Name: Massachusetts and Connecticut Lender and Resource Expo
Start: 2025-03-12T09:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-12T12:30:00-04:00
Location: Gladys E. Kelly Public Library

Massachusetts and Connecticut Lender and Resource Expo

Attention all northeast CT and MA area small businesses: you are invited to a small business expo, brought to you by the SBA.
About this Event

Please join the SBA's Connecticut and Massachusetts District Offices for an in-person Access to Capital and Small Business Resources Expo. This event will be held in the community room of the Gladys E. Kelly Library in Webster, MA.

This is a dynamic opportunity to network and learn about the resources available for small businesses to start, grow, and expand. Learn more about access to capital and opportunities to grow your business from guest speakers and industry experts. You will be able to connect with lending institutions, small business organizations, and government agencies in attendance.

See below preliminary event schedule. Panelists will be updated soon.

9:30AM to 12:30PM: Resources Expo

9:30AM to 10:00AM: Registration/Open Networking

10:00AM to 10:10AM: Opening Remarks (Bob Nelson, SBA Massachusetts District Director; Catherine Marx, SBA Connecticut District Director)

10:10AM to 10:40AM: Small Business Success Panel

10:40AM to 11:10AM: Small Business Access to Capital Panel

11:10AM to 12:30PM: Lender/Resource Matchmaker Networking

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Lenders Confirmed to Attend (List will be updated leading up to the event)

Bank Hometown

Bay Colony Development Corp

Berkshire Bank

Cornerstone Bank

Harbor One Bank

Hometown Bank

Key Bank

Liberty Bank

North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation

Rockland Trust

Webster Bank

Webster Five

Small Business Resource Organizations (List will be updated leading up to the event)

Better Business Bureau

Connecticut Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC Central MA)

Mass Hire

The Northeastern CT Chamber of Commerce

SCORE Worcester Regional Chapter

US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

WDO Chamber

Women's Business Development Council

This event is free for all to attend.

For questions about the event please contact [email protected].

SBA’s cooperation does not constitute or imply endorsement of any opinions, products, and/or services. All SBA programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis.