Presented by St. Louis Builds Credit and Small Business Empowerment Center at the Bridgeton Trails Branch!
Learn how having great personal credit affects business credit and how to balance the two to help build your business. Gain a high-level overview of what lenders look for when you apply for new credit.
Presented by United Way of Greater St. Louis at the Bridgeton Trails Branch of the St. Louis County Library
Financial stress can impact employees’ overall health, wellness, and productivity on the job. Come learn about how business owners, and employees, can maximize their financial wellness in the workplace via their benefits package and/or through free or low-cost programs.
Presented by SCORE Chapter 21-St. Louis Bi-State Region at the Bridgeton Trails Branch of the St. Louis County Library
Small businesses and new business owners are aware that financial statements exist, but there is generally a mystique surrounding these statements. Participants will learn the basics of financial statements and the importance of them to their business.
Participants will learn why it is important to have a spending plan, what their relationship with money is, to create SMART goals, and how to track their spending.
Discover financing options to start, grow and succeed with your small business. This webinar will help you become familiar with SBA loan programs, requirements, and what constitutes a successful small business loan application. Part of the Virtual Small Business & Nonprofit Expo.
Adults: Registration required. Participants will receive Zoom information via email immediately after registering.
Presented St. Louis Regional Financial Empowerment Coalition
Sign up to get a free credit report and a 15-minute consultation with a credit advisor. Prior to your assigned time, you will need to submit a permission form to allow your reports to be pulled. Pre-registration required. Please call 314-994-3300 to check the availability of appointments. Part of the Small Business & Nonprofit Expo
Presented St. Louis Regional Financial Empowerment Coalition
Sign up to get a free credit report and a 15-minute consultation with a credit advisor. Prior to your assigned time, you will need to submit a permission form to allow your reports to be pulled. Pre-registration required. Please call 314-994-3300 to check the availability of appointments. Part of the Small Business & Nonprofit Expo
Presented St. Louis Regional Financial Empowerment Coalition
Sign up to get a free credit report and a 15-minute consultation with a credit advisor. Prior to your assigned time, you will need to submit a permission form to allow your reports to be pulled. Pre-registration required. Please call 314-994-3300 to check the availability of appointments. Part of the Small Business & Nonprofit Expo
Discover financing options to start, grow and succeed with your small business. This webinar will help you become familiar with SBA loan programs, requirements, and what constitutes a successful small business loan application. Part of the Virtual Small Business & Nonprofit Expo.
Adults: Registration required. Participants will receive Zoom information via email immediately after registering.
Presented St. Louis Regional Financial Empowerment Coalition
Sign up to get a free credit report and a 15-minute consultation with a credit advisor. Prior to your assigned time, you will need to submit a permission form to allow your reports to be pulled. Pre-registration required. Please call 314-994-3300 to check the availability of appointments. Part of the Small Business & Nonprofit Expo
Presented St. Louis Regional Financial Empowerment Coalition
Sign up to get a free credit report and a 15-minute consultation with a credit advisor. Prior to your assigned time, you will need to submit a permission form to allow your reports to be pulled. Pre-registration required. Please call 314-994-3300 to check the availability of appointments. Part of the Small Business & Nonprofit Expo
Presented St. Louis Regional Financial Empowerment Coalition
Sign up to get a free credit report and a 15-minute consultation with a credit advisor. Prior to your assigned time, you will need to submit a permission form to allow your reports to be pulled. Pre-registration required. Please call 314-994-3300 to check the availability of appointments. Part of the Small Business & Nonprofit Expo
Learn how to use library resources to research equities, mutual funds, ETFs, banks, and credit unions. Discover how to find companies dealing in business insurance, health insurance, and worker’s compensation plans. Part of the Virtual Small Business & Nonprofit Expo.
Learn reasons why having good credit is important, what’s in your credit report, how to get your credit report for free, and dispute incorrect information. Participants will also learn strategies to establish or rebuild credit and learn how to freeze their credit if needed. There is time at the end of the class for participants to ask questions.
Learn about your credit report and what your score means as well as predatory financial services. You will learn how they take advantage of you and cost you more. A virtual option is available when you pre-register.
This class will cover the WHO, WHAT, and WHY of credit and homeownership. We will discuss the foundation of credit, which starts with budgeting and getting finances in order. We will also discuss how to build or establish credit and lastly the basic credit requirements to obtain a mortgage loan with a lender.
Our presenter, Kyra Jefferson is currently the Financial Advising Manager with Beyond Housing. She has served as a HUD Certified Housing counselor and teaches home buyer education to provide the skills and knowledge required to navigate through the home purchase process.   Kyra has a passion to serve the community and help St. Louis become a better place to live. She enjoys trying new restaurants and traveling whenever she can! She is a huge sports fan of her boys who play football and baseball!
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If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able to after registering.
Finalizing the credit resume. Learn how to examine your credit report, understand how purchases effect your score and if you should be concerned about a partner or significant others credit.
1000 North Vandeventer Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63113
Join us for the 2022 Women’s Business & Credit Forum sponsored by the St. Louis Regional Financial Empowerment Coalition & the Office of Financial Empowerment! The event will take place at the Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being on October 20th, 2022.
Guest speakers include:
Darlene Davis with Davis Associates
Lynette Watson with the Missouri Small Business Development Center
Sara Middendorf with Prosperity Connections
Jamayca Smith with the Missouri Minority Business Development Agency
Pre-Registration is required at https://womenscreditforumstl.eventbrite.com
This class will cover the WHO, WHAT, and WHY of credit and homeownership. We will discuss the foundation of credit, which starts with budgeting and getting finances in order. We will also discuss how to build or establish credit and lastly the basic credit requirements to obtain a mortgage loan with a lender.
Kyra Jefferson is currently the Financial Advising Manager with Beyond Housing. She has served as a HUD Certified Housing counselor and teaches home buyer education to provide the skills and knowledge required to navigate through the home purchase process.   Kyra has a passion to serve the community and help St. Louis become a better place to live. She enjoys trying new restaurants and traveling whenever she can! She is a huge sports fan of her boys who play football and baseball!
If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able to after registering.
Finding it harder to know who and what to trust with your personal information? This presentation from a community banking representative will help you learn important information about protecting your identity and assets online and elsewhere. Come earlier at 12:00 p.m. with your lunch to share in community with our Lunch Bunch!
Participants in this class will learn the different ways to use your credit cards and strategies for maximizing your credit building goals while staying within a budget. Learn to prevent common mistakes made with impulse shopping.
Attend our Home Buying Workshop to learn: • How to achieve affordable and successful homeownership! • Down Payment Assistance Programs that are available • How to get a FREE credit analysis? • What documentation you need to be approved for a loan?
The Creative Arts Contest is the youth focused fall event sponsored by the St. Louis Regional Financial Empowerment Coalition. The purpose of the contest is to create age appropriate awareness about credit and financial matters. 6th– 8th students are encouraged to answer this year’s Credit Awareness Month question with an original song and accompanying video. This is a creative opportunity to engage students in a way that gives voice to their opinions on credit, financial and socially relevant matters in a very tangible way.
The Creative Arts Contest finalists’ awards ceremony will broadcast Live at 6pm October 28, 2022 from the Money Smart St. Louis Facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/MoneySmartSTL.
             