Columbia Community Business Program
Columbia Community Business Program
2015–16 Participant Application
Please note that the 2015–16 program is open only to for-profit businesses with annual revenues of at least $150,000 which have been operational for three years. Business must operate in New York City. Preference will be given to businesses located in Upper Manhattan (96th Street and North). Participation is limited to Business Owners and Partners.
DEADLINE: Monday, November 17, 2014 at Noon.
Please submit by e-mail or mail to:
Natalie Moses
Assistant Director, Columbia University-Harlem Small Business Development Center
Columbia Business School
310 Uris Hall, 3022 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
- 212-851-5966
Please note that all applicant information will be kept strictly confidential. If you are selected as a finalist for admission to the program, you will be invited to an interview in late November-early December. You will need to bring your most recent financial statement for review, it will be reviewed and returned to you during the session. No copies will be made.
Please include a copy of your résumé or a summary of your management background and experience
in your application.
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Business/Organization Information
Name:
Title:
Company or Organization Name:
Business Mailing Address:
Business Phone: Mobile Phone:
Email Address:
Industry:
Most Recent Fiscal Year Revenues:
Date Business Started: Number of Permanent Employees:_________________________________________________________________ Number of Employees with annual salaries under $55,113.00:
Please initial the statements below to indicate that you can and will commit to full participation in the program if accepted.
_____ I understand that participating in the Community Business Peer Networking Program involves a commitment to attend 8 individualized coaching sessions, 8 small-group coaching sessions and 16 full-group sessions between January 2015 and December 2016.
_____ I understand that I will be asked to provide occasional feedback to the program manager about my satisfaction with the program and its impact on my business or organization.
_____ I understand that if I cannot fulfill the time commitments outlined above, the program administrator may choose to end my participation in the program.
_____ I understand that if I am not the CEO of the company, the CEO must attend the individual coaching sessions with me, if requested by the program manager.
_____ My business is a for-profit venture. I agree to share financial information about the business with the program manager from time to time, as requested with the knowledge that it will remain confidential.
Participant Questions
- Please describe your company’s business model, stating your major sources of expenses and revenues and expected profit or loss.
- Please describe your company’s competitive environment and market position.
- Please describe your three greatest opportunities for business or organizational growth.
- What are the three most pressing issues or problems that your business or organization is confronting?
- What do you feel are the strengths (personal, entrepreneurial, areas of business knowledge, etc.) you can bring to this program in support of the other participating businesses/organizations?
- Please describe how you believe participation in this program will benefit your business.
References
Please list two business references we may contact to provide a description of your management and leadership style if you are selected as a finalist for admission to the program. The references can be employees, business partners or customers. We recommend that you contact these references ahead of time to let them know that someone from Columbia may be calling for more information in support of your admission to the program:
Name:
Title:
Company Name:
Address:
E-mail Address:
Business Phone: Relationship:
Name:
Title:
Company Name:
Address:
E-mail Address:
Business Phone: Relationship:
I certify that the information provided on this application is true and accurate.
Applicant Signature Date
CEO Signature (if not applicant) Date
Optional Information
The following information is optional but will help the program’s administrators design the educational components of the program. It will not be used for admissions decisions.
Areas of business expertise (please check all that apply):
__ Accounting __ Marketing
__ Finance __ Internet/Online
__ Legal __ Operations
__ Media Production __ Other (please specify): ______________
__ Media Relations
__ Management
Please list any business or professional organizations to which you belong:
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Educational Background (please check highest level):
__ Technical School
__ College Graduate
__ Graduate/Professional School
__ Some High School
__ High School Graduate
__ Some College
__ Other (please specify): ______________
How did you hear about us?
__ Abyssinian Development Corporation __ Seedco
__ Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce __ Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone
__ Harlem Business Alliance __ Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO)
__ New York City Business Solutions __ Women Presidents’ Organization
__ New York City Small Business Services
__ New York Women’s Chamber of Commerce
__ Columbia Business School
__ Columbia Law School’s Nonprofit Organizations/Small Business Clinic
__ Columbia-Harlem Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
__ Other (please specify): ____________________________________
Please submit your completed application to Natalie Moses by e-mail at ccbp@gsb.columbia.edu.
Finalists will be contacted regarding admission at the end of November. Applying for this opportunity does not guarantee acceptance into the program.
DOT Public Workshop Bradhurst Plaza
Thursday June 26,2014 DOT will be hosting a public workshop about the Bradhurst Plaza proposal where the community will be able to give their input about the site. For more information, please click on the link below.
Message From the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau
You know you shouldn’t leave your valuables just sitting on the beach blanket, but the water looks so good. Surely, the stuff will be okay. You can cover it with your towel or keep an eye on it while you’re swimming. Right? Wrong! Crowded beaches can be a hot spot for thieves.
Decide what valuables you can leave at home and what you must have with you.
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For more information on all of the programs we offer, or for crime prevention and personal safety tips visit our website: www.nypdcommunityaffairs.org
Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance Event- Uptown Arts Stroll
Calling all Art Lovers!
The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance is inviting the Central Harlem Community to Open Studios, a showcase of Northern Manhattan artists studios during their creative process. This event is free to the public, for more information on Open Studios details are listed below.
We invite everyone to open studios, an Uptown Arts Stroll tradition, on Sunday, June 22nd from 1:00-6:00pmwhen 25 Northern Manhattan artists will open their studios to the community for an intimate glimpse into their creative process. See www.artstroll.com/open-studios/ for studios from 155th to 218th Street. Open studios are free to the public.
Free bus transportation is provided by ARC XVI Ft. Washington Senior Center. See www.artstroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ArtStroll2014-OpenStudios-FreeBusSchedule.pdf for the schedule. Look for their blue buses to transport you to open studios.
Open Studios mobile guide is available through iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) through the MustSee app. See www.artstroll.com/open-studios/open-studios-mobile-guide-for-ios/ to view the guide in your mobile device.
Martin Collins
Uptown Arts Stroll Coordinator
Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance
178 Bennett Avenue
New York, NY 10040
List of Guest Speakers:
Camille Santistevan, Assistant Program Director, Education Outreach, City University of New York Center For Advanced Technology.
Ms. Kathryn Finney, Founder and Managing Director, Digital Undivided.
Ms. Reshma Saujani, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Girls Who Code.
Samuel Sia, Co-Founder, Harlem BioSpace.
Ms. Regina Smith, Executive Director, Harlem Business Alliance.
Dr. Sat Bhattacharya, Founder, Harlem Children Society.
Mr. Alex Betancourt, Executive Vice President, Harlem Commonwealth Council
Mr. Wayne Benjamin, AIA, Director of Residential and Commercial Development, Harlem Community Development Corporation
Ms. Melissa Lee, Harlem DNA Lab Manager, Harlem DNA Lab
Ms. Erika Gillette, Program Director, HYPOTHEkids
Zenaida Mendez, Director of External Affairs, Manhattan Neighborhood Network
Ms. Rachel S. Haot, New York State Deputy Secretary for Technology, New York Office of Information Technology Services
Ms. Tiana McFarlane, Director of Education and Technology, New York Urban League Technology Learning Center
Brittany Saunders, Deputy Counsel to the Mayor of New York City, Office of The Counsel to The Mayor of The City of New York
Mr. Christian Cordova, Senior Trainer, Older Adults Technology Services
Bruce Lincoln, Executive Producer, Silicon Harlem
Clayton Banks, Executive Producer, Silicon Harlem
Mr. Jason Ohene, Relationship Manager, Spring Bank
Ms. Yvahn Martin, Co-Organizer, Upper Manhattan/ Harlem Co-Working Meetup Group
For a full list of speakers biographies, click link: Biographies
The Harlem Technology Forum Press Release, click link: The Harlem Technology Forum Press Release
Questions? Please Contact Community Board 10 at: (212) 749-3105