ATLANTA – Sept. 30, 2024 – PRLog — KOFE: Knowledge of Financial Education, a product of
Consolidated Credit, is excited to announce an encore partnership with Brandywine Cares to offer Fall
Career$hift 2024. This is a small business boot-camp that benefits the community and empowers
individuals to take control of their futures.
Career$hift addresses the need of the community and provides accessible and effective financial education.
The boot-camp’s mission is to support individuals interested in building and growing their small business.
“We are incredibly grateful for the ongoing partnership with Brandywines Cares and delivering these
impactful workshops,” says Sandra Tobon, Director of Housing Counseling and Community Outreach for
Consolidated Credit.
“I’m pleased that Brandywine Cares is once again able to meet the needs of Atlantans in the career
readiness space with a new small business boot-camp designed to help people turn their business idea into
reality,” says Heidi Coppola, President of the Board of Brandywine Cares.
The virtual program begins October 9th and will run every Wednesday until November 12th from 6 – 8 pm.
People can register at: bit.ly/CareerShiftFall2024 (
https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https…).
“Atlantans have been leading the charge through the creation of new businesses. Mayor Andre Dickens’
Office recently noted that ‘The City of Atlanta has been named as the top city to start a business in 2024 by
Home Bay and recognized in Black Enterprise Magazine,’ continued Coppola. “We aim to help Atlantans
continue the trend, find their path to prosperity and fulfill their dreams.”
Maria Gaitan of MAG Consulting Services, who has over 20 years of banking and lending experience as
well as over 7 years of successfully delivering financial education programming to small business owners
and start-ups, has put together this critical program.
About: Consolidated Credit mission is to assist families throughout the United States to end financial crises
and solve money management issues through education and counseling.
KOFE: Knowledge Of Financial Education is a financial wellness platform that work with hundreds of
organizations, municipalities, and charities that have one thing in common: the desire to help their
employees/members become financially healthy.
About: Brandywine Cares is a non-profit that provides career coaching in the broadest sense possible,
helping people identify their skills and passion and offering them the tools to match those with sustainable
employment. The goal of Brandywine Cares is to help individuals achieve financial stability and begin
building wealth that contributes to the economic prosperity of families and communities for generations.
Contact
April Lewis-Parks
***@consolidatedcredit.org
