Carlos Rosario Small Business Program

The Carlos Rosario School Small Business Program is designed for the start-up entrepreneur, adult English language learner or native Washingtonian that seeks to advance their personal and career goals through entrepreneurship in the Greater Washington DC area. The program navigates the start-up entrepreneur through the thought process from: Ideation + Conceptualization + Application (Applied Learning), as well as providing technical assistance and coaching and mentoring.

Contact Information
1100 Harvard Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 383-0736 https://www.carlosrosario.org
Programs and Services Offered

Their Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship Workshop Series consisting of a twelve online sessions that are offered on a semester basis and is facilitated in English and Spanish. The workshops cover key examples of entrepreneurial business models, the process of setting goals and objectives, understanding the chosen business industry, understanding business credit, the use of digital apps and social media to market the business, knowledge of small business resources in the community, and understanding the various legal structures of a business model.

Upon completion of the workshop series, the Small Business program continues to provide participants with on-going technical assistance in the following areas: Coaching and Mentoring, Assistance with legally registering the business entity in either Washington, DC., Maryland or Virginia, Applying to the IRS for the Employer Tax ID # (EITN), Applying for micro-loans or grants with the various small business community organizations, Applying and Competing in the Carlos Rosario School-Small Business Program’s Annual Small Business Pitch Competition.

Specialized Industries
Childcare
Construction
Creative or Maker
Food & Beverage Services
Government Contracting & Procurement
Retail
Business Assistance Services
Financing & Budgeting 
  • Credit Counseling
  • Micro-Loan Packaging
  • Financial Literacy Modules within the Workshop Series
Business Planning & Development 
  • Business Licensing & Registration Assistance
  • Business Management
  • Business Operations
  • Business Plan Development
  • Business Start-Up Information
  • Phone Consultation
  • Start-Up Feasibility Analysis
  • Strategic Planning
  • Video Conferencing Consultation
Marketing Services 
  • Business Development
  • Customer Relations & Satisfaction
  • Product Development
  • Sales & Marketing
  • Social & Other Web-Based Media Training
  • Website Development
Human Resources 
  • Management & Leadership
Space & Leasing Services 
  • Site Location Assistance