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SBA Lender Speed Dating Event
September 25 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
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This workshop is your chance to meet with multiple lenders interested in providing small business financing as well as organizations with a mission to promote entrepreneurial success. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will be joined by representatives from various lending institutions and small business mentoring organizations, including: Missouri Small Business Development Center (SBDC), SCORE, Veterans Business Center, Women’s Business Center, Apex Accelerators and Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. Similar to speed dating, participants will have ten minutes to meet individually with a lender or SBA Resource Partner before moving on to the next meeting.
Registration for the matchmaking events is highly encouraged to better match participants to lenders or contracting agencies/prime contractors. Register below.