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COVID-19 Capital Costs Tax Credit Program

Did your small business have extra expenses as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic? If you answer YES, you may qualify for tax credits of up to $25,000 from New York State’s new COVID-19 Capital Costs Tax Credit Program!

Contact our Business Counselor: Moru Liang (email MoruLiang@cmpny.org or call (646) 603 - 7172) for more info or application assistance.

Early Voting Has Started!

Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, but early voting has started! Every NYC voter can vote early in person from now through November 6. Early voting allows more flexibility and reduces wait times on Election Day.

You can decide who will represent you in state and federal government. Make your voice heard! Find your assigned early voting site: findmypollsite.vote.nyc.

FREE English Classes and College Preparation Services

Our next Train and Earn Program (formerly known as OSY) will start a new cycle on 11/28. If you are 16-24 years old and need help in improving your English, math and computer skills, and in enrolling in college and applying for financial aid, please call 646-292-9680 or 646-292-9673 to learn more and/or to register.

If you do not have any plans to go to college, we also provide ESL training for anyone 16 years or older. Morning, afternoon, evening, and weekend classes are available. Call us at (646) 292-9680 to learn more.

McKinsey & Company Career Forum

Hope Against Hate - FREE Safety Training

Funded by NYS Department of State, in partnership with Asian American Federation, CMP will be hosting a FREE Safety Training on Wednesday, 10/26, from 1 PM to 3 PM, through Zoom. Training will be conducted in English, and Chinese translation will be provided throughout the training.

Join to learn how to protect yourself and the ones you love!

To register, please contact Rachel Zhou at rachelzhou@cmpny.org or 212-571-1690.

Welcome Back to CMP!

More than 130 alumni, volunteers, board and staff members attended our 50th Anniversary Reunion on the past Saturday, October 22nd, at CMP! It was so wonderful to see everybody to finally be able to get together, reconnect with old friends, relive the past, see today’s CMP and celebrate CMP’s 50th birthday!

Thank you to everyone that was a part of the reunion and CMP’s 50 years of history!

Thank You, JetBlue, for Donating Books to Us!

We are very thankful for JetBlus’s Soar with Reading Program for donating more than a thousand children’s books to our Chinese School students as well our ESL program participants!

Your gifts have helped nurture a love of reading and writing for our CS students and encouraged their imagination to take flight through reading, and also helped our adult language learners improve their learning! Thank you!

Seed Funding Grant Program for Small Businesses

CMP BOC is actively assisting early-stage small businesses with the NYS Seed Funding Grant Program application. Contact us: Jocelyn Liu, 646-292-5380, Jocelynliu@cmpny.org for more info or application assistance.

Eligible Business Qualifications:

1. Be incorporated in New York State or licensed or registered to do business in New York State and must be resident in the State of New York;

2. Be a currently viable Micro-business, Small business, or For-profit arts and cultural organization including independent arts contractors that started business on September 1, 2018 or later and has been operational for at least six months before an application is submitted;

3. Have between five thousand dollars ($5,000) and one million dollars ($1,000,000) in gross receipts per annum as reflected on their most recent Federal Business Tax Return or be able to demonstrate five thousand dollars ($5,000) in business expenses for businesses that have not yet filed a Federal Business Tax Return;

4. Be in substantial compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, codes and requirements;

5. Not owe any federal, state or local taxes, or have an approved repayment, deferral plan, or agreement with appropriate federal, state, and local taxing authorities;

6. Not qualify for business assistance grant programs under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 or any other available federal COVID-19 economic recovery or business assistance grant programs, including loans forgiven under the federal Paycheck Protection Program, or are unable to obtain sufficient business assistance from such federal programs.

Grant Amounts

For firms that have already filed a Federal Tax Return for operations:

• Grant awards will be calculated based upon the annual amount of gross receipts as shown on their provided 2020 or 2021 business tax return.

• Businesses with $5,000 and up to $49,999.99 in gross receipts: Award is $5,000/business.

• Businesses with $50,000 – $99,999.99 in gross receipts: Award is $10,000/business.

• Businesses with $100,000 – $1,000,000 in gross receipts: Award is 10% of gross receipts with a maximum grant amount of $25,000/business.

For firms that have NOT filed a Federal Tax Return for operations thus far:

• Award is $5,000/business

For more info or application assistance, please contact CMP: Jocelyn Liu, 646-292-5380, Jocelynliu@cmpny.org.

2022 Campaign for Self-Sufficiency

Since 1972, CMP has been dedicated to helping individuals and small businesses achieve economic self-sufficiency by providing work readiness sessions, job skills training, job placement referrals, small business establishment and development assistance, as well as other in-demand disaster relief assistance services.

Over the past 5 decades, we have served nearly 130,000 people.

 CMP is now launching the 2022 Campaign for Self-Sufficiency to appeal for support to help make our efforts go even further. Your support is crucial to our efforts to continue helping new immigrants, low-income individuals, and small businesses in need become economically self-sufficient.

OUR GOAL: $60,000

Click on the image to view the campaign brochure

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If you are willing to support our work, please:

• Send a check to CMP at 55 Chrystie St., RM 209, New York, NY 10002, or

• Stop by our office if you prefer to donate cash; or

• Make a donation online: https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/ChinatownManpowerProjct/Donation.html;

• If you wish to receive an invoice, please let us know.  

 Should you have any questions about the campaign, please contact us at sonyalin@cmpny.org or honglee@cmpny.org. Thank you!

Launch Your Business with Customer-Focused Marketing

Partnering with Grow with Google, CMP will be hosting an online workshop on Launch Your Business with Customer-Focused Marketing on Tue, Oct 11, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT.

As a new entrepreneur, you’ll need more than good products or services to grow your business. It’s also important to have strong customer-focused marketing strategies to reach your audience and turn them into loyal customers.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Create a compelling brand

• Define your audience

• Convert customers

• Build loyalty and advocacy

Register for the workshop here: Registration (gotowebinar.com). Questions can be directed to Yasnil Fabian Montas at YFabianMontas@cmpny.org.

Cooperative Business Education Workshop

CMP will be providing a “Cooperative Business Education Workshop” on October 20th, Thursday, 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM, through Zoom. The workshop will be conducted in Cantonese.

Participants will learn about how cooperative business ownership can help them achieve their goals, employee ownership and its benefits, and will also be introduced to the characteristics of businesses well-positioned to sell to employees and transition to cooperative ownership.

RSVP here: bit.ly/BOC-CMP. If you have any questions, please contact us: Moru Liang, moruliang@cmpny.org or 646-292-9672.

Our First In-Person Class since the Pandemic!

Long time no see, everyone!

Yesterday was the first day of our very first in-person class after we moved in our new home at 55 Chrystie St! It was great to see our students interacting with each other and with our instructor in person again!

Webinar on Commercial Lease

In partnership with NYC Small Business Services (SBS), CMP will be hosting a FREE online workshop on Commercial Lease on Tuesday, 9/20, at 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM.

The workshop will be conducted in Mandarin. To RSVP, please call us at (646）292-5380 or visit www.eventbrite.com/e/lm-920-tickets-400322504387?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

50th Anniversary Reunion: October 22nd

CMP alumni, you are cordially invited to attend CMP 50th Anniversary Reunion, which will take place on Saturday, October 22, 12 PM - 3 PM, at CMP (55 Chrystie St., 2nd FL, New York, NY 10002). Let’s gather together again and cheers to 50 years with our old and new friends！

RSVP for FREE: CMP 50th Anniversary Reunion RSVP Form 人力中心50周年慶校友聚會登記表 (google.com).

Questions can be directed to sonyalin@cmpny.org or (212) 571-1690 or (646) 292-9667.

CMP September 22nd Job Fair

Our Fall 2022 Job Fair will be taking place on September 22nd, from 10 am through 3 pm, via Zoom.

To RSVP, please email Yasnil Fabian Montas at YFabianMontas@cmpny.org or Rachel Zhou at RachelZhou@cmpny.org. The job fair is FREE for all job seekers.

More employers will be joining. Please check back for updates.

Special Gathering for International Students

CMP CSSC is inviting all Chinese international students studying Social Work in NYC to join our special gathering which will be held on Saturday, October 15th, 11 AM - 1:30 PM, at CMP (55 Chrystie St., 2nd FL, New York, NY 10002)!

This gathering will be an informal and relaxed space where international students can:

• share experiences

• pose questions and ideas

• give and seek peer support

• connect with other Chinese international students in NYC

Free lunch and beverages will be provided.

Small Business Bootcamp

After 2 years' remote teaching, CMP BOC's in-person Small Business Bootcamp is back!

We will be hosting the in-person Small Business Bootcamp on every Saturday from October 1st through December 17th. This 10-week program is designed to equip aspiring entrepreneurs with the knowledge, tools, and resources required to start and grow successful businesses.

Course topics include business formation, legal issues, taxes, marketing, insurance, financial management, small business resources, and much more.

For more information and to RSVP, please contact CMP at (212) 571-1698 or larrymei@cmpny.org.

Civil Service 101 Information Session

Partnering with NYC DCAS (Department of Citywide Administrative Services), we will be hosting a Civil Service 101 Information Session on Wednesday, September 14th, from 10:30 AM to 12 PM. If you are looking for a fulfilling career with one of the 80+ city agencies, don't miss this session!

RSVP at bit.ly/Sept14CMP.

Questions can be directed to CMP Job Developer Yasnil Fabian Montas at YFabianMontas@cmpny.org.

Labor Day Closure Notice

In observance of Labor Day, CMP will be closing at 1 PM, on Friday, 9/2, and will be closed on Monday, 9/5. We will resume regular hours on Tuesday, 9/6. Happy Labor Day!