Small Business Help

In need of business resources in this uncertain economic climate?  Look no further than the Enhanced Business Information Center (eBIC), located at Martin Luther King Memorial Library, 901 G Street.

Despite adverse economic conditions that are having an impact on local businesses and shuttering some of the area’s small business assistance centers, eBIC is still going strong and rolling out new classes and initiatives to assist small business owners citywide. A division of the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD), eBIC is a one-stop shop for business resources, providing support and technical assistance to existing and prospective DC business owners.
 
Specifically, business owners can expect to receive one-on-one business assessments, computer access, business planning software and monthly training courses and workshops to address a broad array of start-up and development issues. Helpful classes provide pertinent information on establishing a business, marketing for business success, getting a SBA 7(a) loan, starting a home-based business and more. New April classes are currently available. To find out more about upcoming courses, to register for courses or to schedule an appointment at the eBIC, call 202.727.2241 or e-mail ebic@dc.gov.
 
Last year, eBIC offered about 120 classes, attracting more than 1,300 attendees. It also assisted nearly 3,400 local entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners.  For more information about DSLBD, which is charged with fostering economic growth and developing emerging DC business enterprises, visit www.dslbd.dc.gov or call 202.727.3900.