December 5th, 2023
Presenter:
CHERRISE L. WILKS, MPA, GPC
Affinity Group
Description:
Grants: Be prepared. What you need to know.
Cherrise’s mission is to directly impact 1,000 small businesses in previously overlooked communities to help them with the structural foundation needed to scale their business by doing the following: gaining access to capital funding, additional lines of credit, securing a grant, or winning local, state, corporate, or federal contracts. Her goal is to elevate the financial game of micro and small businesses.
She is an experienced administrator with over 20+ years in the federal, state, local government, and private sectors. Ms. Wilks is the CEO of Affinity Consulting Group NEFL, a 13-year-old boutique management consulting firm providing government solutions and business advisory services to small businesses in the technology, construction, consulting, product development, and real estate development industries. She has helped dozens of business owners incorporate, secure business funding, and become certified for corporate and government contracting. Current contracts include assisting over 100 business owners through a partnership with Black Orlando Tech and the University of Florida Collaboratory for Inclusive Partnership as a Subject Matter Expert to help women, minority, and veteran businesses become State of Florida certified. Her firm provides government certification and contracting services to more than 25 businesses registered in the program.
Ms. Wilks has a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of North Florida and a Bachelor’s from Florida State University. She holds professional credentials in Community Real Estate Development, Contract Management, and Grants Management. She has experience with the Florida Department of Children and Families, the Florida House of Representatives, the City of Jacksonville, and the City of Tampa.
Categories: Financial Literacy, Funding
Start Date: 12/05/2023 5:30 PM CDT
End Date: 12/05/2023 7:00 PM CDT
Organizer: African American Entrepreneurs Association, Inc
Venue: Webinar/Online
https://www.aaeaaccesstocapital.com*******************************************
December 12th, 2023
Speaker:
Jason Wells, TD Bank
Vice President, SBA Business Development Officer
Topic: Financial Statements as a Tool to Understand your Business
Financial statements can help a business owner to see trends which can be helpful for decision making. This class will look at the profit and loss statement, cash flow and other standard reports and templates from accounting software. These reports show insights on how and where money is being spent (cash flow & Profit and loss) as well as reviewing the Balance Sheet.
A passionate advocate for business development and community reinvestment, Jason Wells works to help small business owners & entrepreneurs secure access to capital they need by originating SBA loans. He is an organizational leader with 21 years’ experience and a thorough knowledge of government sponsored loan products, commercial lending, and program management.
As a new subject matter contact in the North Florida market with the mission to stimulate SBA program utilization, Jason cultivates relationships with business professionals in diverse settings to leverage facilitating various small business financial literacy outreach initiatives, and even participating in non-profit boards to network with viable organizations & stakeholders to sustain business growth which stimulates our economy.
Jason earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Washington & Jefferson College.
Categories: Financial Literacy, Funding
Start Date: 12/12/2023 5:30 PM CDT
End Date: 12/12 /2023 7:00 PM CDT
Organizer: African American Entrepreneurs Association, Inc
Venue: Webinar/Online
https://www.aaeaaccesstocapital.com
