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WHAT IS…

WHAT IS…. 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 pop s to expand regional economy Make Greater Hartford a global city through trade.

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WHAT IS…

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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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