Registration/Networking | 5:30-6 p.m. Program | 6-8 p.m. All workshops will be held at Martin Street Baptist Church, 1001 E. Martin St., Raleigh, NC. Registration opens at 5:30 p.m. Workshops will be held from 6 - 8 p.m. A light supper will be served. Workshops are free and open to the public, but registration is requested. Small Business Grants and Lending Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) construction is underway on New Bern Avenue, and business owners/managers in this area are invited to a series of free business workshops and construction updates presented by the BRT Business Resource Collaborative. At the second workshop on Thursday, Sept 7 at Martin Street Baptist Church, you will hear from the City of Raleigh about their Building Upfit Program and from Carolina Community Impact Fund about micro-loans, crowdfunding options, and more. You will also learn from the US Small Business Administration about opportunities for funding your business. Click here to view the agenda. The workshop will begin with a BRT project update. Food from Bojangles will be provided. RSVP by Sept. 5 The Bus Rapid Transit Business Resource Collaborative is a project of the Raleigh Chamber Foundation and is generously funded by grants from the City of Raleigh and Capitol Broadcasting Co., Inc.