Micro Loans Up To $25,000 Apply Thursday, July 24th at Chatham Business Association

[Mark S. Allen]

National Black Wall Street Chicago is pleased to help educate our community on this important Access To Capital Event from one of our allies at CBA, where loan funds have been set aside to help sustain and increase small Black business

Loan Micro-Lending Day

THURSDAY, July 24th

Chatham Business Association Small Business Development, Inc. (“CBA”) is an approved SBA Technical Assistance Provider. CBA has a Service Loan Agreements with U.S. Bank that provide loans of up to $25,000 for non-traditional small business owners, women, veterans and businesses located within LMI and other specially designated areas. The Initiative is supported by CBA’s ongoing workshops and technical assistance component. The Chatham SBA NOW Community Lending initiative is a loan readiness and small business development project of CBA Small Business Development, Inc in partnership with Chicago area financial institutions and small business development intermediaries.

The goal of the Chatham SBA Community Lending initiative is to strengthen the capacity of the CBA members and businesses to successfully prepare and apply for lending opportunities that will result in business, community and economic viability and sustainability for all Chatham.

Program: The Chatham SBA Community Lending Initiative engages a “one-stop” approach and strategy to addressing the lending and technical assistance needs of its members and community businesses who are seeking lending and investment opportunities in Chatham.

Project Goal: To review, assess and assist businesses and members of CBA to leverage banking, lending and investment opportunities provided by member financial institutional partners that will improve, expand and sustain economic retention and expansion in the Chatham community.

Objective: CBA was chosen as one of six non-for-profits as a Microlender Trainee Candidate by the Chicago Micro Lending Institute. CBA has begun training by CMI partner, Accion, and will use micro lending as means to provide customized technical assistance consultations in core aspects of small business development and loan readiness.

Date: Thursday July 24, 2014
Time: 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Website: http://www.cbaworks.org
Location: 806 East 78th Street (QBG Foundation Building)
Chicago IL 60619
Contact: Richard Willis 773-994-5006 x 1007
Email: [e-mail]
Date/Time Details: Thursday July 24, 2014
Anytime between 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Fees/Admission: Free to Existing and New Small Businesses!

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Chairman & COO National Black Wall Street Chicago
(Rev. Willie T. Barrow Consumer Education and Consumer Action Project)
Founder/Lead Organizer, Illinois Voter Restoration Civic Education Project
Chief of Staff to National Chairman, National Black Wall Street USA
"And The Ordinary People Said" News Blog, www.chicagonow.com
Chairman, Community Reinvestment Organizing Project
Listed in 2012 Edition Who' Who In Black Chicago
4655 South King Drive, Suite 203
Chicago, Illinois 60653
(Office) 773-268-6900 or direct 773-392-0165
The Rev. Al Sharpton calls Mark Allen "one of Chicago's legendary political activists and one of the best organizers of his generation"