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Title:: Meet the Lenders - Meet the Buyers
When:: 04-21-2010 - 04-21-2010 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Where:: Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel - Portland
Category:: Meet the Lender/Meet the Buyer

Description

Program Highlights

The Program is geared to help women business owners understand important factors to consider when selecting a financial institution as a lender and how to prepare for those meetings. Experts in the area of micro-lending and state financing will discuss their loan programs. As a woman business owner, you will learn how to market your business to the government and how you can take advantage of the American Recovery Act programs.

Women business owners will have a chance to meet one-on-one with bankers, alternative lenders, federal and state procurement specialists and representatives from Kaiser Permanente.

You will hear the latest reports from community leaders from the Hispanic Chamber and Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs.
You won’t want to miss this educational workshop designed to help you grow your company.

Ticket price: $95 includes lunch, networking, snacks and materials

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Program Agenda

8:00 am - 9:00 am.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 am - 9:10 am.	Welcome Remarks – Astra, U.S. Small Business Administration, Business Diversity Institute
9:10 am - 9:25 am.	Pitching Your Business to a Bank” Olsa Martini, Olsa Resources, Inc. and Ray Skaug, U.S. Bank
9:25 am - 9:40 am.	Table- Facilitated Conversations
9:40 am - 10:00 am.	Let’s Hear From You
10:00 am - 10:15 am.	“You Can Take That to the Bank!” Julie Miller, American Printer Services, Inc. and Alicia Brewer, Bank of America
10:25 am - 10:40 am.	Table - Facilitated Conversations
10:40 am - 11:00 am.	Let’s Hear From You
11:00 am - 11:30 am.	“Are you ready for Financing?” Dennis Lloyd, SBA, David Weiss, Business Oregon and John Haines, Mercy Corps
11:30 am - 12:00 pm.	Lunch Served
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm.	The Community Reports Gale Castillo, Oregon Hispanic Chamber and Sam Brooks, Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm.	Meet and Greet with Buyers & Resource Organizations Marketing your business to the government Barbara Allen, SBA Business Development Specialist
4:00 pm-	Thank you for coming

Supporting Organizations

Venue

Venue:: Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel
Street:: 8235 NE Airport Way
ZIP:: 97220
City:: Portland
State:: OR
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