Ready to Give Back? Apply today to be a volunteer D-Biz expert advisor.
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The Enterprise Center will soon be launching an exciting new platform where entrepreneurs can log on and connect with a volunteer advisor for free: D-Biz Connect.
How does D-Biz Connect Work?
- Scheduling interface utilizes custom Calend.ly plugin
- Allows for quick, seamless scheduling for both the entrepreneur and the volunteer expert advisor
Expert Volunteers Needed
- Finance
- Accounting
- Personnel
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Business Development
- Digital Marketing
- Asset Management
- Securing Capital (Debt and Equity)
Volunteer Expectations
- Make best efforts to volunteer at least 5 hours per month
- Proactively communicate any schedule changes/reschedule as necessary with small businesses (Calend.ly makes it easy!)
- Fill out form after each meeting sharing what was discussed & next steps
- Volunteers are prohibited from selling or pitching their paid services to D-Biz entrepreneurs
How to Volunteer
Volunteer recruitment is ongoing. To apply, please send the following to Elizabeth Butler ebutler@theenterprisecenter.com : headshot, bio, areas of expertise, your preferred email for Calend.ly (The Enterprise Center provides volunteers with a free Calend.ly Pro account) If you are selected to be a D-Biz volunteer, you will hear back from the team about next steps and onboarding.
Success Stories
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I highly recommend the Enterprise Center and MBDA to diverse founders who are seeking capital to scale their businesses.
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As my business moves to the next level, leadership training, and management support that the Enterprise Center provides are keys to achieving greater sales and more contracts.
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I hope that when it all opens up that everybody goes out and supports our small businesses.
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The CCE has been a helpful place to get questions answered when dealing with the city, how to create recipes, so we can be more consistent, create a budget, and best of all having other ‘foodprenueurs’ to meet and gain ideas and support in their endeavors.
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When I discovered the MBE Equity Multiplier, I knew it was the missing component that would help make my vision clear. This process has equipped me and given me the confidence to push my vision forward to make it a reality.
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Working with the MBE Equity Multiplier team has been life changing. I cannot recommend this service more - I'm still mind blown by how much better our pitch has become.
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The $14,000 working capital funding will be used to formalize registration as a home care provider and hire initial staff.
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When we first started with The Enterprise Center Capital Corporation, we had maybe 6 or 7 accounts, and we've doubled that now. The Enterprise Center Capital Corporation has been very helpful funding my larger jobs and assisting me with maintaining payroll and buying equipment.
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When they’re given easy opportunities to serve, our citizens really step up.
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Remaining competitive in the current marketplace often requires access to capital at key moments in our business.
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The Enterprise Center’s Dorrance H. Hamilton Center for Culinary Enterprises (CCE),is a great community to be a part of.
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