Are You Lender Ready - Session III: Lending Office Hours

Date and time

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Location

Houston City College - Central Campus
1300 Holman St – Rooms WWH 100 and WWH101
Houston, TX 77004

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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 Houston City College

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 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.

This in-person event will be focused on Session 3 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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