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Get Expert Help to Start Your Own Business Sign up for Senator Sanders' Boot Camp 

Senator James Sanders Jr. (D-Rochdale Village, Far Rockaway) welcomes aspiring entrepreneurs to apply to the first series of the Madam C.J. Walker Institute Business Boot Camp.

The mandatory 4-week boot camp teaches participants how to repair / build their credit, design a personally, tailored budget, and will feature various workshops on topics including business planning, choosing a legal business structure, how to certify as a Minority or Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE), access to capital and more.

Senator Sanders is committed to helping applicants achieve their dreams of  business ownership. The program is named after Madam C.J. Walker who is recognized as the first black woman to become a millionaire in America. In addition to being an entrepreneur with a successful line of hair care products, Walker was also a philanthropist, and a political and social activist.

See How NYS Senator James Sanders, Jr. Is Bringing Economic Empowerment Programs To Southeast Queens

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Senator Sanders Brings The Madame CJ Walker Program to Far Rockaway

Senator Sanders Speaking At Madam C.J. Walker Institute In Far Rockaway

Senator James Sanders Jr. (D-Rochdale Village, Far Rockaway) welcomed a new group of applicants to his groundbreaking home and business ownership program called the Madam C.J. Walker Institute, with a celebration on April 20, 2018 at the Arverne by the Bay Community Center. The first group of graduates had taken classes in Jamaica.

"Who is ready to own a home?" Sanders asked the crowd.. "Langston Hughes once said that America should be America for everyone. There is so much wealth and progress all around us, but for a long time our plate has been empty. Let's do something about that."