Your Guide to Successfully Landing a Business Loan
Don't wait until you need the money to know how to ask for it. Be proactive and get your guide ready now!
To learn about business loans and how your company can qualify, you need to be able to think like a banker. Inside Banking will guide you through your business with a critical eye, and help you understand the ins and outs. For example, why can a teenager with no credit get a car loan in ten minutes, but it takes what feels like forever to get your business funded? Find out what programs are here to help you on August 1st!
Various bankers and financial program advisors will be presenting valuable insider information to help you prepare for your loan. Topics will include: credit worthiness, financing programs, how to set up your business, and a breakdown of equity; how to get investors and when to use it. Meet bankers, learn about lending programs in the state, and get the edge you need to get your business loan!
Schedule
1:00 – 1:10 PM Opening Comments and Introductions Chuck Hoge, NDSU RTP
1:10 – 2:00 PM Banking Relationships and Debt Types Bank of ND
2:00 – 2:15 PM BREAK/meet with the Bankers Participating Bankers
2:15 – 4:15 PM Breakout Sessions
4:15 – 5:00 PM Panel Discsussion Breakout Session Speakers Chuck Hoge, Moderator
Breakout Session Speakers:
Credit Worthiness Kevin Warner, Gate City Bank Julie Whitney, Bremer Bank
Financing Programs Paul Smith, SBDC Dean Reese, NDDF John Machacek, GFMEDC
Corporate Governance Andrew Hanson, Alerus Bank Nicole Aarestad, Bell Bank
Equity Steph Asheim, Danielson Legal
*All speakers and times subject to change