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Hartford Immigrant Entrepreneurship Initiative

Our objectives include supporting immigrant self-employment, transitioning side businesses to primary income sources, increasing longevity of immigrant enterprises, and fostering more immigrant-owned businesses in Greater Hartford. We aim to raise incomes, expand the regional economy, and establish Greater Hartford as a global city through trade. Immigrants make excellent entrepreneurs, but they need training and support. Many immigrants do not speak English or Spanish and have unique cultural frames. Our services include referrals to classes, language interpretation, translation, market research subsidies, loan readiness assistance, and client management. We do not offer teaching, duplicate counseling, provide loans, support inexperienced individuals, or assist those with no connection to Hartford.

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Hartford Immigrant Entrepreneurship Initiative

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  1. WHAT IS…

  2. Our Objectives: • Immigrant self-employment • Shift side businesses to primary income source • Increase longevity of immigrant enterprise • Foster more immigrant enterprises • Raise incomes • Fire small pops to expand regional economy • Make Greater Hartford a global city through trade

  3. WHY?-- immigrants make excellent entrepreneurs-- entrepreneurs need training-- many immigrants speak neither Spanish nor English-- immigrants have cultural frames we must work within -- immigrants are slow to trust

  4. WHAT DO WE DO? • refer clients to right classes • interpret in home languages if learner not English or Spanish proficient • translate for coaches • subsidize market research (if indicated) • help entrepreneurs become loan-ready • monitor, encourage, manage clients

  5. WHAT DON’T WE DO? • Teach classes • Duplicate counseling • Make loans • Encourage people without experience in field • Aid people with no present or planned nexus to Hartford

  6. International Hartford board members at Brazilian Independency Day Festival city downtown September 15, 2013

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