Community-Based Non-Profit Organizations (CBO) provide technical assistance, support and training to small and retail businesses focusing on neglected commercial corridors in low and moderate income areas in DC. Assistance provided includes micro-loan packaging, business planning, entrepreneurial training, one-on-one business technical assistance, tax preparation assistance, accounting assistance, or legal assistance. CBOs are heavily involved in neighborhood revitalization efforts in these areas, including major commercial project planning and interagency business development coordination.
To apply for assistance or receive more information, please contact one of the following CBOs:
| FACILITY NAME | Website | ADDRESS | PHONE NUMBER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anacostia Economic Development Corporation | www.anacostiadc.com | 1800 Martin Luther King Jr., Avenue, SE #100 Washington, DC 20020 |
(202) 889-5100 |
| ARCH Development Corporation | www.archdevelopment.org | 1227 Good Hope Road, SE Washington, DC 20020 |
(202) 365-5586 |
| Central Community Development Corporation | www.central-cdc.org | (202) 255-8611 | |
| Cohns Culinary & Hospitality Management | www.cohnskitchen.org | 1900 Fenwick Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 |
(202) 957-3433 |
| Congress Heights Training & Development Corporation | www.chctd.org | 3215 Martin Luther King Jr., Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20032 |
(202) 563-5201 |
| DC Fashion Foundation | www.dcfashionfoundation.org | 640 10th Street, NE Washington, DC 20006 |
(202) 355-3929 |
| DC Small Business Development Center Network, Howard University School of Business | www.dcsbdc.org | 2600 6th Street, NW Washington, DC 20059 |
(202) 806-1550 |
| DC Women's Business Center National Community, Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) | www.dcwbc.org | 727 15th Street, NW, 10th Floor Washington, DC 20005 |
(202) 393-8307 |
| Development Corp. of Columbia Heights | www.dcch.org | 2604 Georgia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 |
(202) 483-4986 |
| Emory Beacon of Light, Inc. | www.emorybeaconoflight.org | 6203 Piney Branch Road, NW Washington, DC 20011 |
(202) 829-5732 |
| Friends of Rhode Island Avenue | www.riamainstreet.org | 2300 Rhode Island Avenue, NE, Suite 202 Washington, DC 20018 |
(202) 525-7286 |
| Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | www.gwhcc.org | 910 17th Street, NW, #1150 Washington, DC 20006 |
(202) 728-0352 |
| Latino Economic Development Center | www.ledcmetro.org | 642 S Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 |
(202) 588-5102 |
| Life Asset | www.lifeasset.org | 2448A 18th Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 |
(202) 709-0652 |
| SB Works | www.sbworksdc.org | 2316 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20018 |
(202) 803-5400 |
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Ward 7 Business Partnership formerly Deanwood Heights Main Streets
|
www.wardseven.com | 4922 Nannie H. Burroughs Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20019 |
(202) 398-6054 [email protected] |
| Washington Area Community Investment Fund | www.wacif.org | 2012 Rhode Island Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20018 |
(202) 529-5505 |