Lunch with Lenders: Exploring Funding Opportunities for Small Businesses

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).

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.)

Lunch with Lenders: Exploring Funding Opportunities for Small Businesses