First Thursdays with the SBA: SBA Guaranteed Loans
Topic: SBA Guaranteed Loans
Grab your lunch and join us the first Thursday of each month to learn more about SBA programs and network with other small business owners.
The SBA 7a and 504 loan programs are designed for businesses gain capital to start and grow their businesses.
Key Takeaways:
How SBA loan programs can help small businesses achieve financing to start or grow business
Types of SBA loans
Documentation needed by lenders when applying for a small business loan
Speaker(s): Carl Knoblock, SBA District Director of the Virginia District Office. Carl Knoblock currently works for the Small Business Administration and prior to becoming District Director, Knoblock owned a couple of small businesses from manufacturing to service industries. He served as C-Level executive for several innovative startups. Carl started as the district director for Virginia in June 2014.
If you need further assistance or have a question, please contact us at (540)654-1383
Fee: No Cost
All programs of the Virginia SBDC are open to the public on a non-discriminatory basis to all legal residents and citizens of the United States.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Full disclosures regarding federal funding are available at https://www.virginiasbdc.org/funding-sources/.
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