Create Your Own Opportunities (CYOO) Program
Provides expertise and knowledge to those interested in creating and establishing a small business for help in creating a business plan, developing marketing strategies, expending business skills, learning management tools, and more!
Counties Served:
- Brown
- Florence
- Forest
- Langlade
- Marinette
- Menominee
- Oconto
- Oneida
- Shawano
- Vilas
Program Description:
The Create Your Own Opportunities (CYOO) Program supports individuals who are ready to become business owners by offering business skills training and one-to-one business coaching designed to enhance our clients success. The objective of the Create Your Own Opportunities Program is to support participants in their pursuit of becoming a small business owner and the expansion of their business through job creation.
Training and Coaching Services include:
- Business budgeting, bookkeeping and financial projections
- Business networking skills
- Business plan creation
- Feasibility studies
- Locating financial resources
- Marketing plans and budgets
- Project management
- Sales skills
- Strategic planning
- Team development and human resources skills
- Additional ongoing business assistance
Eligibility Guidelines:
Must have an annual income at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Use our eligibility calculator to find out if you may be eligible for this program.
Application Process:
Please first fill out our intake form here.
Then contact our program contact.
Family Success Coaching Program
Counties Served:
- Brown
- Florence
- Forest
- Langlade
- Marinette
- Menominee
- Oconto
- Oneida
- Shawano
- Vilas
Homebuyer Program
Provides low-moderate income homebuyers with a maximum of $10,000 (based on program affordability) for down payment and closing costs through a non-interest bearing loan.
Counties Served:
- Brown (excluding the city of Green Bay)
- Florence
- Forest
- Langlade
- Marinette
- Menominee
- Oconto
- Oneida
- Shawano
- Vilas
Program Description:
The Homebuyer Program provides eligible low-moderate income homebuyers with a maximum of $10,000 (based on program affordability) for down payment and closing costs. The funds will be in the form of a non-interest bearing loan, which will be repaid to Newcap upon the sale of the home or when it is no longer the primary residence. Applicants will be served on a first-ready, first-served basis as funds are available. First-ready, first-served clients would have to have an accepted offer to purchase and funding approval from a financial institution.
Eligibility Guidelines:
Applicants must be at or below 80% of the current County Median Income, be bankable with a lending institution, and complete a Homebuyers Education Program. Use our eligibility calculator to find out if you may be eligible for this program.
Application Process:
For further information and to request an application for the Homebuyer program, please contact Cynthia Patterson at [email protected] or call 920-834-4621 extension 1168.