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C AREERS Special
Edition
Small Business Financing Help
April 21, 2021
Good in the Hood
Scholarships Offered
Community youth
encouraged to apply
Representatives from BCA Culture, a cutting-edge technology company, have created an Internet app to help
minority business owners eliminate the mystery and intimidation around the credit building process.
In September 2020, a cutting-edge,
technology company out of Atlanta, BCA
Culture, launched a new Internet app
geared to African Americans and other
minority business owners to eliminate
the mystery and intimidation around the
credit building process.
During the global pandemic, an alarm-
ing amount of minority businesses were
impacted by the plummeting economy.
While “majority” businesses were able to
benefit from the additional funds that were
injected into the US economy, a dispro-
portionate amount of minority businesses
missed out on obtaining business funding
due to lack of knowledge or proper docu-
mentation, and misinformation.
By completing a free business credit
and funding analysis form, BCA Cul-
ture representatives say they can help
novice business owners learn more
about how they can obtain top credit to
help introduce new products, services,
float payroll, purchase equipment, or to
maintain daily operations.
For more information, visit bcacul-
ture.com.
Applications are now available to apply for
scholarships to be awarded by the Good in the
Hood (GITH) Music and Food Multicultural Fes-
tival celebrated each June in connection with the
Portland Rose Festival.
Graduating high school and current college stu-
dents are eligible to apply.
Scholarship Chairper-
son Denise Millhollen
is proud to announce
that this year GITH
will be giving out nine
$2,000 for a total of
$18,000, the most schol-
arship awards in the festival’s
history. Visit www.goodnthehood.org for details.
The 27th year GITH Festival, June 26-27, is
going virtual to stay in compliance with state pan-
demic regulations. This fun filled virtual festival
will keep you on your feet with great music, mar-
ketplace, info village, kids’ spaces, prizes, commu-
nity awards and special guests.
A non-profit organization 501c(3), Good in
the Hood was founded in 1990 by the parents and
staff of Holy Redeemer Catholic School in north-
east Portland with a vision to raise funding for the
school and to celebrate diversity. Today, GITH
volunteers rooted in the Black community continue
the tradition of celebrating the diversity of Portland
neighborhoods, maintaining the festival’s motto of
‘Unity in the Community’ and most importantly,
providing scholarships to college students.