Business Smart Series: Ready, Set, GO in Business: Module 2: Get Credit Ready

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Business Smart Series: Ready, Set, GO in Business!

This hybrid workshop series lays the groundwork for helping new and aspiring entrepreneurs launch a business idea and understand the steps to building a business that is credit ready. Come to both modules or attend the one that fits your needs!

You choose: Attend in person or virtual.

Part 1 Ready, Set: December 11, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. | In Person or Virtual
Part 2 Go: January 8, 2026 | 12:00 p.m. | In Person or Virtual
Location: Penn State Schuylkill Creekside Corner with complimentary lunch     

 SBA’s participation is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products or services of any person or entity. All SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance to sxw831@psu.edu.

Sonia Smith and Kim Stout both joined the SBA Eastern Pennsylvania District Office in 2013 as Economic Development Specialists. They serve the 40 counties of Eastern Pennsylvania by providing guidance to entrepreneurs and small businesses and connecting them to a wide range of resources. Sonia and Kim are focused on cultivating valuable relationships with economic development stakeholders leading to potential collaborations, partnerships, and ecosystem building. Ms. Smith and Ms. Stout have extensive experience in Economic Development, and they are both former successful business owners.