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SUMMARY:Workshop: Ready\, Set -- But how do I fund my Business Start-Up?
DESCRIPTION:Northwest Indiana SCORE Workshop\n\nWorkshop: Ready\, Set -- But how do I fund my Business Start-Up?\n\n\nReady\, Set -- But How do I fund my Business Start-Up:  This Northwest Indiana SCORE workshop is designed for current and prospective business owners\, especially those looking to fund a business expansion or a new business venture.  This one-hour information-packed workshop will focus on the essentials and methods of qualifying for business financing.\n\nSharon Harvey from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Katie Westlund from Accion will walk attendees through the essentials for qualifying for financing.\n\nAmong the topics to be covered are:\n\n          Possible sources of business funding\n\n          What lenders look for in a loan applicant (the "Five C's of Credit")\n\n          What a credit score is and why it matters\n\n          What's included in a loan application\, including the importance of a Business Plan and cash flow projections and assumptions\, AND\n\n          Avoiding predatory lending practices\n\n \n\nThis workshop will be held on March 28th\, 2018 at 9:00 am at the Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce.  There is no charge for this workshop and attendees will receive a copy of the slide presentation. Coffee will be served. Limited seating is available and registrations are required.  To register\, go to www.northwestindiana.score.org and click Take a Workshop in the Local Workshops section.\n\nThere will be an optional and informal networking session starting at 10:00 am after the presentation concludes.  Here you can ask questions specific to your business and brainstorm ideas with other attendees.\n\nSharon Harvey is Economic Development Specialist for the U.S. Small Business Administration\, Indiana District Office.  Ms. Harvey talks to small business owners in all 92 counties throughout Indiana educating them on the products and services offered by the SBA.\n\nKatie Westlund is a Community Lender at Accion\, a nonprofit microlender serving Northwest Indiana and Illinois. She is dedicated to facilitating economic growth and job creation in the region by empowering entrepreneurs to find the capital\, coaching\, and connections they need.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h1 align="center" style="text-align:center\;background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;"><strong><span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">Northwest Indiana SCORE Workshop</span></span></span></strong></h1>\n\n<h1 align="center" style="text-align:center\;background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;"><strong><span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:16.0pt\;">Workshop: Ready\, Set -- But how do I fund my Business Start-Up?</span></span></span></strong></h1>\n<br />\n<span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">Ready\, Set -- But How do I fund my Business Start-Up:&nbsp\; This Northwest Indiana SCORE workshop is designed for&nbsp\;current and prospective&nbsp\;business owners\, especially those looking to fund a business expansion or a new business venture.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;This one-hour information-packed workshop will focus on the&nbsp\;essentials and methods of qualifying for business financing.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">Sharon Harvey from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Katie Westlund from Accion will walk attendees through the essentials for qualifying for financing.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">Among the topics to be covered are:</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:symbol\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">Possible sources of business funding</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:symbol\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">What lenders look for in a loan applicant (the &ldquo\;Five C&rsquo\;s of Credit&rdquo\;)</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:symbol\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">What a credit score is and why it matters</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:symbol\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">What&rsquo\;s included in a loan application\, including the importance of a Business Plan and cash flow projections and assumptions\, AND</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:symbol\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">Avoiding predatory lending practices</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">This workshop will be held on March 28th\, 2018 at 9:00 am at the Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce. &nbsp\;There is no charge for this workshop and attendees will receive a copy of the slide presentation. Coffee will be served.&nbsp\;Limited seating is available and registrations are required.</span></span></span>&nbsp\;<span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">&nbsp\;To register\, go to </span></span></span><a href="http://www.northwestindiana.score.org/"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">www.northwestindiana.score.org</span></span></a><span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;"> and click Take a Workshop in the Local Workshops section.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">There will be an optional and informal networking session starting at 10:00 am after the presentation concludes.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Here you can ask questions specific to your business and brainstorm ideas with other attendees.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">Sharon Harvey is Economic Development Specialist for the U.S. Small Business Administration\, Indiana District Office.&nbsp\; Ms. Harvey talks to small business owners in all 92 counties throughout Indiana educating them on the products and services offered by the SBA.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#003A4A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">Katie Westlund is a Community Lender at Accion\, a nonprofit microlender serving Northwest Indiana and Illinois. She is dedicated to facilitating economic growth and job creation in the region by empowering entrepreneurs to find the capital\, coaching\, and connections they need.</span></span></span>
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