Classes and Events

Alternative Financing Workshop and Small Business Tax Seminar

Prepare yourself to get approved for a small business loan!

Enhance your small business tax savings!

Join us October 2nd for this drop-in workshop. Come any time between 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

What do lenders look for? Gain a better understanding of small business lending. Accion Loan Officer Hussain Bhanpuri will present alternative financing and the 6 C’s of lending. Speak one-on-one with loan officers regarding your particular situation and apply on the spot!

 

Agenda

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.: Introducing Accion financing and CEP free tax services

9:15 – 10:00.: Credit and alternative financing Q&A

10:00 -10:30: Meet Accion Loan Officers to discuss your business financing options

10:30 - 11:00: Networking

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Center for Economic Progress tax workshop

 

Did you know there are critical things to do NOW to minimize your tax bill this year? Learn the steps you must take this fall to enable you and your accountant to minimize your tax liability:

·         Gain awareness of the of the important tax advantages and responsibilities of being self-employed

·         Understand basic income tracking and reporting

·         Learn about items that are deductible and the associated record-keeping

·         Discover FREE resources available to help self-employed taxpayers with tax record-keeping issues

 

ABOUT Center for Economic Progress

The Center for Economic Progress is an award-winning non-profit organization that helps low-income families move from financial uncertainty to financial security. Its free services include the year-round Tax Clinic that helps clients resolve IRS and state tax problems.  Learn more: www.economicprogress.org.

 

ABOUT ACCION

Accion Chicago is a part of the Accion U.S. Network, the largest microfinance network in the United States. Since its founding in 1991, members have collectively lent $305 million to small business owners nationwide. Accion Chicago has disbursed more than $20 million to over 2,500 clients since 1994. In 2011 alone, Accion lent more than $2 million to 301 businesses that created and retained more than 1,000 jobs.