Updated to bring you cross-industry connections and meaningful ideas
Funding is forever cited as a top need for small businesses. Yet businesses can’t survive on capital alone. That’s why this event brings together the lending and support ecosystem needed to create sustainable enterprises, funded by SBA lending programs.

Lenders, support providers, civic funders, and development organizations will benefit from SBA program instruction and overview from the SBA pros who know it best. You’ll also discover ideas and best practices, beyond lending alone, from industry experts, business leaders, and other attendees. Make new referral connections as you learn strategies to grow your business, increase your lending impact, and better serve your client base, in a format designed to spark engagement, collaboration, and connection.
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Brought to you by a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the two leading practitioners: The conference is hosted by ECDI, a CDFI and the #1 SBA microloan intermediary in the U.S., powered by Huntington National Bank, the nation’s #1 SBA 7(a) lender by volume. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from the unique perspectives that shape their success.