Renaissance Marin February Newsletter
    
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
            
	
		
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											|  | Meet Our Newest Business Incubator Tenants |  
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											| AJ & J Bookkeeping and Tax Services   Renaissance Marin welcomes our newest Business Incubator tenants. AJ&J offers bookkeeping services to small businesses and self-employed individuals. They can help you get started from scratch or maintain your already setup accounting system. 
 AJ&J is delighted to be a part of the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center's family. They have moved in and have already received compliments from their clients for such a nice-looking office facility. Now that they have a place where they can focus on their work, they intend to continue growing and provide the best service to their tax and bookkeeping clients. They look forward to seeing the center come to life as more tenants move in.
 To learn more about AJ&J, check out their facebook page.
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											|  | Cooking Class Series |  
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											| So you like to cook? 
 Check out Renaissance Cooking Class Series!
 
 
  With 24 sessions sprinkled throughout the year, one class choice may not be enough to satiate your appetite for flavor, color, and forms on your dinner table. 
 Renaissance's chefs' team, a group of four well-seasoned kitchen, catering services, and cooking instructor gurus, will take you on an adventure that will not disappoint.
 
 Let Stacy Scott, owner of Stacy Scott Catering,Jenny Huston, proprietor of Farm to Table Food Services, Scott Davis, the Culinary Dude, and Pastry Chef Leah Miller make you fall in love with food over and over again.
 
 Classes are held always on Tuesday evenings, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, for just $35 (limited number of spots). You can sign up on our website anytime.
 
 From ethnic cuisines to cooking techniques, be happy, at ease, and feel rewarded when your family, guests, and yourself cannot get enough of that special secret recipe you learned to prepare to perfection at the Renaissance Kitchen.
 
 Check out our cooking classes online, offered twice a month.
 
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											|  | Community Events |  
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											| Local Loan Options for Marin's Small Businesses
 
 
  Without a seasoned pilot, the options, rules and restrictions for small business lending can feel like a rudderless ship for many small business owners. 
 In this month's edition of the Entrepreneurs Café, hear from three local small business lenders on how to secure a loan for your growing enterprise. This is your opportunity to gather three resources - all at one place in one session to get the information that normally would take days for you to compile.
 
 Seating is limited to the first 50 RSVPs. Register here or call 415.755.1115 x 1000.
 
 This forum will give you a great foundation for:
 
 
													Date: Wednesday, February 27
														What type of loan makes the most sense for your business 
														Which one has the best potential for success Time: 6pm to 8pm
 Place: Renaissance Marin
 
 
 Marin Green Drinks
 
  Social Networking for Global Change - meet with people who have the common interest of making our lifestyles more sustainable.
 Monthly open social events in over 650 cities worldwide! Ours is the 2nd Tuesday.
 
 Beer and wine, snacks, background music and a mic provided.
 
 Contact jodyceniceros@comcast.net for more information.
 
 Date: Tuesday, February 12
 Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm
 Place: Renaissance Marin
 
 
 Spark Point Orientations
 
 
  Are you ready to take control of your finances? The SparkPoint Marin Center is ready to help.
 
 Attend a free Orientation to learn:
 â? What problems keep most people stuck
 â? How to move from breaking even to getting ahead
 â? The secret to sustaining success over time
 â? How our approach puts you in the driver's seat
 Upcoming Orientation Dates at SparkPoint:
 Monday, February 11, 6:00-7:00pm
 Monday, February 18, 6:00-7:00pm
 Monday, February 25, 6:00-7:00pm *SPANISH*
 Monday, March 4, 6:00-7:00pm
 
 Registration required: please call 415.526.7530.
 
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											|  | Like us on Facebook |  
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											| Join our Renaissance Marin Facebook page and "like" us to network and stay up-to-date on classes, workshops, forums, and community events. 
  www.Facebook.com/RenCenterMarin
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											|  | About Us |  
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											| Renaissance Marin provides motivated, lower-income women and men with access to the training, resources and networks needed to promote self-employment and job creation through small business ownership. 
 Renaissance Marin
 1115 3rd Street
 San Rafael, CA 94901
 415-755-1115
 www.RenCenterMarin.org
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