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SBA Mississippi will host
Mississippi Meet the Lenders in the Pine Belt
“A Small Business Borrower/Lender Match-Making Event”
Jackson, MS – The U.S. Small Business Administration Mississippi District Office (SBA) will host Mississippi Meet the Lenders in the Pine Belt: “A Small Business Borrower/Lender Match-Making Event”. This event will provide small business owners and entrepreneurs the opportunity to meet one-on-one with Banks, Certified Development Companies, Microlenders, Alternative Lenders and SBA to discuss the availability of SBA loans and other loan products in the marketplace. “In addition to our lending partners, another value of this event is that we will have on hand resource partner organizations to provide various forms of counseling and technical assistance to small businesses and entrepreneurs who register for this event,” says Janita R. Stewart, District Director for the SBA in Mississippi. “We have 20 different lending institutions that are making plans to participate and 10 different resource organizations that will be present under this one roof to provide face-to-face, one-on-one assistance and guidance to the attendees. We strongly encourage you to not miss out on this unique opportunity.”
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Sign-In 9:00 a.m.
Jackie Dole Sherrill Community Center
220 West Front Street
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
A one-stop forum for business owners and entrepreneurs to:
Pitch financing needs to top small business lenders in one-on-one meetings
Learn what lenders look for in a winning loan proposal
Understand the loan application process
Come prepared with multiple copies of your business plan for distribution. SBA has a “Build a Business Plan” online tool that guides small business owners through the process of creating a basic, downloadable business plan. To locate your nearest counselor for assistance in preparing your business plan, please contact the following resources: Mississippi SBDC Network 1-800-725-7232, SCORE 769-208-3593, Women’s Business Center (WBC) – 601-376-9895 or the Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) 662-325-4990. SBA’s Learning Center hosts a variety of self-paced online training courses to help entrepreneurs explore and learn about the many aspects of business ownership.
The event is Free. To Pre-Register online, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mississippi-meet-the-lenders-in-the-pinebelt-tickets-32270266235.
If you have questions please, email Rosetta Harris at rosetta.harris@sba.gov or Deborah Dean at deborah.dean@sba.gov.
