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E3 DURHAM COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM
The E3 Durham Community Navigator Pilot Project is designed to assist you on your entrepreneurial journey.
Whether you have an idea for a new business, own an existing business and are seeking to grow, or you are facing recovery during these uncertain times, the E3 Durham Community Navigator Pilot Project is here to help.
Enroll in the E3 Durham Program
Join us and:
- Get connected with people and networks that exist specifically to support entrepreneurs during our convening series
- Better understand the small business landscape in Durham, including an array of resources and opportunities available to help small businesses thrive through our concierge Navigation program
- Stay up to date on the efforts of our community’s incredible entrepreneurs by subscribing to our monthly e-newsletter
Enroll here to be connected to a network of support organizations that have comprehensive support services to meet the needs of current and future business owners.
For assistance with the E3 Durham enrollment form, contact Hassan Bazzi at 919-373-5379.
Inscríbase aquí para estar conectado a una red de organizaciones de apoyo que tienen servicios comprensivos de apoyo para satisfacer las necesidades de los dueños de negocios actuales y futuros.
PARA OBTENER AYUDA CON EL FORMULARIO DE INSCRIPCIÓN DE E3 DURHAM, PÓNGASE EN CONTACTO CON SANTIAGO RAMOS LLAMANDO AL 336-844-3483.
View Upcoming Events
E3 Durham is hosting a series of workshops aimed at supporting founders and entrepreneurs in Durham to equitably start, grow, and scale their business.
Join us at Pull-Up at Provident on the first Wednesday of each month. These sessions are free and open to everyone. Check the events calendar for more details!
We will guide you every step of the way as you:
Ready to see what E3 Durham has to offer?
Resources
- E3 Durham Program Flyer English | Español
- About the E3 Durham Spokes
- Community Navigator Pilot Program FAQ English | Español
- About the SBA Brochure
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Stay up-to-date on the efforts of our community’s incredible entrepreneurs and upcoming events and workshops by subscribing to our monthly E3 Durham e-newsletter.
Community Navigator Pilot Program
WE BELIEVE THAT ENTREPRENEURS CAN BE BETTER CONNECTED TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CAPITAL, AND BUSINESS RECOVERY/STIMULUS RESOURCES THROUGH A PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON BROADER OUTREACH, TRUSTED COMMUNITY CONNECTORS, ACCESS TO SUPPORTIVE SPACES AND 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY.
Utilizing a “hub and spoke” model, the E3 Durham Community Navigator Program will support the development of a stronger network of local entrepreneur support organizations, improving trust and collaboration between institutional and grassroots organizations.
Forward Cities serves as the lead organization or "hub", and incorporates “spokes” to leverage partnerships with deeply trusted community-based organizations to help small businesses connect with resources and opportunities. Spokes include the following Durham-based organizations: Durham Tech Small Business Center, Echo, Infinity Bridges, Inc., Knox St. Studios, North Carolina Central University School of Business, and Provident1898.
The initiative is strengthened by ongoing support from leaders within the City of Durham’s Office of Economic & Workforce Development. Building on the success from the City’s Small Business Advisory Committee, entrepreneurs participating in the E3 Durham program will benefit from both the City of Durham and Durham County serving in an advisory capacity and providing institutional expertise, network support, and guidance to align and integrate opportunities and resources. National partners include SourceLink and Legal GPS.
Building on Forward Cities’ ethos of ensuring Equity for Every Entrepreneur (E3), the E3 Durham program will work with Navigators to recruit and support entrepreneurs and small business owners through services focused on Connections, Convenings, Counseling, Capital, Care, Civic Supports, Communications, and Coordination.
The Spokes
Small Business Center at Durham Tech
Small Business Center at Durham Tech
Spoke partner Small Business Center (SBC) at Durham Tech works with aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to get them the tools and information they need to develop viable, sustainable, and profitable businesses.
The Small Business Center
The Chesterfield
701 W. Main Street, Suite 203
Durham, NC 27701
Echo
Echo
Helius and Audacity Labs have merged to become ECHO. Spoke partner Echo uses a multi-generational, long-term approach to help entrepreneurs, both established and prospective, to learn the basics of business, build strategic plans, engage strong community mentors, and find the necessary funding needed to be a thriving, self-sustainable business.
From youth programs to business plan building to coached fellowships, Echo helps build a stronger, more financially secure community, because they believe that everyone should be able to provide for their families with dignity, in the face of racial, financial and educational inequity.
Echo
506 Ramseur Street, Suite 1
Durham, NC 27701
Infinity Bridges, Inc.
Infinity Bridges, Inc.
Spoke partner Infinity Bridges, Inc. is a financial consulting and training firm that provides innovative solutions to systemic economic development challenges for women, minorities, veterans and teenage business owners. Their business development services include strategy implementation with business planning, marketing, financial management, funding opportunities, operational improvements, leadership, crisis management, and organizational facilitation.
Infinity Bridges, Inc.
8311 Brier Creek Parkway Ste 105-271
Raleigh, NC 27617
919-679-1615
Schedule a Business Counseling Session: https://calendly.com/infinity_bridges/e3durham
Knox St. Studios
Knox St. Studios
Spoke partner Knox St. Studios connects and equips current or aspiring entrepreneurs across the Triangle area of North Carolina and beyond with the skills needed to create businesses, jobs, intellectual property, and community wealth for generations to come.
Their mission and grassroots approach reach underrepresented youth and young adults. Through the Inspire to Code After-School Program and the apprenticeships and internships program, they inform them of STEM and computer science opportunities.
Knox St. Studios
1307 W Knox St.,
Durham, NC 27705
info@knoxststudios.org
North Carolina Central University School of Business
North Carolina Central School of Business
Spoke partner North Carolina Central School of Business delivers high-impact undergraduate and graduate business education programs through innovative teaching, relevant scholarship and academic service-learning. They provide engaging and relevant instruction and experiential learning opportunities.
North Carolina Central School of Business
1801 Fayetteville St.
Durham, NC 27707
(919) 530-6100
Provident1898
Provident1898
Spoke partner Provident1898 has truly become synonymous with the term "Black-centric" in Durham. Creating space for equitable entrepreneurship, Provident1989 is the home of companies, firms, and organizations that are centered on doing the impact work that will improve our community and the systems that frame it.
Provident1898
411 W. Chapel Hill St c2
Durham, NC
(919) 925-3340
For more information about the Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Durham, NC, contact Stacey Williams - Forward Cities Senior Director of Impact and Assessment at swilliams@forwardcities.org.
Special Thank You
We're grateful for being able to partner with the following organizations to make an impact in Durham:
Funded in part through a Grant with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.
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