Money Smart: Building Credit and Impact on your Business

About the Series – Organized by the SBA Lower Rio Grande Valley District Office

The “Let's Talk Business Series” is a 12-part program that connects entrepreneurs with federal, state, and local small-business resources. Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or want to grow your business, this series presents essential business topics, provides a forum for networking, and promotes success in today’s dynamic business environment.

Session 11 – Money Smart for Small Business-Building Credit

SBA recognizes that understanding your finances is critical to running a business, and we are here to help! We are dedicated to helping entrepreneurs secure a stable financial future by providing counseling and training through our resource partners and SBA's Learning Center. Our online learning center offers a range of courses at no cost to you on financing your business, accounting, pricing, and much more.

This session will discuss what your credit reveals and how to ensure you are ready “credit-wise” before you approach a lender for financing. Business owners need to understand how their credit profile works and how it affects them when approaching a lender for financing.

Discover and Learn:

• Credit Reporting and your business
• Impact of Personal Credit on your business
• Business Credit Reporting
• How Lenders Evaluate your Creditworthiness
• Credit Reporting and Business Operations

For more info, contact Veronica Z. Ortega at 956-427-8535 or email: veronica.ortega@sba.gov.