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Overview
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What is English for Entrepreneurs?
An initiative of English for New Bostonians, this
program provides access to high quality English
language classes for entrepreneurs.
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What Does an
English for
Entrepreneurs Class Look Like?
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Nuts and bolts
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What are E4E goals?
To support programs by providing:
• specialized curriculum for ESOL adults
• technical assistance
To help programs help students:
• launch their business
• learn vocabulary that relates to their business
• learn and practice skills that can be used in a business:
– customer service
– finance
– organization
But most importantly… to improve
their English!
Past Students’ Goals
For lower-level
students
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ESOL Entrepreneurship Class
Community Need
(Survey your community)
vs.
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This is the student survey we created in
Google Forms.
Student Survey
Merge Letter
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MARKETING: How do you market
to your customers?
• Logos & taglines
• Digital marketing
➢ Social media
➢ email
➢ websites
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FINANCES: How can money help you
make business decisions?
• Sales forecast
• Pricing
• Cash flow
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What Do Students Say?
- “In my humble opinion your method is great because I've been learning
many thing in a short time and for the moment, for me is clear how to
start a small business.The Business Class is good because we can learn
about of the New Business, and practic the English Language.”
- “I thing that this class is very important for develop some ideas of the
project and start a construction the businness.”
- “The class help me to practice and search new opcion and style for a my
life and to try the generate money.
- “The Small Business Class,is a good project, and good opportunity for us.”
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Questions
&
Discussion
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Evaluation
Thank you!
and an opportunity: Equity through ESOL: Pursuing
Economic Opportunity beyond Immigration Status
April 27th in Boston
tinyurl.com/enbequity