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SUMMARY:SBA Loan Program- How it works
DESCRIPTION:Attend a free workshop about small business financing and have your questions answered:\n  How does the SBA Loan Guarantee Program work?\n  What are the eligibility and credit requirements?\n  Can proceeds be used to consolidate debt\, help with cash flow or buy a building?\n  What are lenders looking for?\n  Who can help with a business plan or loan proposal?\n  Alternative financing options. Your Small Business Resource\nEvery day\, the U.S. Small Business Administration and its nationwide network of partners help millions of potential and current small business owners start\, grow and succeed. SBA offers help in the following areas:\n  Starting a Business\n  Financing a Business\n  Growing a Business\n  Opportunities in Contracting\n  Recovering From Disaster\n  A Voice for Small Business in Congress\nVisit SBA online at www.sba.gov for 24/7 access to small business news\, information and training for entrepreneurs. For LendersCommercial lenders and community\, economic development\, and business leaders in north Mason County are invited to attend "A Conversation about SBA Lending\," sponsored by the North Mason Chamber of Commerce\, the Economic Development Council of Mason County\, and the Seattle District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration.  To be discussed are the basics of SBA lending:  when the SBA loan guaranty is a good option for banking customers\, the difference between SBA "7(a)" and "504" loans\, and how to become an SBA lender. \nThe meeting will be held at the North Mason Timberland Library meeting room from 10:15 - 11:45 a.m.\, led by Mark Costello\, Lender Relations Specialist in the SBA Seattle District Officel .  The meeting will be followed by a one-hour seminar at noon on the SBA loan program for business owners seeking capital as well as for those thinking about starting a small business.  This free workshop will be a joint presentation by Sally Harkness\, manager of the SBA loan department with Kitsap Bank\, and Roger Hopkins\, SBA business development specialist from Seattle. 10:15 - 11:45 a.m.: Lender/Community Roundtable.12 - 1 p.m.:  SBA Loan Seminar Presented by:\nNorth Mason Chamber of Commerce\nEconomic Development Council of Mason County\nU.S. Small Business Administration
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman\;">Attend a free workshop about small business financing and have your questions answered:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman\;"><br />&diams\; How does the SBA Loan Guarantee Program work?<br />&diams\; What are the eligibility and credit requirements?<br />&diams\; Can proceeds be used to consolidate debt\, help with cash flow or buy a building?<br />&diams\; What are lenders looking for?<br />&diams\; Who can help with a business plan or loan proposal?<br />&diams\; Alternative financing options.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman\;">&nbsp\;</span></div><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman\;"><span style="font-size: large\;">Your Small Business Resource</span><br />Every day\, the U.S. Small Business Administration and its nationwide network of partners help millions of potential and current small business owners start\, grow and succeed. SBA offers help in the following areas:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman\;"><br />&bull\; Starting a Business<br />&bull\; Financing a Business<br />&bull\; Growing a Business<br />&bull\; Opportunities in Contracting<br />&bull\; Recovering From Disaster<br />&bull\; A Voice for Small Business in Congress</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman\;"><br />Visit SBA online at www.sba.gov for 24/7 access to small business news\, information and training for entrepreneurs.</span></p><p>&nbsp\;</p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana\;"><span style="font-size: large\;">For Lenders</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana\;"><span style="color: black\;">Commercial lenders and community\, economic development\, and business leaders in north Mason County are invited to attend &quot\;A Conversation about SBA Lending\,&quot\; sponsored by the North Mason&nbsp\;Chamber of Commerce\, the Economic Development Council of Mason County\, and the Seattle District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration.&nbsp\; To be discussed are the basics of SBA lending:&nbsp\; when the SBA loan guaranty is a good option for banking customers\, the difference between SBA &quot\;7(a)&quot\; and &quot\;504&quot\; loans\, and how to become an SBA lender. </span><br /></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Verdana\;"><span style="color: black\;">The meeting will be held at the North Mason Timberland Library meeting room from 10:15 - 11:45 a.m.\, led by Mark Costello\, Lender Relations Specialist in the SBA Seattle District Officel .&nbsp\; The meeting will be followed by a one-hour seminar at noon on the SBA loan program for business owners seeking capital as well as for those thinking about starting a small business.&nbsp\; This free workshop will be a joint presentation by Sally Harkness\, manager of the SBA loan department with Kitsap Bank\, and Roger Hopkins\, SBA business development specialist from Seattle.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana\;">&nbsp\;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana\;"><span style="color: black\;">10:15 - 11:45 a.m.: Lender/Community Roundtable.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana\;"><span style="color: black\;">12 - 1 p.m.:&nbsp\; SBA Loan Seminar</span></span></div><div>&nbsp\;</div><div>Presented by:<br />North Mason Chamber of Commerce<br />Economic Development Council of Mason County<br />U.S. Small Business Administration</div>
LOCATION:North Mason Timberland Library Meeting Room 23081 NE State Route 3\, Belfair
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URL:http://members.northmasonchamber.com/events/details/sba-loan-program-how-it-works-05-25-2010-1
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