Looking for financing for your SMALL BUSINESS? Meet SBA LENDERS DURING
THIS EVENT, which will follow a "speed coaching" format. Entrepreneurs
seeking financing to start their own small business or grow an
existing small business will have the opportunity to meet
representatives from SBA participating lenders during this event,
which will follow a “speed coaching” format. Attendees will be
scheduled for three 15-minute, one-on-one meetings where they can
pitch their financing needs and learn more about how the small
business financing process works. Attendees are encouraged to come
with an elevator speech, a business plan and business financial
information (if available).
Lenders participating in the SBA Lender Matchmaking Fair include:
BankIowa, Bankers Trust, Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust, Community
Savings Bank, Farmers State Bank, Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank,
Great Western Bank, Hills Bank, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo.
Staff from the SBA’s Iowa District Office, along with SBA resource
partners including SCORE, America’s SBDC – Iowa, and the Iowa
Women’s Business Center, will provide small business counseling,
business planning assistance and other management and technical
assistance at the event. Representatives from the Iowa Economic
Development Authority, Iowa MicroLoan and SBA Certified Development
Companies (CDCs) will also be available.
THE EVENT IS FREE, BUT SPACE AND APPOINTMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE
FIRST 30 REGISTRANTS. DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
9TH.
_NOTE: __The purpose of your 15 minute sessions is to introduce your
business and briefly discuss your financing needs with a lender.
__ATTENDANCE AT THE SBA LENDER MATCHMAKING FAIR DOES NOT GUARANTEE
THAT YOU WILL GET A SMALL BUSINESS LOAN.__ _
_All SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a
nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with
disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
Contact: thomas.lentell@sba.gov_
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