop your business and repay the loan during the one-year program
— Apply for larger loans and expand your business
May 1st, 2009 by admin
Your credit history plays an important part in evaluating your loan application. You can acess your credit report online for free. Just follow these steps:
— Go to www.annualcreditreport.com
— Select your state from the pull down menu in the middle of page to begin the credit search process
— Just follow the onscreen instruction
— Choose “Experian” from the list of three possible credit providers
— If that does not work, choose a different provider
— Print out final results
If there are any entries on your credit report that you believe are inaccurate, let the CMI staff know and we can show you how to get it changed.