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Do you have a great business idea?
Are you ready to be your own boss?
If so, you should consider the 
Entrepreneur Empowerment Training


The Entrepreneur Empowerment Training provides a limited number of full scholarships to Asian Pacific American (APA) entrepreneurs to attend business start-up and development programs.

WHO CAN APPLY? 
The Scholarship is designed for women and men who want to start a business or expand an existing small business.

Scholarship awardees will participate in intensive courses that run on a weekly basis for 8 weeks. Participants are expected to be present and prepared for each session.

WHAT WILL I LEARN?
  • What it takes to be a successful entrepreneur
  • How to develop and test a business concept or expansion plan
  • How to select the best business entry or growth option
  • How to organize, manage, and grow a business
  • How to research and market a business
  • Financial literacy for entrepreneurs and small business owners
  • How to find funding for a start-up or business development

HOW DO I APPLY?
Scholarship awardees are selected through an application process. Awardees are chosen by representatives from AWBC, the OCA National Center, State Farm, and the OCA host chapter. Awardees are chosen on the strength of their application, but priority will be given to OCA members in cases where two applicants have comparable applications.

The Entrepreneur Empowerment Training is sponsored by OCA, State Farm® , and the Association of Women's Business Centers.

 

Read about our inaugural EET program in the DC Metro area!



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Jan 26 - March 23, 2010
Tuesday | Evening | 6:00 - 9:00 PM 
in partnership with the Nevada Microenterprise Initiative

If you live in the Las Vegas area, you are eligible to apply for our Spring 2010 Entrepreneur Empowerment Training session! Click "Apply Now" below to download the application and return it to Iimay Ho at OCA.

Las Vegas sessions will be held at:
Nevada Microenterprise Initiative
1600 E. Desert Inn Rd, Suite 203
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169 
Contact: Anna Siefert
Success Stories
from the Association of Women's Business Centers

Fresh Cab
Kari Warberg is a farm wife who wanted to supplement the family farm income. She began growing flowers and herbs and has developed a great company with several different lines. She developed a product to keep mice out of the cab of her husband’s tractor and Fresh Cab has taken off-big time. It all started when the Women’s Business Center took her on what she calls her “million dollar bus trip” to the Minneapolis wholesale markets. Five years later she has further developed natural air fresheners that we hope will be picked up by Fortune 500 Company, the largest distributor of air fresheners in the world.
Women in Technology, North Dakota

Charlette’s “Spiffy” Janitorial Service
Charlette Stapleton is our “rags to riches” story having come off public assistance through the entrepreneurial and business training and leadership she received through our classes. Charlette’s vision was to create a company that cleaned up construction sites for contractors. Her revenues currently exceed $1 million. Charlette not only has created self sufficiency for herself, but is a contributor to the economic vitality of her community, her friends and her family.
National Women’s Business Center, Washington DC

Spill Guard, LLC
Few people are able convert a personal tragedy and use it as inspiration and a springboard to success. Patricia Sands, President and CEO of Spill-Guard, LLC — an Arlington,VA based firm – did just that when her father suffered a massive stroke that completely paralyzed his left side. He went from being very active to relying on help for everything. Patricia’s father’s recovery lasted for ten years during which time she played a significant role in his personal care.

Sands soon realized that if she were to a retrofit a urinal to suit her father, the design would have to have modifications. With her background in art, she began to explain to her father how she would design the urinal differently. Her father simply said,“I bet you can do it.” With very little knowledge of business, Patricia Sands looked for guidance in various business matters. That is when she discovered the Women’s Business Center of Northern Virginia.

The Women’s Business Center assisted Sands extensively in business plan
preparation and enabled her to see the big picture. Sands credits the Women’s Business Center with the successful start up and organization of Spill-Guard, LLC. With production in its final stages and a high market demand for her product, Sands is poised for success. Although her father did not live to see the final product, his insights and suggestions were used to perfect Spill-Guard. Patricia Sands and Spill-Guard are sure to make an innovative mark on the small business world.
Women’s Business Center of Northern Virginia
 
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