Small Business Finance Relief (Coastal Community Capital)
3.25% Fixed Interest Rate Business Loans to Eligible Borrowers
Town of Barnstable businesses in need of debt refinancing, workinf capital, or the acquisition of machinery or equipment may be eligible!
The business must employ five or less including the owners. Owners must be income eligible:
- 2 person household $52,000 or less
- 3 person household $58,500 or less
- 4 person household $65,000 or less
- 5 person household $70,200 or less
Other guidelines apply.
Funds are very limited. For more information, please contact Jeannine Marshall at 508-362-3755 or jmarshall@coastalcommunitycapital.org. Other low-interest rate, small business loans available with less stringent eligibility criteria
Prices, terms, and availability subject to change without notice.
Coastal Community Capital Announces New Workshop Series: Strategies For Success
With over 20 workshops, including nine brand new topics, Coastal Community Capital is offering current topics from social media marketing to financial management:
October 11 Social Media Primer(NEW!)
October 13 The Power of Linkedin for Your Business
October 18 The Power of Facebook for Your Business
October 20 Facebook for the Savvy Admin(NEW!)
October 25 Twitter for Business
October 27 Creating a Social Media Plan(NEW!)
November 3 How to Buy(or sell) a Business
November 10 Leadership
December 1 Tax Strategies
December 8 Monthly Financial Management
December 15 The Power of Email and Social Media Marketing
January 12 Websites for Artists
January 19 Connecting Businesses to the Commonwealth(NEW!)
January 26* Quickbooks Budgeting and Advanced Reporting
February 2* Quickbooks for Contractors
February 9 Financial Management for Non-Profits(NEW!)
February 16 Commercial Renewable Energy
February 23 Developing Your Marketing Startegy
March 1 Assess Your Website to Generate New Business(NEW!)
March 8 Marketing for Less(NEW!)
April 5* Google Adwords
May* Doing Business in Barnstable(NEW!)
Cost: $5.00
Time: 9:00 to 11:00 am (except where*)
Location: Various-Refer to Website
Registration, Info & Updates:
visit CoastalCommunityCapital.org
or call Christina at 508.362.3367 ext 515
Bonus Events
November 11 Entrepreneurs Weekend
November 16 Business Connect
March Small Business Innovation Research Grant Workshop
May Business Excellence Awards
From the Workforce Investment Board:
In the week ending April 14th, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted claims was 386,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 388,000. The 4 week moving average was 374,750, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week's revised average of 369,250
STATScapecod.org
A Gold Mine of Economic and Demographic Data
BARNSTABLE COUNTY, MA -- Did you know that the Cape Cod economy is currently worth more than $7 Billion and provides more than 88,000 jobs? Can you name the Cape town that has the largest share of self-employed persons, or the one with the highest median family income? When you look at average family income (instead of median), which town jumps to the top of the pack? These are just a few of the answers you can find on STATScapecod.org, a new web site resource for economic and demographic data.
The Cape Cod Commission (CCC) and the Cape Cod Economic Development Council (EDC), two Barnstable County agencies, are partners in the creation and development of STATScapecod.org . The site offers easy-to-access and easy-to-understand profiles of the most recent economic and demographic data for every county in the United States and allows comparisons across counties. The profiles include data on population, housing, income, and employment, and a short description of the county you wish to profile. For example:
Barnstable County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 395.5 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 557.8 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 129.9%. On the 2000 census form, 98.3% of the population reported only one race, with 1.8% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.3% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.28 persons compared to an average family size of 2.82 persons. In 2010 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $45,841. Per capita income grew by 9.8% between 1999 and 2009 (adjusted for inflation).
The profiles were developed in collaboration with STATS America, a product of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Kelly School of Business, Indiana University.
STATcapecod.org also features a series of regional benchmarks that give an overview of the Barnstable County economy. The benchmarks gauge the region's relative economic diversity and overall wealth and look at trends over time to compare data for Barnstable County with data for Massachusetts and the United States.
"These regional benchmarks and the ability to make these comparisons help paint as clear a picture as possible of where Barnstable County's economy is and has been," explains Cape Cod Commission Economic Development Officer Leslie Richardson, one of the developers of STATScapecod.org. "Our benchmarks look at everything from the size of the total economy to seasonality to sources of income in the region."
In addition to data gathered for the region, STATScapecod.org also makes available data gathered for each town. Individual profiles of all the towns in Massachusetts present the latest data from a variety of data sets. Charts and tables on employment and wages, commuting patterns, family and household sizes and incomes, and types of workers look at all the Cape towns at once. Maps of Cape Cod by census block group are also available on the site, showing data ranging from housing units per square mile to median home values.
To assist users in finding and understanding the data, STATScapecod.org provides descriptions of the available economic and demographic data sets and links to their sources.
"In the long-term," Richardson notes, "the goal is for STATScapecod to be a repository of locally generated data in addition to the standard state and national data currently available."
"When securing grants for local projects I rely on relevant, updated statistics to influence funders," says Alice Boyd of Bailey Boyd Associates, Inc. "Here on Cape Cod it's an uphill battle to beat the perception of wealth and then drive home the urgency of our communities' needs. STATScapecod.org provides credible information that is easily accessible and paints a compelling picture. I save hours of surfing for statistics by going to one site."
CCC Data Center Research Analyst Ryan Ellison helped developed and program the STATScapecod site, designing the interface to complement the Commission’s newly redeveloped www.capecodcommission.org web site.
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ABOUT THE CAPE COD COMMISSION:
The Cape Cod Commission is the regional land use planning and regulatory agency created in 1990 to serve the citizens and 15 towns that comprise Barnstable County, Massachusetts, better known as Cape Cod. The Commission works toward maintaining a healthy balance between economic progress and environmental vitality. "Keeping a special place special" describes the agency's mission to protect the region's unique qualities. The 19-member volunteer Cape Cod Commission board represents a wide spectrum of the community and provides oversight for a staff of 40 professionals. The Commission is responsible for regional planning, policy, and regulations to help manage growth, and the agency supports the Cape's 15 towns with cost-effective planning and technical services. For more information, visit: http://www.capecodcommission.org
