Are You Lender Ready - Session II: Lender Forum

Fri Jul 17 2026 at 09:00 am to 12:00 pm UTC-05:00

Houston Business Development Inc | Houston

Are You Lender Ready - Session II: Lender Forum
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This event will offer training resources that will prepare you for asking for a small business loan.
About this Event

The "Are You Lender Ready?" Series is intended for those businesses that have been in business for 2+ years. This event will offer training resources that will prepare you for asking for a small business loan.

The Lender Forum will consist of panel discussions from traditional and alternative lenders followed by a lender fair to meet with SBA guaranteed lenders in an informal setting.

This in-person event will be focused on Session 2 of 3. To make the most of the series, we encourage small businesses to attend as many sessions as they can. So, buckle up and prepare yourself to truly understand how to ask for a business loan!

**SBA’s participation is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products or services of any other person or entity. All SBA programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.



BACKGROUND ON THIS SERIES:
The "Are You Lender Ready?" Series is intended for those businesses that have been in business for 2+ years. This event will offer training resources that will prepare you for asking for a small business loan.

The series is broken into three sessions...

  • - The workshop focuses on credit, financials & pitching a business to a lender.
  • - The Lender Forum will consist of panel discussions from traditional and alternative lenders followed by a lender fair to meet with SBA guaranteed lenders in an informal setting.
  • - The office hours session is intended to help businesses further craft their business pitch and discuss other SBA financial resources. This structured mentor matchmaking sessions will be in small groups that provide direct access to mentors to get your questions answered and receive real, actionable guidance.

To make the most of the series, we encourage small businesses to attend as many sessions as they can. So, buckle up and prepare yourself to truly understand how to ask for a business loan!



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Houston Business Development Inc, 5330 Griggs Road, Houston, United States

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