Free workshops for business loans
Free Small Business Banking Fair
At Community Express Loan Workshops, the community can learn how to apply for an SBA guaranteed loan through a nationally approved SBA lender. The workshop is free.
The program includes:
? Loan amounts of $5,000 to $50,000
? Seven-year term
? No collateral required
? Easy application process
? All industries considered.
The following are workshop dates, times and locations:
Thursday, March 16, 3-5 p.m., Saint Louis University, John Cook School of Business, Cook Hall Auditorium, 3674 Lindell, hosted by Grace Hill Women’s Business Center
Friday, March 17, 1-3 p.m. and 5-7 p.m., Boone Electric Cooperative, Community Room, 1413 Rangeline Street, Columbia, Mo., hosted by Missouri Small Business Development Center
Saturday, March 18, 9-11 a.m. and 2-4 p.m., Saint Louis University, John Cook School of Business, Cook Hall Auditorium, 3674 Lindell, St. Louis, Mo. 63108, hosted by Grace Hill Women’s Business Center
For more information, contact Angie Wells at (314) 539-6600, ext. 223, or Patti Guttmann at (314) 539-6600, ext. 255.
Free Small Business Banking Fair
The Grace Hill Larry Parker Business Center, Grace Hill Women’s Business Center and Saint Louis University School of Business will host a Small Business Banking Fair featuring SBA products on Wednesday, March 15 at Saint Louis University John Cook School of Business, Cook Hall Auditorium, 3674 Lindell.
There will be two sessions: a morning session from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and an evening session from 4-8:30 p.m. Each session will begin with an overview of SBA programs and services followed by breakout sessions which will include the following subjects:
? Launching a Technical Idea or Invention
? Are you Ready to Expand your Business?
? What you Thought you Knew about Credit
? Are you Running and your Business is Not?
? Technology Tools for your Business
? 50 Steps in 50 Days to Start your Business, and
? Selling is Everything for Retailers
Participants will have the opportunity to choose from the list of breakout sessions, to discuss SBA loan products with US Bank, Commerce Bank, National City Bank, Southwest Bank, Heartland Bank and First Bank and to open accounts on the spot.
Call (314) 539-9840 or log onto eweb.slu.edu to register. Parking will be at the Laclede Parking Garage located at the corner of Laclede and Lindell.