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PRIME
Savings for Success
Bridges to Business
Home Buying Services
PRIME
PRIME is a program of the Small Business Administration that offers free help to new and small businesses to help them grow and succeed. The nonprofit International Institute of Boston (IIB) is offering PRIME in 2009 – 2010, and perhaps beyond. Learn more
Savings for Success
If you are an immigrant, a refugee or approved political asylee and interested in saving for a new home, small business, education, or computer, you may be eligible for IIB’s Savings for Success program.
Savings
for Success provides:
• Matched savings accounts--$2 for
every $1 that you save at Citizens Bank (up to $2,000 for
single people and $4,000 for families)
• Workshops on how
to best manage your money in the United States
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One-on-one meetings with IIB staff
For more information
and to request an application call 617-695-9990
x180
Bridges to
Business
If you are a refugee or approved
political asylee and would like to build or expand your
business, Bridges to Business can help you better understand
American business practices.
We provide:
• Expert
small business counseling
• Small business loans up to $15,000
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Assistance navigating bureaucracies
• Referrals to other
business resources
For more information and to request an application call 617-695-9990 x180
Home Buying Services
First-time Home Buying Classes
Homebuying 101 is an 10-hour course that helps you to purchase your first home. Classes are conducted in Haitian Creole and ESL, and are provided at convenient locations in Mattapan, Chinatown, Dorchester, and Downtown Boston. “Certificates of Completion” that provide $500 or more in closing cost assistance and eligibility for special mortgage programs to help clients buy their first home
To register for the
next class, call the following number and leave your name and
telephone number.
Homebuying 101 in Haitian Creole: (617) 695-9990 x180
Homebuying 101 ESL: (617) 695-1639 x180
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