CMi | The Cambridge Microenterprise Initiative | a Harvard Student Organization http://thecmi.org Cambridge Microenterprise Initiative, a Harvard Student Organization Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:35:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Info Session and Comp http://thecmi.org/index.php/2011/09/info-session/ http://thecmi.org/index.php/2011/09/info-session/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:24:54 +0000 admin http://thecmi.org/?p=135 CMI will be holding an info session for new members this Saturday, September 17, 2-3pm at Sever 101.

CMI will be holding the first comp session for new members this Sunday, September 18, 1-2pm at Sever 107. See you there.

]]> http://thecmi.org/index.php/2011/09/info-session/feed/ Summer Update http://thecmi.org/index.php/2011/07/summer-update/ http://thecmi.org/index.php/2011/07/summer-update/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:21:17 +0000 admin http://thecmi.org/?p=130 We at CMI have been very busy this summer working on a new comp process, expanding our clientele, and forming partnerships with other schools.  Our Spring Conference was a success and we hope to continue our annual conference next spring.

We are very excited about our Fall semester program this year since we will be unveiling our new comp process and recruiting new clients. If you are a Harvard student and interested in joining CMI this fall, sign up for our mailing list https://lists.hcs.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/cmi-members

If you are a potential client, email us at cambridgemfi@gmail.com and we will send you a short survey to make sure we are the best fit for you.  We will start meeting with clients in late September.

]]> http://thecmi.org/index.php/2011/07/summer-update/feed/ Spring Conference http://thecmi.org/index.php/2011/04/spring-conference/ http://thecmi.org/index.php/2011/04/spring-conference/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:18:21 +0000 admin http://thecmi.org/?p=114 Conference Poster

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:

]]> http://thecmi.org/index.php/2011/04/spring-conference/feed/ CMi New and Returning Clients Application http://thecmi.org/index.php/2011/03/cmi-new-and-returning-client-application/ http://thecmi.org/index.php/2011/03/cmi-new-and-returning-client-application/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:48:18 +0000 admin http://thecmi.org/?p=105 We are now accepting client applications for our 2011 academic year. Both returning and new clients can apply.

Apply Now

]]> http://thecmi.org/index.php/2011/03/cmi-new-and-returning-client-application/feed/ Conference: Small Business Training & Networking Conference - Spring ‘10 http://thecmi.org/index.php/2010/02/httptinyurlcomcmi-spring-conference/ http://thecmi.org/index.php/2010/02/httptinyurlcomcmi-spring-conference/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:00:57 +0000 pjirapinyo http://thecmi.org/?p=92 conf

Date: February 20th, 2010
Location: Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard, Cambridge MA (Map)
Cost: Free

Hosted by: The Cambridge Microfinance Initiative (CMI), a Harvard student organization

Schedule:
10:30 - 11:00 Registration
10:45 - 11:00 Introduction to CMI
11:00 - 12:30 Accounting / Cash Flow
12:30 - 1:30 Networking Lunch (provided by CMI) & Free business counseling with CMI consultants
1:30 - 2:30 Credit
2:30 - 3:30 Taxes
Guest Speakers
Elizabeth Garlow, ACCION USA
Shaina Peterson, ACCION USA
Claire Huang, Economics student at Harvard

Please RSVP at: http://tinyurl.com/cmi-spring-conference

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Who We Are:

  • We are the area’s and Harvard’s only non-profit organization that provides small business advice and one-on-one client consultations to local low-income entrepreneurs.
  • We organize conferences and workshops for local entrepreneurs. Our first conference was attended by more than 70 people.
  • We design and teach business lessons including:
    - Pricing - SWOT Analysis - Credit History – Accounting - Competitive Strategy – Entrepreneurship – Trademark and Tax Law – Web Design – Marketing

What You Will Do:

  • Work with clients in regular, one-on-one consultations
  • Help formulate clients’ business plans
  • Learn about small business planning
  • Create and make presentations to our clients
  • Lead client peer groups
  • Guide clients through the process of obtaining loans from $500 to several thousand dollars

How to get involved:

No prior experience required!

]]> http://thecmi.org/index.php/2010/01/87/feed/ Event: Social Media Marketing for Small Businesses http://thecmi.org/index.php/2009/11/event-social-media-marketing-for-small-businesses/ http://thecmi.org/index.php/2009/11/event-social-media-marketing-for-small-businesses/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:48:11 +0000 pjirapinyo http://thecmi.org/?p=82 We are very excited to invite you to attend a presentation given by Rick Burnes, an expert in social media marketing, on December 6 at the Phillips Brooks House Association. Rick currently serves as a marketing manager at Hubspot (www.hubspot.com), a fast-growing Cambridge-based start-up that offers internal marketing software aimed at optimizing the marketing efforts of small and medium-sized companies. Additionally, Hubspot focuses on providing marketing webinars, retraining programs, and other training kit designed to educate entrepreneurs on how to leverage emerging social media networks to best serve their marketing needs. Before working in his current capacity as a marketing manager at Hubspot, Rick worked in Online Sales and Operations at Google and is also the co-Founder of Faneuil Media, which helps site owners publish maps and data. We look forward to welcoming Rick on December 6 and learning more about social media marketing, and we hope that you will be able to join us!

The talk is primarily open to current CMI clients; as such, we have a very limited number of seats open to the general public. RSVP is strictly required in order to attend this event.

Event: A interactive talk on Social Media Marketing for Small Businesses
Time: 5 - 5:45 pm, Sunday December 6th
Location: Parlor Room, Phillips Brooks House, Harvard Yard (Map)
RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/cmi-talk
Cost: Free

]]> http://thecmi.org/index.php/2009/11/event-social-media-marketing-for-small-businesses/feed/ CMI Client Application http://thecmi.org/index.php/2009/10/cmi-client-application/ http://thecmi.org/index.php/2009/10/cmi-client-application/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:45:21 +0000 pjirapinyo http://thecmi.org/?p=77 The client application for 2009-2010 is now online at http://www.tinyurl.com/cmi-newclient.  Anyone can apply, regardless of attendance at the Small Business Training and Networking Conference this past Sunday.  Please fill out the link by Wednesday, October 14th, at 5pm.  We will select clients Wednesday evening and get back to you shortly afterward.

]]> http://thecmi.org/index.php/2009/10/cmi-client-application/feed/ Small Business Training + Networking Conference http://thecmi.org/index.php/2009/09/small-business-training-networking-conference/ http://thecmi.org/index.php/2009/09/small-business-training-networking-conference/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:36:01 +0000 pjirapinyo http://thecmi.org/?p=63 conf

We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting a free web, marketing, presenting, and legal issues conference on October 11, in partnership with Accion Bank and the Harvard Law School’s WilmerHale Clinical Center. The conference will focus on building the skills that entrepreneurs need in order to successfully promote their businesses and market their products, with an additional emphasis on learning about the myriad of web and legal resources that can aid in this task.

Date: October 11th, 2009
Location: Sever Hall 113, Harvard Yard, Cambridge MA (Map attached to the end of this post.)
Cost: Free
Hosted by: The Cambridge Microfinance Initiative (CMI), a Harvard student organization

Schedule:
9:50 - 10:10 Registration
10:10 - 10:20 Introduction to the CMi
10:20 - 11:00 Presentation Skills
11:00 - 12:00 Marketing
12:00 - 1:00 Complimentary Lunch provided by CMI and Networking Session
1:00 - 2:00 Legal Issues
2:00 - 3:00 Basic Web Development

Guest Speakers:
Jim Jacobs, WilmerHale Legal Services Center

Please RSVP at: http://tinyurl.com/cmi-conference

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]]> http://thecmi.org/index.php/2009/09/small-business-training-networking-conference/feed/ Harvard Students: Join the CMi and make a difference to the community http://thecmi.org/index.php/2009/09/harvard-students-join-the-cmi-and-make-a-difference-for-the-community/ http://thecmi.org/index.php/2009/09/harvard-students-join-the-cmi-and-make-a-difference-for-the-community/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:16:00 +0000 pjirapinyo http://thecmi.org/?p=57 bmps

Who We Are:

  • We are the area’s and Harvard’s only non-profit organization that provides small business advice and one-on-one client consultations to local low-income entrepreneurs.
  • We organize conferences and workshops for local entrepreneurs. Our last conference was attended by more than 70 people.
  • We design and teach business lessons including:
    - Pricing - SWOT Analysis - Credit History – Accounting - Competitive Strategy – Entrepreneurship – Trademark and Tax Law – Web Design – Marketing

What You Will Do:

  • Work with clients in regular, one-on-one consultations
  • Help formulate clients’ business plans
  • Learn about small business planning
  • Create and make presentations to our clients
  • Lead client peer groups
  • Guide clients through the process of obtaining loans from $500 to several thousand dollars

How to get involved:

Make an impact on individuals, and help them succeed!

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