The Community Enterprise Project

The mission of the Community Enterprise Project is to participate in facilitating community economic development^* in traditionally low opportunity communities.  Lack of access to legal services should never be an impediment to a community seeking to participate or have a voice in its own development.  The Community Enterprise Project (CEP) works to stimulate business development, increase access to capital, promote job growth, and enable sustainable affordable home ownership. 

CEP provides legal assistance in many areas, including but not limited to the following: 

• business formation
• contract review and negotiation
• commercial financing
• commercial leasing
• real estate purchase and sales
• business acquisitions
• arts and entertainment
• intellectual property
• non-profit formation
• permitting and licensing
• zoning appeals 

CEP collaborates with and provides legal assistance to individual and corporate clients, business assistance providers, non-profit organizations, community development corporations and other community based organizations engaged in commercial or economic development activities. In addition to direct legal services, CEP offers community workshops on legal issues relevant to small businesses, non-profit organizations and first-time homebuyers.