Access Capital to Build Your Business: Types of Financing and What to Avoid

<b><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Panel Overview </span></span></b><br><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">This workshop will help small businesses demystify the financing landscape, discuss traditional and non-traditional options for financing, and go over what to look out for when they need to access capital. Participants will learn about 1.) Different types of loans (Traditional and Micro), 2.) Alternative funding options (Angel investors, Venture funding, etc.), 3.) Do’s and don’ts, and 4.) How to avoid predatory lending.</span></span><br><br><b><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Moderator: </span></span></b><br><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Lorraine Garcia, ICON CDC </span></span><br><b><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Panelist:  </span></span></b>
<ol><li><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Israel Nery, SBA </span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Robert Zapata, Opportunity Fund </span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Miguel Acuna,  EWDD </span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Xiomara Pena, Small Business Majority </span></span></li></ol>