Arcadia Chamber of Commerce teams with the Small Business Development Center and the Small Business Administration for a seminar: 2011 Capital Resources for Small Business from 8 a.m. – 12 noon Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Arcadia Community Center, 365 Campus Dr., Arcadia, Ca. 91007-69345.
Admission: $20. (No food) Contact Cherry or Jan at Chamber: 447-2159 / info@arcadiachamber.org
Seminar topics: 1. SBA guaranteed loans available in 2011 2. Alternative sources of capital for small business 3. How important is good credit for a business lender? 4. What do lenders look for in business loan applications
Lenders: TMC – Jacky Kim; Southern California Edison Federal Credit Union – Robert Hernandez; MEGA Bank – Jean Ezaki
Bring tax returns from last couple years; latest profit & loss and balance sheet to learn the loan amount your business would qualify for today.
Agenda 8 a.m.: Registration 8:30 a.m.: Opening remarks: Beth Costanza 8:40 a.m.: Introduce emcee: Todor Trenkov 8:45 a.m.: Jacky Kim from TMC 8:50 a.m.: SBA Gauranteed Loans available in 2011 9:20 a.m.: Q&A 9:30 a.m.: Robert Hernandez from SCE Federal Credit Union 9:35 a.m.: Alternative sources of capital for small business 10:05 a.m.: Q&A 10:15 a.m.: Break 10:25 a.m.: Speaker #3 TBD 10:30 a.m.: How important is good credit for a business lender 11 a.m.: Q&A 11:10 a.m.: Antonio Castillo, SBDC L.A. Finance Center 11:15 a.m.: What do lenders look for in business loan applications? 11:45 a.m.: Q&A 11:55 a.m.: Closing remarks