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January 2025

Inside Scoop

Bringing You the Latest Tools to Help Your Business

Happy New Year!

How will you improve your business in 2025?

How will you work smart, not harder?

What is one step you will take today to improve your business?

The CDP is here to help you answer these questions and more. Subscribing to this newsletter is a great start. Whether it's registering for one of the many upcoming workshops listed below, meeting with the CDP Small Business team for 1:1 help, or directing you to all the great small business resources on the Outer Cape, the CDP is the place to start.

Upcoming CDP Workshops

Whether you are an artist, artisan food maker, or a business owner looking to improve your record keeping, we have something for you!

QuickBooks Online

January 16th, 23rd & 30th, 9:30 - 11 am

Virtual

Small Business Info Session

January 24th, 10 am - Noon

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Bringing Your Food

Product to Market

January 27th & February 3rd, 5:30 - 7 pm

CDP Office in Orleans



Creative

Development Series

Marketing Yourself and Your Online Presence

January 28th, 5 - 6:30 pm

Hybrid: Provincetown Commons or via Zoom

All Things Canva

February 11th, 5 - 6:30 pm

Hybrid: Provincetown Commons

or via Zoom

Tools for Marketing

Your Small Business Series

Finding Your Flock: How to

Identify & Reach Your Audience

February 12th, 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Hybrid: CDP Office or via Zoom

CDP Referral Program

January's winner is Chase Hiffernan.

He will receive a $50 gift card to a CDP client business.

REFER A BUSINESS TODAY! YOU MAY BE FEBRUARY'S LUCKY WINNER!

Upcoming Office Hours

To schedule an appointment, visit the CDP Business Events page or email Pam or Tricia

Thank you to our community partners for the opportunity to use their space to meet with clients and for their support of small businesses and entrepreneurs.

EforAll Healthy Communities Pitch

EforAll Cape Cod, Provincetown Commons, and Community Development Partnership are co-hosting a Pitch Contest at The Provincetown Commons!

Do you have a business or non-profit idea within the theme of health and/or health equity? If your business idea makes Cape Cod healthier, we’d like to hear about it.

EforAll Pitch Contests are lively two-hour events that offer entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business idea to a friendly audience and receive valuable feedback from experienced judges.

The deadline to apply to pitch is March 12th at 12 Noon.

Community Partners' Workshops

Art-Related Workshops

2/5 & 2/12 Project Management

2/18 Cultural Organizing for Artists

2/26 & 3/5 Fostering Relationships with Galleries and Museums

Food Related Workshops, Grants, and Opportunities

1/28 Writing a Food Safety Plan for your Farm

2/19 Explore Farming Workshop

From Recipe to Revenue: Starting a Successful Food Service Business (recording)

12 Steps to Starting a Restaurant (document)



General Business Workshops and Information

1/16 Branding Essentials

1/17 Analyze This! – A Primer in Website and Social Media Reporting

1/23 LISC Digital Growth Accelerator Applications due

1/29 Understanding Small Business Taxes

1/29 Using AI in Your Business - Your Simple Guide to Getting Started

2/4 Financial Statements - A Snap Shot into your Business

2/6 BizGrow WinterFest - virtual business law consultations (appointments required)

Additional Business Resources

~ CDP's Small Business Services ~

QuickBooks Help

Do you need a microloan?

Cape Light Compact Small Business Energy Programs

Business Law Consults

Partner Appreciation

Thank you to our corporate and foundation partners for their incredible support of our programs.

Mass Growth Capital Corporation

Cape Air

Cape Cod Five Charitable Foundation Trust

Rockland Trust

Santander Bank

Seamen’s Bank

TD Charitable Foundation

USDA Rural Development

Workshop Sponsor

STAY CONNECTED

The CDP is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.