Program areas at Beehivefund Corporation
Beehivefund extended their market served to include non- manufacturing organizations, minority-owned businesses, organizations outside the Texas gulf coast region and micro-businesses with less than 30 employees. Beehivefund has developed a proprietary approach to organizational improvement called "product centric flow-through system." Using this approach and implementing our proprietary quantum lean method, Beehivefund helps organizations to develop fundamental turnaround strategies, operational process improvements, and customer focused approaches to product development and market expansion. Numerous small businesses have received free-of-charge or minimal cost assistance from Beehivefund and deployed improvement strategies with great success. Beehivefund accomplishes this by by workforce development through training in a workshop format and consulting to develop or enhance fundamental turnaround strategies, operational process improvements, or customer focused approaches to product development and market expansion. Beehivefund's use of simulation applications allows it to create 3d models that simulate, predict and visualize systems in manufacturing, material handling, healthcare, warehousing, and logistics industries. Simulation applications help optimize current and planned processes, identify and decrease waste, reduce cost, and increase revenue. With Beehivefund's assistance, entrepreanuers, micro businesses, and small to medium sized enterprises (smes) are all able to grow rapidly and create more well-paying jobs in the respective communities. Additionally, Beehivefund partners with and collaborates with non-profit organizations, community colleges, and small business development centers (sbdc) to reach smes. A few such partners are: baker ripley, Texas gulf coast sbdc, my connect community, bayou micro fund, kiva, Texas hispanic construction association, projects matter, dify foundation, lone star college and wharton community college. Beehivefund Corporation, through expert business mentors, is dedicated to helping small businesses and start-ups get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals. Since inception we have provided education, training and mentorship to lots of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs can access free, confidential business mentoring in person or remotely via email, phone and video. Mentors meet with their small business clients on an ongoing basis to provide continued advice and support. Additional pertinent activities and partnership with other non-profits 1. We provided guidance/advice to startups/entrepreneurs/very small businesses who sent to us via our partner small business development center, website visits, and word of mouth. These services were provided at no charge. A.partnered with kiva, a 501(c)3 u.s. Nonprofit the enables crowdfunded microloans for entrepreneurs and small businesses. B.promoted bayou micro fund, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) Corporation that provides interest-free micro loans to under-served, un-bankable entrepreneurs. C.supported projects matter, a community impact support organization with technical assistance with their clients d.collaborated with Texas hispanic construction association (texhca) to support latino construction entrepreneurs with business coaching e.guided and assisted arena design with quickbooks, accounting, customer relations, inventory and production preparation processes. 2.partnered with and assisted baker ripley, a non-profit Corporation, in providing coaching, training, and consulting services to entrepreneurs, micro-, and small-businesses. 3.partnered with and assisted my connect community, a non-profit Corporation, in providing coaching, training, and consulting services to multiple entrepreneurs, micro-, and small-businesses. 4.provided consulting services to women-owned small business della casa pasta for expansion plans and ecommerce growth strategy. 5.beehivefund helps small businesses apply for the Texas state workforce grant, skills development funds (sdf) and provides them support with administrative and qualification process to obtain this grant. Among these activities, beehiveund assists small businesses to identify their training needs, designs course curriculum and content, and helps schedule employees of different ranks to attend these training courses. Additionally, Beehivefund partners with community colleges such as lone star college, houston community college, and wharton county junior college for managing the grant funds during the training process.