Vermont’s Small Business Administration The Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity/Financial Futures Program, Vermont’s Small Business Administration, and The Vermont Professionals of Color Network invite you to Lunch with Lenders: Exploring Funding Opportunities for Small Businesses on Saturday, February 3rd from 10am – 1pm at the O’Brien Center in Winooski. This business-oriented celebration of Black History Month brings together community members and lenders (both traditional and non-traditional) for conversations on accessing Capital. Bring your questions and come ready to share your experience! Lunch will be provided. 

This event is open to all business owners (and those interested in starting a business), with a special invitation to BIPOC and New American business owners.  

Advanced sign-up is requested (but not required): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KM87NKJ

Note: Interpreters will be present to assist members of the Arabic, French, Mai Mai, Nepali, Spanish, Somali, and Swahili language communities.

(This event is made possible by the generous support of Jane’s Trust, The Alchemist Opportunity Fund, Key Bank, TD Bank, VEDA, VTrans, Vermont Treasurer’s Office, vt-SBDC, and Passumpsic Bank.)

There’s a reason why 92% of Fortune 500 companies offer mentoring programs to their employees. Mentors improve employee retention and engagement. They can also positively impact a business’s financial goals. As National Mentoring Month, January is a great time for entrepreneurs—especially emerging small business owners—to consider connecting with a mentor. The SBA’s resource partner network is full of experts who can help guide you to small business success via training, access to funding, and more.

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SBA operates an extensive resource partner network across Vermont to help you with all of your business needs.

SCORE Vermont: SCORE Vermont, an all-volunteer organization, provides free mentoring to help start or grow your business. Serving the whole state of Vermont with branches including Burlington, Montpelier, St. Albans, Middlebury, & Rutland.
https://www.score.org/vermont

Vermont Small Business Development Center: From start-up to transition, the VtSBDC offers the knowledge, experience, and resources to help you start, grow, sustain, or exit your small business.  Certified professional business advisors bring a wealth of experience, education, and expertise to the small business owner through one-on-one advising, training, and guidance.  The VtSBDC helps Vermonters start businesses, create jobs, secure capital, build enterprise value, and grow the local economy. 
The VtSBDC is a program of the Vermont State Colleges, hosted by Vermont State University.  It is funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration and the State of Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development and nationally accredited by the Association of Small Business Development Centers. https://www.vtsbdc.org.  

Veterans Business Outreach Center of New England: In partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration, Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) equips veteran and active-duty service members and their families with the resources to help them start and run their businesses. VBOC of New England serves veterans in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The VBOC of New England is operated by the Center for Women & Enterprise who offer quality classes, programs and services to those who want to start and grow their business. https://cweonline.org/our-centers/veterans-business-outreach-center-vboc

Vermont Women’s Business Center: The Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) is a non-profit economic empowerment organization whose mission is to strengthen communities and the economy by supporting women to launch and successfully sustain businesses.
Opened in 2016, the Vermont Women’s Business Center operates in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration, offering consultations, workshops and networking opportunities to help you reach your entrepreneurial goals.

https://cweonline.org/our-centers/cwe-vermont

SBA Loan Clinic 

Date:  2/7/24
Time:  12:00pm EST
Program Format:  Online Meeting Click here to join the meeting
 
The Small Business Administration is hosting a free webinar at noon on February 7th about its guaranteed loan programs.

SBA guarantees loans making it easier for small businesses to get the funding by reducing lender risk. Funds can be used for most business purposes, including long-term fixed assets and operating capital. Amounts range from $500 to $5.5 million.

For more information, email [email protected] .
SBA Vermont District Office
87 State St., Unit 205
Montpelier, VT 05601
Phone:  802-828-4422
www.sba.gov/vt