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IL SBDC at WIU-QC to Host Lenders' Forum

March 22, 2018

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MOLINE, IL - -The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Western Illinois University-Quad Cities will host a lenders' forum in cooperation with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), from 9 a.m.-noon, Wednesday, April 25th on the WIU-QC campus, 3300 River Drive, Moline in Riverfront Hall 103/104. The event is free and open to the public.

The forum will provide updates for commercial lenders on agency programs and services. Topics will include Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) number 50 - 10 , new franchise review processes, new equity injection requirements, and upcoming SBA training opportunities. SBA staff, 504 corporations, SBDC representatives, and SBA microlenders will present at the event.

The Illinois SBDC and International Trade Center at WIU-QC were initiated in 2017 to assist small-business development and growth in the Quad Cities region and northwest Illinois. The centers' free services are intended to help entrepreneurs start, grow and sustain their businesses.

Registration is required at eventbrite.com/e/sbasbdc-lender-forum-moline-registration-43710503292. For more information about the SBDC, visit http://wiusbdc.org.

Posted By: Alison McGaughey (AR-McGaughey@wiu.edu)
Office of University Communications & Marketing