Boricua College - | Special Projects

Boricua College submitted a grant application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the development of a Micro-Economic Center with the goals, programs and activities focused in business development, education and training as core functions. The grant was approved and partially funded for the budget years 2002-03 to 2004-05 (3 years total)

Major Goals:

To provide technical assistance for the establishment, stabilization and expansion of micro-businesses, including entrepreneurs.
To provide educational and training opportunities and achievement (Project Success) to low and moderate income, low skill Hispanic and other residents of the neighborhoods, including a Work-Study internship program that links college study with workplace experience, creates an educated community leadership, provides needed community service and provides financial assistance to students who need it.

The project has two main activities:

Activity One: Small Business Development
The focus of this activity is for the development of small businesses in targeted neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York.

Phase I	Start up tasks
Phase II	Research of Small Business and their Neighborhood Environment
Phase III	Advising to develop New Business
Phase IV	Training managers and employees to upgrade existing business
Phase V	Technology capacity building
Phase VI	Public awareness campaign (dissemination)

Activity Two: Educational and Training Opportunities

Phase VII	Outreach
Phase VIII	Selection and Assessment of Students
Phase IX	Training and Education

Total funding as authorized by HUD: $200,109.00

Contact person:
Mr. Angel Roman, Director SBDC
(718) 963-4112 ext. 565
boricuasbdc@mindspring.com
aroman@boricuacollege.edu