U.S. Congressman John Sarbanes and the BRAC Business Initiative (BBI), with support from the Maryland Bankers Association and the U.S. Small Business Administration, present:
Access to Credit: A Financial Services Match-Up
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 * 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location: The Other Barn, 5851 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia, MD 21045
Meet directly with one or more national and community-based lenders. [Reservations required for business/lender meetings (See below)]
Business counseling partners and support agencies will be on hand to disseminate information about small business loan products and SBA loan programs.
8:00am-8:30am-- Light Refreshments and Networking
8:30am-9:00am-- Opening Remarks, featuring The Honorable John Sarbanes, BBI Executive Director Kent Menser, Maryland Bankers Association - President and CEO Kathleen Murphy, and U.S. Small Business Administration - Baltimore District Director Stephen Umberger
9:00am-11:00am-- Business/Lender Matchups
To be eligible to attend, please make sure your company is in this BBI Match-Up Database: www.bbimatch-up.com
RSVP required for an appointment with lenders. Please note: 1. any institutions with which you've already dealt so that BBI may best facilitate new connections and 2. if you are looking for a loan under $20,000. You will receive a confirmation email with interview times. Send email to: jbbaker@howardcountymd.gov by July 6th.
Note: Participants will have the opportunity to meet multiple lenders at this event; however, participating financial institutions will not be making loans on-site. Match-ups are intended to offer participants an opportunity to network with lenders, learn about available financial products and to facilitate more detailed follow-up meetings. All participants will be asked to report back to BBI at 1, 3 and 6 months to document progress.
Lenders participating include: Bank of America; The Bank of Glen Burnie; BB&T; CommerceFirst Bank; The Columbia Bank; Hamilton Federal Bank; Howard Bank; M&T Bank; SunTrust Bank; Wells Fargo Bank;
ECDC Enterprise Development Group
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