Our Business Outreach Center's (BOC) Upcoming Activities

Small Business Bootcamp: We are proud to present the 24th annual Small Business Bootcamp, a 10-week intensive course designed to assist entrepreneurs in developing management skills and refining business concepts, as well as creating business plans. Course topics range from entity formation and business regulations to financial management and access to capital. Class will begin on Saturday, 9/29, through Saturday, 12/15.

Work for Yourself@50+ Workshop: In partnership with AARP Foundation, CMP is proud to present Work for Yourself@50+ workshop to help older adults learn the ins and outs of successful self-employment. Our next workshop is on Wednesday, September 19th from 6 pm to 8 pm and it will be conducted in Mandarin Chinese. 

Legal Clinic: CMP is holding a Small Business Legal Clinic on Tuesday, September 25th from 2 PM - 5 PM. Volunteer attorneys will be available to provide free consultations on issues related to business formation, contracts and agreements, trademark and copyright, commercial leases and more.  Space is limited and registration is required.

Let us help you make your first step in accomplishing your entrepreneurial ambitions!  For more information and registration details, please contact 212-571-1698.

Accounting and QuickBooks Course

We're starting our next cycle of Accounting & QuickBooks Course on Saturday, October 13th!

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Upon finishing the course, trainees will receive free job placement assistance from us.

Class Length:  3 months
Class Schedule: October 13th; Sat. 10 am to 5 pm
Program Fees :Depend on your family income; Enjoy Up to 50% off; Free for SNAP recipients

Registering: Please visit us at 70 Mulberry St, 3rd FL, New York, NY and bring your valid identification documents, social security card, NYC proof of address and SNAP budget letter with you.

Seats are limited. Don’t miss it!

Work for Yourself@50+ workshop

In partnership with AARP Foundation, CMP is proud to present Work for Yourself@50+ workshop to help older adults learn the ins and outs of successful self-employment. Our next workshop is on Wednesday, September 19th from 6pm to 8pm and it will be conducted in Mandarin Chinese.

For more information, please contact our Business Counselor Larry Mei at (212) 571-1698.

THANK YOU, Cathay Bank, for Your Continued Support!

Cathay Bank Senior Vice President Ms. Elizabeth Lee (left) is handing over the donation check to CMP Executive Director Mr. Hong Shing Lee (right).

Cathay Bank Senior Vice President Ms. Elizabeth Lee (left) is handing over the donation check to CMP Executive Director Mr. Hong Shing Lee (right).

THANK YOU, Cathay Bank, for working with us, as always, in bringing educational Financial Literacy workshops to our new immigrant students and clients!

In additions to its charitable community work, Cathay Bank again makes a generous donation of $10,000 to support CMP programs and services - thank you again for making a genuine difference in helping people achieve their goals of personal and economic success!

We're Hiring!

CMP is always seeking talented and talented professionals that are committed to improving the economic potential of our community members. If you have the passion and skill to support the professional development of young people, immigrants, workers and business owners, come join our team! Now we're hiring: 

  1. A Business Counselor

Send your resume and cover letter with the correspondent subject heading to hr@cmpny.org !

Welcome Back, Larry!

We are happy to welcome Larry Mei Back as our Senior Business Counselor at CMP Business Outreach Center (CMPBOC)! 

Larry has extensive knowledge and 13 years of experience in small business development and supports businesses with a wide range of services, including business planning, financial management, access to capital, and utilizing government resources. He also develops business workshops and training programs for the community and provides one-on-one technical assistance to entrepreneurs.

If you’re interested in our business services please call Larry Mei at 212-571-1698 or send email to larrymei@cmpny.org.

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2018 ALP Student Achievement Celebration

On Tuesday, May 22, our ALP students and staff joined more than 300 other ALP students and staff members from all over the city at DYCD’s annual ALP Student Achievement Celebration at the American India Museum.

our student Joyce Ma, took the stage and shared her immigration experience—from her initial shock and self-doubt to her regaining of self-esteem and direction, with the help from our ALP program.

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Our students Joanna Lin, an opera singer, sang “God Bless America” and Frank Zhou, a Tai-Chi master and current NYC champion, performed Tai-Chi.

CMP 2018 CAREER BUILDING AWARDS GALA

Our 2018 Career Building Awards Gala was a huge success! Over 460 guests joined us in celebrating the "Food Service Career" night on April 26th, 2018 @ Edison Ballroom. Congratulations to our honorees Asian American Restaurant Association (AARA), Mr. Spencer Chan, Lau N. Son Produce,  Korea Ginseng Corp.- CheongKwanJang Red Ginseng, Chef Wan Lung Kwan and Mr. Jack Ho.

Special thanks to all of our honorees, sponsors, donors, guests, volunteers and supporters for making the Gala another success! 

Advocacy Day

On April 25th, united as the 15% & Growing Campaign, CMP participated in a city-wide Asian American community effort to bring awareness to our elected officials about our community needs, urging for a fair share of resources and support to legislation that protects the disadvantaged ones and ensure economic vitality in our community.