DC SMALL BIZ HELP
A robust resource hub to help you discover, connect to, and navigate DC’s small business ecosystem.
GET HELP WITH YOUR BUSINESS NOWDCSmallBizHelp is the one-stop hub for Washington, D.C. small business and entrepreneurs looking for valuable resources, support organizations, lenders, events and trainings. DCSmallBizHelp is owned and maintained by The Coalition (formerly CNHED) as part of their Small Business Ecosystem Building work.
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DC SMALL BIZ HELP
Ensuring ADA Compliance & Accessibility for Small Businesses
In this session, you’ll learn what the ADA requires, where small businesses most commonly face compliance risk, and low-cost steps that can make your business more accessible while reducing legal exposure.
Ensuring ADA Compliance & Accessibility for Small Businesses
In this session, you’ll learn what the ADA requires, where small businesses most commonly face compliance risk, and low-cost steps that can make your business more accessible while reducing legal exposure.
Presented by: Start Small Think Big
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free
Power of Capital-Access Your Power in 2026
Join this session to learn about what you business needs to borrow, how to position yourself and business as a good investment, what financial data is important when approaching a lender, what SBA loan programs there are, and more.
Power of Capital-Access Your Power in 2026
Join this session to learn about what you business needs to borrow, how to position yourself and business as a good investment, what financial data is important when approaching a lender, what SBA loan programs there are, and more.
Presented by: Chase
Location: Shaw O Street Branch
Cost: Free
Understanding COGS: Boost Your Profit Margins and Business Profitability
In this session, you’ll learn how to calculate and track COGS, choose a method that fits your business, and use COGS to set realistic sales targets and break-even points.
Understanding COGS: Boost Your Profit Margins and Business Profitability
In this session, you’ll learn how to calculate and track COGS, choose a method that fits your business, and use COGS to set realistic sales targets and break-even points.
Presented by: Start Small Think Big
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free
Avoiding Delays, Duties, and Seizures: A Practical Guide to Import Compliance for Small Businesses
Import rules have shifted, and small businesses are feeling it through delays, surprise fees, and even lost shipments. Join for a how-to session on what’s changed, how to avoid the most common pitfalls, and what documentation to keep on hand to prove product origin.
Avoiding Delays, Duties, and Seizures: A Practical Guide to Import Compliance for Small Businesses
Import rules have shifted, and small businesses are feeling it through delays, surprise fees, and even lost shipments. Join for a how-to session on what’s changed, how to avoid the most common pitfalls, and what documentation to keep on hand to prove product origin.
Presented by: Start Small Think Big
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free