Capital event to showcase lending options for large and small business owners

To showcase options available to businesses large and small, the Sacramento Valley Small Business Development Center and the Solano-Napa Small Business Development Center have partnered to present Recover and Rebuild: Find the Capital Resources You Need for Your Business on March 16 at the Davis Veterans Memorial Center in Davis.

The evening program, sponsored by Marble Bridge Group, will include a lender presentation at 6 pm with a question-andanswer session to follow. At least seven financial organizations are expected to attend, including Marble Bridge Group, Wells Fargo, California Capital FDC, Travis Credit Union, First Northern Bank, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Working Solutions.

“Between all of these lenders, business owners will learn about a variety of traditional and non- traditional loan opportunities that are available to them right now to help build and expand their business,” said Tim Murrill, director of the Solano-Napa SBDC.

“Over the last three years, there have been an abundance of grant programs that have helped our small businesses,” Murrill added. “As the economy tightens that season is mostly behind us. Businesses are going to have to rely on traditional lending sources such as loans and equity to fund their growth.”

Business owners can also meet one-on-one with the financial representatives and learn about important resources available in the region for business owners from NorCal SBDC, Solano-Napa SBDC, Sacramento Valley SBDC, Davis Chamber of Commerce, Ag Start, and California Capital WDB.

Admission is free and light refreshments will be provided.

Registration begins at 5:30 pm and pre-registration is encouraged at bit. ly/capitalresourcesnetworking