Accompany Capital

Are you a small business owner looking to take your business to the next level? If so, you won't want to miss this informative seminar presented by Popular Bank, NYC Department of Small Business Services and Accompany Capital tomorrow, December 12 from 5-7 PM at Popular Bank at 83-22 Baxter Ave. in Jackson Heights. Expert speakers will provide valuable insights on how to: --Improve your bankability by developing a strong financial profile and building relationships with lenders --Create a business plan that will help you secure funding and achieve your goals --Manage your cash flow effectively to ensure your business's long-term success --Where to connect with free resources ranging from business courses to legal services (presented by Accompany Capital's Tshering D Gurung) --Access to programs & Services from Small Business Loans & Counseling to Business Workshops --Small Business Lending & Technical Assistance To RSVP, please contact: Miryam Ayala at 718-335-4301 or [email protected]

Chief Lending Officer Richard Reynoso and Jason Kohl, CCIM, Director of our SBA Community Advantage Program, hit the boroughs last week to visit some of our favorite clients, learn what's working for them, and what else Accompany Capital can be doing to support their growing businesses! Visits included with Coach Ben Bettenhausen, founder of Squid Sports, Daniel DeNigris, co-founder and partner of Echelon Bikes, Maura Cheeks, owner of Liz's Book Bar, Coulton Vento, co-founder of Mockingbird, a zero-proof bar, Ari Kesler, founder and owner along with his wife Jessica of My Battery Recyclers - MYBRS, which manages safe battery and IT equipment disposal and recycling, Mary Ellen K., CEO of NightRide Thermal, and the team from The Wandering Barman, creators of pre-mixed cocktails for home and retail!

Congratulations to Sol Cacao on their big win at the Scale Up Bronx Business Pitch Challenge: 3 brothers working together on a mission-driven business whose passion and vision truly stood out! Congratulations too to finalists Sibahle Teas and Luz Maria Mack for their impressive pitches. Thanks to OceanFirst Bank for co-sponsoring this great event with us, to SBS Bronx for hosting the event and partnering with us to make this all possible, and to Council Member Oswald Feliz for his ongoing partnership in supporting Bronx-based entrepreneurs! A special thank you too, to our judges: AnnMarie Sorena, SVP, at OceanFirst Bank, Natalie Williams-Grant, Director, NYC Business Solutions Bronx Center, and Richard Reynoso, Chief Lending Officer at Accompany Capital. And finally a big thanks to Maxx Turing at Startbook for supporting the pitch management, and to Accompany Capital's Tshering D Gurung and Maria Paulino on a terrific event!   Here's to more partnerships fueling the growth and success of small businesses in the Bronx!

Today is Giving Tuesday - our national day of generosity - and we have a very special request. When we lost our beloved Chief Lending Officer we decided to honor his generosity, passion, and mentorship by creating an internship in his name. The Leonid Ostrovsky Lending Internship supports recent grads who want to learn about helping small businesses in our communities. Please click to help us honor Leonid's passion for lending, for mentoring young people, and for supporting New York's immigrant entrepreneurs with a gift today, no matter how small: https://lnkd.in/e2E7F8Mh

Congratulations to Accompany Capital client Maura Cheeks and Liz's Book Bar for the great mention in the food section of the New York Times! Find Liz's Book Bar, a great book, and something fun to drink at 315 Smith Street in Brooklyn! #smallbusinessentrepreneurs #smallbusiness #bookstore

NYC Small Business Owners: please join the NYC Department of Small Business Services and Accompany Capital's Director of Small Business Lending Maria Paulino tomorrow, Tuesday, November 26, from 5 - 6pm ET on Zoom for a Meet the Lender event, to learn about the loans and the services Accompany Capital offers New York small business entrepreneurs. Click to register and get the Zoom link: https://lnkd.in/g_G_jzFr

The #QueensTeam was happy to welcome our new Chief Lending Officer Richard Reynoso to our Jackson Heights office yesterday, topping the visit off with a delicious lunch at Himalayan Restaurant & Bar (formerly Mustang Thakali Kitchen)!

Please join Accompany Capital's Tshering D Gurung who will be participating in a panel discussion on "Navigating SBA Loan and Funding Programs" at the USBCCI REAL ESTATE EXPO Business Expo 2024. The panel discussion will cover essential insights into SBA Loans and financing options for small businesses, as well as resources for under served communities and will be led by Ahad Ali, CPA. This free Expo and panel discussion will take place on Saturday, November 23, from 2-2:45 PM at the La Guardia Marriott Courtyard. Click here to get your free ticket: https://lnkd.in/eTZuchRA Hosts: the U.S. Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Congratulations to Wells Fargo on the opening of their first branch in Queens, which will increase to access to financial services for Queens residents and businesses. We're grateful to have a partner like Wells Fargo, which has supported us with grants & capital that was crucial during & post pandemic to support our clients with PPP loans and emergency loans. We were also pleased to receive a new grant of $50,000 that will provide the loan loss reserve that we need to leverage low-cost capital grant of $500,000 from the SBA. Special guests included Saul Van Beurden, CEO of Consumer and Small Business Banking, who spoke about Wells Fargo’s commitment to ensuring that their clients also receive the one-on-one in person attention in this age of increase in online financial services, as well as Assembly Member Edward Braunstein, Queens Chamber of Commerce President Thomas J. Grech, and Catherine Domenech, head of community relations at Wells.

We love sharing client success stories so recently we were able to enjoy a terrific morning of client site visits with Elissa Bard and Alyssa Cook from the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group. Visits included a trip to the Harlem Meer to see the progress of the green roof construction being carried out by client Adaptive Green, then on to the brand new Roasting Room which was just opened in the South Bronx by clients Sarina Prabasi and Elias Wossenu Gurmu, co-founders of Buunni Coffee, and finally to a delicious lunch at client restaurant KHALIL BIRYANI HOUSE in the Parkchester section of the Bronx. And special thanks to client (and woman-owned business) DH2 Chauffeured Transportation for getting us seamlessly from business to business!