SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY CAPITAL CORPORATION

Educational program: southeast community capital corporation provides business education and technical assistance to small and disadvantaged businesses through various government and non-profit support programs, including: the u.s. Small business administration and various foundations. Southeast community capital corporation provides this through various internal programs, such as the pathway lending business advisory services team, emerging developer program, women's business center, and veterans business outreach center. The assistance includes access to financial services, access to capital needs and includes classroom education, 1-on-1 assistance, and peer learning.in 2024 southeast community capital corporation provided 14,957 hours of education; 9,399 were in classroom/events settings, 5,558 were one-on-one counseling sessions. There were 2,874 unique education clients served, 74% were representative of pathway lending's cdfi target markets (as defined by being located in qualified low-to-moderate income census tracts, or having a majority low-income or minority owner), with 40% being female, and 53% being african american. There were 73 classes, networking events, and cohort-based learning sessions conducted that focused on entrepreneurial education in areas such as cash flow management, financial preparation, revenue and expense projections, accounting systems, and management.