Community Anchors "Business in a Box" Program
Feb. 25, 2010
The
“Business in a
Box” Incubator Program is a joint effort between community leaders
in the Optimist Park/Villa Heights neighborhoods, CPCC, gDwell, Area Fifteen, and Community Anchors.
Work is already underway to build environmentally friendly “container”
buildings out of used shipping containers. In conjunction with CPCC’s Institute
for Entrepreneurship, we will launch a Business Plan Competition where local
entrepreneurs can submit their ideas for viable businesses in this market and
within the space confines of a container (roughly 320 sq. ft with 9 ft
ceilings).
The
winning entrepreneurs, as judged by a panel of small business experts, will
receive a year of free discount rent, shared services i.e. Telecom, Admin,
Office Supplies and access to pro-bono consulting from Community Anchors
volunteers for Marketing, Operations, Accounting, Legal, Information Technology
and more. To find out more, click on the following link for Program information and entry criteria:
Click Here: Community Anchors Business in a Box Program Overview (Microsoft Word Document) Business Plan Template for Entry (email to box@communityanchors.org by Sept 15, 2010-Entry Deadline): 
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Becoming A Community Anchors Client
Community Anchors provides full-service business consulting to Start-Up Businesses and Existing Businesses in the Charlotte region. There are two main categories of Community Anchors clients:
- Revitalization Corridor Clients*
Small Businesses located within Charlotte's business revitalization
corridors, or businesses that hire a majority of employees from
revitalization corridors)
- Full-service clients (No requirements for this segment)
* Fees for revitalization corridor clients are often waived.
Appointments:
To set up an appointment to see if Community Anchors can help your small business, please call 704-837-4835.
Apply
Small Business owners who are interested in receiving help from
Community Anchors can now apply online. The application form (attached
below) can be emailed to:
clientapplication
Or mailed to:
Community Anchors, Incorporated
1211 Parkwood Ave.
Charlotte, NC 28205
Application Form
Click Here: Community Anchors Application Form (Microsoft Word Document)
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