QUESTION
How many businesses are supported through the MWBE Clinic in the Brooklyn Public Library branches, and how will budget cuts affect this programming?
1:18:49
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Council Member Farah N. Louis questions the impact of budget cuts on the MWBE Clinic programming at the Brooklyn Public Library branches, emphasizing the clinic's role in supporting entrepreneurs and MWBEs through learning and certification opportunities.
- The Brooklyn Public Library president does not have exact numbers, but will get them to the council later.
- The programs are offered a "power up" for a 9 month period
Farah N. Louis
1:18:49
The Brooklyn library has been a major force in providing services for entrepreneurs with learning and certification opportunities for MWBEs.
1:18:58
Through the BPL Business Center, which you also call power up pitch.
1:19:03
So I wanted to know, do you have figures on how many businesses are being supported through the MWE Clinic in the Brooklyn Public Library branches in FY Twenty Four.
1:19:14
And what does that look like in FY Twenty Five?
1:19:16
And how many times a year does the program operate, and how many branches are served through this programming.
Linda Johnson
1:19:25
Good morning.
Carlina Rivera
1:19:25
Good morning.
Linda Johnson
1:19:26
I don't have the exact figures, but I can get them for you quickly.
1:19:30
And in terms of how many times they're offered like power up, for example, is a 9 month period.
1:19:39
It's an annual program that operates for the majority of the year, it progresses toward the culmination of an investment in a local
