Lehigh Valley Lender Match and Business Resources Expo

The U.S. Small Business Administration will join a coalition of economic development organizations on March 20 to present the Lehigh Valley Lender Match and Business Resources Expo.

This “one-stop” event is designed to spark lending and business development relationships across the region.

The free-of-charge event will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. at the ArtsQuest Center at Steelstacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem.

The lender match portion of the event will allow entrepreneurs a series of 10-minute periods to pitch their financing needs to a variety of lenders in one-on-one meetings before presenting to the next lender.

Participating lenders will schedule more detailed interviews to occur at a later date with entrepreneurs whose proposal may be a match with their lending portfolio.

Representatives from SBA’s Resource Partner network -- SCORE and Small Business Development Centers -- will also be available to help potential borrowers.

The Event’s Business Expo will include business resource displays and networking opportunities.

PRE-REGISTRATION: To participate in the lender match entrepreneurs must pre-register at http://events.sba.gov/eventmanagement/EventRegistration.aspx?id=b4e6c9aa-0720-e111-86ff-02bfa56e2a24

Entrepreneurs participating in the lender match should bring the following materials to the event:

• Cover sheet containing all contact info and business information
• Detailed loan request, providing a breakdown of use of proceeds
• Current business plan, including three years of historical financial statements and/or two years of projections
• Personal financial statement
• Personal tax returns for the last two years
• Credit report
• List of available collateral

For more information contact Michael Kane, SBA Business Development Specialist at (610) 382-3085 or michael.kane@sba.gov.