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LACHENA
SPOTLIGHT
“The Harlem Entrepreneurial Fund team has remained committed to the well-being of our business community during the pandemic. While New York City was on lockdown, HEF’s loan officers called and offered my business a loan deferment which granted us much-needed support during such an uncertain time”.
CLARK
OWNER & OPERATOR OF SUDSY WATER
BUSINESS SOLUTIONS CENTER
HCC operates the NYC Business Solutions Centers of Upper Manhattan and Washington Heights on behalf of NYC’s Dept of Small Business Services. Through the Centers, HCC offers free services to help small businesses start, operate and grow as well as navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic Re-opening requirements. Services span from business education, financing, legal assistance, licenses and permits navigation, training, M/WBE Certi- fication packaging and recruiting in partnership with Workforce 1 Career Centers.
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