Capital Access Project, Inc.

April 7, 2008

Dear Clients and Friends,

Ethics, accountability, transparency. Those words are often used in business without the effort to ensure everyone within a company is committed to their implementation.

At Capital Access Project, Inc., everyone is committed to ensuring every client receives the best level of service available in an ethical, accountable, and transparent manner.

To that end, we have instituted a Code of Ethics/Oath to our Clients. It is another way in which we continue to strive to be a national model for non-profit entrepreneur and economic development organizations.

Sincerely,

Norman D. Roussell

Norman David Roussell

Executive Director

Capital Access Project, Inc.

2714 Canal Street, Suite 300

New Orleans, LA 70119

CALL TODAY!

(504) 821-4855

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Capital Access Project, Inc.

CODE OF ETHICS / OATH TO OUR CLIENTS

"As a client of Capital Access Project, Inc., you are important to us and our shared community. Therefore, we pledge to you that we will:

Always listen to you and try to understand your needs
Always be honest with you and treat you with respect
Always be honorable and trustworthy in all of our dealings with you
Provide you with a consistent effort to help you meet your goals
Be accountable to you by doing the best job that we can for you

We believe that through faith, perseverance, and fortitide, we can succeed in fulfilling our oath to you.

We further believe that by committing to this oath, we can help you bring about the change necessary to build your business, and build the legacy that you leave behind in the community that you serve."

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2008 UPDATES:

Update: 4/7/2008: The next Contractor's College is scheduled for April 19th and 20th at Loyola University. NEW! Receive a grant for attending Contractor's College. Call to register and learn more at (504) 342-4891. Ask to speak to our Program Manager, Debbie or visit www.contractorscollege.com.

Update: 1/14/2008:UThe next Contractor's College is scheduled for February 12th and 13th at Loyola University. NEW! Receive a grant for attending Contractor's College. Call to register and learn more at (504) 342-4891. Ask to speak to our Program Manager, Debbie or visit www.contractorscollege.com.

2007 UPDATES:

Update 3/21/07: The Business Recovery Grant and Loan Program administered by Louisiana Economic Development (LED) recently received approval of an additional $68 million by the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) board upon recommendation from Governor Blanco. The proposed allocation will enable state government to provide a second round of grants and loans to small businesses affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

"The beauty of this allocation is that it will enable us to offer assistance to many businesses who may not have met the eligibility requirements of the first round of the program, but who did suffer business losses," said Michael Hecht, director of business assistance for LED. "Many small business owners still need assistance, especially those who poured personal resources into their companies to keep them afloat."

The first round of grant applications ended on February 16, with more than 5,600 businesses applying for grants up to $20,000 and more than 1,000 businesses applying for zero interest loans. LED expects to announce the recipients of those grants and loans in early April.

Before LED can execute a new round of funding, the proposed allocation amendment will go to the Governor and the Louisiana legislature for approval. Then the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development must also approve the allocation. The entire review and approval process is expected to take approximately 90 days.

Update 1/24/07: The Louisiana Economic Development Grant and Loan Program is nowavailable. Applications will be accepted through February 16, 2007. CAP is an intake center for the applications. You can come into the office, fill out the application(s) and turn them in at 2609 Canal St., Suite 100.

Download the Grant Application forms now (eligibiliy, checklist, application)

Download the Loan Application (eligibility, checklist, NewCorp Application, resume form, and personal financial statement form)

Update 1/20/2007: LOUISIANA'S $100 MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS RECOVERY GRANT AND LOAN FUND POGRAM UPDATE (MEETING) Governor Blanco will announce the details (eligibilty, where to apply, etc.) of the program at the ASHE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., NOLA, on Jan. 23rd, at 2pm. This will be a 2-hr. orientation and application workshop. Applications will be accepted Jan. 25th-Feb. 5th (5pm).

Update 01/07/2007: The "Official Guide to Doing Business in Louisiana," is available online at www.BusinessGuideLA.com.

Update 01/02/2007: The City of New Orleans' disadvantaged business certification (SLDBE) application is available as a downloadable, online fill-in form on CAP's certification website at www.CertAssist.net. The site also contains over 10 other Federal, State, and private-sector small business certification applications and over 100 private sector supplier diversity links (Available February 1, 2007).

Update: 01/01/2007: Contractor's College is Back. The innovative training program is back in a new two-day intensive format. In addition to our standard courses on business planning, bonding, project managment, financing, etc., we're adding a state law exam review for the State Contractor's Licesning Exam.

2005-2006 Recovery Information Updates:

We have saved all of the previous updates in a downloadable file. The updates include the websites, links and opportunities previously avalable on this page. Download 2005-2006 Recovery Information Updates now.

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