Contributing to The Center

LOWELL
SMALL BUSINESS
ASSISTANCE CENTER

WELCOME!

A Partnership of Community Teamwork Inc. the Lowell Division of Planning and Development, Middlesex Community College, and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell

Your contribution to the Lowell Small Business Assistance Center can make a difference in the lives of low-income people recent immigrants and displaced workers. If you have benefited from the Centers services or simply believe in our mission please write a check today. Your contribution is tax deductible and should be made out to Community Teamwork, Inc. and sent directly to the center.

Your contribution will give people an opportunity to:

	Take Control of Their Lives - Most people assume its the promise of wealth that drives people to start small businesses. Its not! When we ask, the number one reason is that they want to take control of their lives and make the decisions that affect them and their family.
	Escape The Minimum Wage Treadmill - For people with limited educations, language and cultural barriers the path to the American dream is a slow one. Most pay their dues and hope that their children will reap the reward of their sacrifice. Small ebusiness offers an escape because success is based more on who you are rather than what people think of you.
	Be a role model - A successful small business says, "I can make it here!" It gives young people a positive role model something that is all to often in short supply.
	Contribute to their Community - Small businesses stabilize neighborhoods, employ neighbors, pay taxes, and provide convenient access to goods and services in the community.
	Realize the American Dream - We all share the same dream a good life for ourselves, a better one for our children. Education and small business are the vehicles.