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SUMMARY:Education: Starting & Growing a Business with Help from the SBA
DESCRIPTION:Starting and Growing a Business\n\nThe Small Business Administration (SBA) Advantage\n\n \n\nAre you thinking about Starting a Business? Do You Need Small Business Assistance? The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Can Help!\n\n\n\nJoin us to learn how the Small Business Administration (SBA) programs and services can be of assistance to help you start\, expand\, grow\, and recover your business. During this overview presentation you will gain information on:\n\n	SBA Resource Partner Network   How SCORE\, the Small Business Development Center (SBDC)\, Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) and Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) can be of assistance through Business Training\, & One-on-One Mentoring.\n	Access to Capital   SBA backed loan programs.\n	Selling to the Federal Government   Contracting Opportunities to grow your business .\n\n\n\nGuest Speaker:\n\n    Lisa Gonzalez Welch\, Economic Development Specialist\n\n    U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) MA\n\n\n\nThis is a Multi-Chamber with the Woburn Chamber of Commerce. Members from both Chambers should register here.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><em><span style="font-size:16.0pt\;"><img alt="" height="174" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2559/Image/2024/2024-5-16SBAResources.jpg" style="width: 350px\; height: 174px\;" width="350" /><br />\n<span style="font-size:20px\;">Starting and Growing a Business</span></span></em></strong><br />\n<span style="font-size:20px\;"><strong><em>The Small Business Administration (SBA) Advantage</em></strong></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">Are you thinking about Starting a Business? Do You Need Small Business Assistance?&nbsp\;The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Can Help!</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">Join us to learn how the Small Business Administration (SBA) programs and services can be of assistance to help you start\, expand\, grow\, and recover your business. During this overview presentation you will gain information on:</span></span>\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">SBA Resource Partner Network &ndash\; How SCORE\, the Small Business Development Center (SBDC)\, Center for Women &amp\; Enterprise (CWE) and Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) can be of assistance through Business Training\, &amp\; One-on-One Mentoring.</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">Access to Capital &ndash\; SBA backed loan programs.</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">Selling to the Federal Government &ndash\; Contracting Opportunities to grow your business .</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">Guest Speaker:</span><br />\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">Lisa Gonzalez Welch\, Economic Development Specialist</span><br />\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;">U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) MA<br />\n<br />\nThis is a Multi-Chamber with the Woburn Chamber of Commerce. Members from both Chambers should register here.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Conference room on 2nd floor
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URL:https://business.readingnreadingchamber.org/events/details/education-starting-growing-a-business-with-help-from-the-sba-1620
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