Beyond the Bank: Small Business Alternative Financing Summit

Beyond the Bank: Small Business Alternative Financing Summit

Overview

Join small business advocates, policymakers, and civic leaders for discussions on nonbank alternatives to small business financing.

We have discounted tickets available for nonprofit staff members, community organizers, and community members with lived experience. Please contact mmiller@woodstockinst[DOT]org for more information.

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Join us for an opportunity to hear and learn from small business advocates, policymakers, civic leaders, and industry experts about alternatives to bank loans for small business financing. Panels will cover the ins and outs of small business financing, industry perspectives on the small business financing space, and the case for small business financing transparency.

Panelists are still being added, so be sure to check back for the most up-to-date lineup!

Speakers

Xochitl Flores

Cook County Bureau of Economic Development

Song Chae

Founders First Capital Partners

Jay Goltz

Goltz Group, Small Business Owner

Joyce Klein

Aspen Institute

Brad McConnell

Allies for Community Business

Horacio Mendez

Woodstock Institute

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Highlights

  • 3 hours 30 minutes
  • In person
  • Doors at 9 AM

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

Location

University Club of Chicago, Madison Room 7th floor

76 E Monroe Street

Chicago, IL 60603

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Agenda

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Welcome

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Nonbank Lending: What, Who and Why?

Joyce Klein, Aspen Institute, Brad McConnell, Allies for Community Business, Song Chae, Founders First Capital Partners, Jay Goltz, Goltz Group (Small Business Owner)

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What Access Costs: Industry Perspectives on Small Business Lending

Phil Goldfeder, American Fintech Council, Leigh Lytle, Equipment Leasing and Financing Assoc., Horacio Mendez, Woodstock Institute (moderator)

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