Resources | Page 13 | Entertainment Community Fund

Resources

map Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Tennessee South Carolina North Carolina Kentucky Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Ohio Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania New York Maine Maryland Delaware New Jersey Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts Massachusetts New Hampshire New Hampshire Vermont Vermont Washington DC

The Resources section is an ongoing collaborative effort at the Entertainment Community Fund to provide a one-stop database of services and organizations that meet the unique and essential needs of the arts and entertainment professional. You can use the Category and/or State filter OR use the map above to find all resources by State.

Small Business and Entrepreneur

Bond Street

Online small business lender.

Business Town

Online magazine for small business owners.

Business.USA.Gov

A U.S. government site with information on small business loans and grants, and resources relevant to maintaining a small business.

Etsy: Craft Entrepreneurship Program

Empowers creative people in underserved communities to create pathways to entrepreneurship with Etsy. Provides hands-on education to help creative people use existing craft skills to create opportunities for earning supplemental income on Etsy's platform.

Foundation Center

The leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis and training it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. Provides a comprehensive database on U.S. grants and grant makers as well as research, education and training programs for entry level of philanthropy.

Fundera

Online small business lender.

General Assembly

Offers full-time immersive programs, long-term courses and classes and workshops on the most relevant skills of the 21st century--from web development and user experience design, to business fundamentals to data science, to product management and digital marketing.

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program

Helps entrepreneurs create jobs and economic opportunity by providing them with access to education, financial capital and business support services.

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (IDCEC)

IDCEC provides resources and information for financial assistance, planning, training, counseling, and network opportunities.

Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Illinois Small Business Development Center offers free counseling and resource help to start-up and existing companies.

Indiegogo

Crowdfunding platform that empowers people to fund what matters to them.

Kauffman FastTrac

A flexible, 30-hour course with a proven framework to help support aspiring entrepreneurs start businesses and begin their journeys to success. Certified FastTrac Affiliates teach the courses in an interactive, group-oriented environment where participants are encouraged to network with one another to bolster their business ideas.

Kickstarter

Crowdfunding platform that helps individuals raise funds for creative projects.

Kiva Zip

Peer-to-peer lending platform that provides 0% interest loans to small businesses.

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council

Empowers artists by providing them with networks, resources and support to create vibrant, sustainable communities in Lower Manhattan and beyond.

Pages