Business training & mentorship
Explore support with business planning, marketing, customer service, financial management, and learning from experienced business owners.
Economic Empowerment / WINSTONVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Local ideas.
Room to grow.
Helping lay the groundwork for small businesses, practical skills, and a more resilient local economy.
INITIATIVE IN DEVELOPMENT
Help local ideas
take root.
The Economic Empowerment initiative is designed to help residents and small businesses build knowledge, connections, and greater financial independence. Our current focus is developing a practical Small Business Development Initiative.
Financial knowledge
Develop opportunities to learn budgeting, credit basics, and personal and business financial skills.
Workforce & digital skills
Consider job readiness, technology skills, and connections to training opportunities.
Local networks
Build relationships among entrepreneurs, mentors, organizations, and residents.
Future funding support
Explore resource navigation and potential microgrant support as funding and program guidelines are developed.
A LONGER-TERM VISION
Build the groundwork
before the next step.
The foundation’s longer-term ideas include a business incubator and an economic development entity. These will depend on community input, capacity, resources, and appropriate planning.
Contact us to discuss participation, collaboration, and the current stage of development.