Small business boot camp.

ACCION USA, a microfinance organization, and Citibank are together hosting a Small Business Boot Camp in South Florida, an area particularly hard hit by the economic downturn. The forum will provide emerging and established small business owners with free advice on tax filing, accounting, legal matters, pricing, branding, marketing and credit management.

During the three-hour boot camp, participants will have the opportunity to meet with local experts, both one-on-one and in small groups, for 20-minute sessions. Between sessions, attendees can participate in small business roundtables and network with successful entrepreneurs, community leaders, and one another.

The event is part of ACCION USA's "Survive and Thrive" campaign, developed in 2009 with the goal of providing education to small business owners and access to small business loans of up to $50,000 to weather the recession. Citibank is contributing resources as part of its "Our Promise" initiative, launched in 2009 to underscore the bank's ongoing commitment to serving its customers and the local communities in which they live and work.

More information on the September 22 Small Business Boot Camp event in Davie, Florida is available.