Personal Credit Building Workshop for Small Business Owners

Library Station 2535 N Kansas Expressway, Springfield, MO, United States

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m - Attend Online or In-Person 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. - In-Person Workshop Only Library Station (Santa Fe Room): 2535 N Kansas Expressway, Springfield, MO 65803   Achieving your small business focused goals is often dependent...

Tier 1: Small Business Grants – July Session

Tier 1 Grant Training: In this virtual workshop, Mary Overbey, owner of Borealis Consulting LLC and grant expert, will dive into how to find small grants and how to get prepared so you can snag the elusive small business grant!  This is a great opportunity...

$25.00

Microlending: A Non-Predatory SBA Alternative to Business Financing Workshop

Schweitzer Brentwood Library 2214 S Brentwood Blvd, Springfield, MO, United States

Krishin Thadani will present the four SBA-approved Micro-lenders that operate in Southwest Missouri. Micro-lenders are not for profit business lenders who help underserved small business owners bridge the capital access divide.  Micro-lending representatives will be on hand to answer additional questions. THIS IS A HYBRID EVENT....

Tier 1: Small Business Grants – August Session

Tier 1 Grant Training: In this virtual workshop, Mary Overbey, owner of Borealis Consulting LLC and grant expert, will dive into how to find small grants and how to get prepared so you can snag the elusive small business grant!  This is a great opportunity...

$25.00

Tier 1: Small Business Grants – September Session

Tier 1 Grant Training: THIS EVENT WAS ORIGINALLY DATED FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH, BUT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 16TH. If you have questions or need a refund because you wanted to attend the live session & are now unable to, please contact Mary at: [email protected]....

$25.00

Southwest Missouri VeteransConnect Resource Fair

Southwest Missouri VeteransConnect Resource Fair by SCORE: As a companion event to the Boots to Business Reboot, VeteransConnect will be hosted in Community Room B and act as a FREE resource fair for veterans to learn more about the organizations and businesses in the community...

How To Find Grants for Small Businesses (November Session)

How To Find Grants for Small Businesses: In this recently updated virtual workshop, we will focus on the first barrier of grant work... how to actually FIND small business grants. This is the barrier that stops so many small business owners from obtaining grant funding,...

$25.00

Ask the Expert: Access to Capital

March 4, 2025 | 4:00pm - 5:30pm This is an introductory-level session that provides a foundational overview of the topic. Do you want to grow your business, but need funding (like a loan) to make it happen? Having access to funding is important when building...

Ask the Expert: Micro-Lending for Small Businesses

April 29, 2025 | 10:00am - 11:30am This is an introductory-level session that provides a foundational overview of the topic. Securing traditional bank financing can be challenging for small business owners, especially when factors like loan amounts, time in business, or collateral come into play....

Ask the Expert: Finding Grants for Small Businesses

May 12, 2025 | 10:30am - 12:00pm This is an introductory-level session that provides a foundational overview of the topic. While grants are available for small businesses, they can be more difficult to obtain than a loan through traditional lending or CDFIs. That’s why our...

Ask the Expert: Writing Grants for Small Businesses

May 19, 2025 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm This is an intermediate-level class. Thinking about pursuing grants for your small business and not sure where to start? This session is designed to equip entrepreneurs and business owners with the skills and knowledge necessary to secure grant...

Ask the Expert: Grant Reporting & Compliance for Small Businesses

June 2, 2025 | 1:30pm - 3:00pm More information coming soon. You must sign up for a free account through the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Program in order to access (and be able to register for) this workshop! You can do so here: https://digitalready.verizonwireless.com/