Are You Lender Ready - Session I: Preparatory Workshop
Date and time
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Organizer
Elizabeth Charles
elizabeth.charles@sba.gov
Host organization
SBA Houston District Office
Type of event
SBA event
Event description
This Event is in Conjunction with the Texas Gulf Coast Small Business Development Center
The "Are You Lender Ready?" Series is intended for those businesses that have been in business for 2+ years. This event will offer training resources that will prepare you for asking for a small business loan.
The preparatory workshop is focused on credit, financials & pitching a business to a lender. The goal of the workshop is to help participants understand the importance of:
- Business vs. personal credit
- Business financials
- Thinking like a lender
- Pitching your business effectively
This in-person event will be focused on Session 1 of 3.
BACKGROUND ON THIS SERIES:
The "Are You Lender Ready?" Series is intended for those businesses that have been in business for 2+ years. This event will offer training resources that will prepare you for asking for a small business loan.
The series is broken into three sessions...
- Session I: Preparatory Workshop - The workshop focuses on credit, financials & pitching a business to a lender.
- Session II: Lender Forum - The Lender Forum will consist of panel discussions from traditional and alternative lenders followed by a lender fair to meet with SBA guaranteed lenders in an informal setting.
- Session III: Office Hours Session - The office hours session is intended to help businesses further craft their business pitch and discuss other SBA financial resources. This structured mentor matchmaking sessions will be in small groups that provide direct access to mentors to get your questions answered and receive real, actionable guidance.
To make the most of the series, we encourage small businesses to attend as many sessions as they can. So, buckle up and prepare yourself to truly understand how to ask for a business loan!
**SBA’s participation is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products or services of any other person or entity. All SBA programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.
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