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Richland Library is now accepting applications for their FastTrac Growth Venture for Female Entrepreneurs program!  If you are a female entrepreneur trying to expand your small business or just need some assistance in taking your business to another level, this is the class for you! For more information on the FastTrac Growth Venture for Female Entrepreneurs, click here to go the Richland Library website!  The deadline to submit applications is Friday, March 25th!

Chase For Business and Advancing Black Pathways have come together to offer Advancing Black Entrepreneurs - a collection of practical resources tailored to help Black business owners grow and scale their business.  This program will offer educational programs and on-demand resources that deliver guidance on a number of topics.  For more information on Advancing Black Entrepreneurs, click here to go to the JP Morgan Chase web site!

The purpose of this document is to establish citizen (public) participation policies and procedures for information dissemination and public comment solicitation for development and review of programs and projects carried out by the City of Columbia. The City is committed to having an effective public involvement process that is proactive and provides complete information, timely public notice, full public access to key decisions and an opportunity for early and continuing involvement. Relevant Public Participation Law…

The Office of Business Opportunities is pleased to announce the City of Columbia's Minority Business Opportunities Directory for small, minority, and women-owned businesses! This directory consists of purchasing points of contact and listings of goods/services purchased by City departments and our community partners. The directory also includes a listing of technical assistance providers for existing and new small businesses that are in need of assistance in strengthening, growing, or pivoting their businesses!

Does your business need financial assistance due to COVID-19? The Resilient Columbia CARES Act Revolving Loan is available for City of Columbia businesses. The current financial environment due to COVID-19 has placed a burden on local entrepreneurs who are trying to keep their businesses open in today’s turbulent economy.  To “prevent, prepare for, and respond” to the economic injury attributed to the coronavirus (COVID-19), these funds will be used to finance small businesses located within…