Beans & Rice Small Business Startup

With Small Business Startup, Beans and Rice works in several areas.  One of our newest offerings is short-term rental space and an Internet Café which are designed to help new businesses or those working from home, with quiet spaces to work, hold a meeting, or take a zoom call. The ability to rent a space for a half or full day helps those not ready or interested in a long-term lease.   

We also assist budding entrepreneurs with evaluating their potential market, making a business plan, and offering relevant training.  Staff and volunteer support is available for questions and challenges. This service is free for qualified low-income participants. 

For those who need support accessing financial resources to reach individual or family stability we have classes and workshops to help them succeed. Whether that is learning how to build up a credit score up, develop a system to grow their savings, working on their financial IQ, or securing funding for home or business, we are here to support the  efforts of participants. We also offer a Micro Credit ($500 to $2,500) and a Micro Loan program ($3,000 to $25,000) for those who complete the class requirements and submit a successful application. 

Donations here help us to provide a hand up . For more information or to get involved, please visit us at https://www.beansandrice.org or email lspiegel@beansandrice.org.