Agenda

Meet one-on-one with lenders

30 lenders from the following sources of financing will be available to meet:

• Bangor Savings Bank
• The Bank of Maine
• Camden National Bank
• Franklin Savings Bank
• Gorham Savings Bank
• Katahdin Trust Company
• Machias Savings Bank
• Norway Savings Bank
• People’s United
• TD Bank
• University Credit Union

Microlenders, certified development companies and community development financial institutions (CDFI) also available to meet:

• Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments
• Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
• Community Concepts, Inc.
• Eastern Maine Development Corporation
• Finance Authority of Maine
• Granite State Development Corporation
• MaineStream Finance

Small business assistance

Representatives of the following organizations will be available to answer questions and share information:

• Finance Authority of Maine
• Internal Revenue Service
• Maine Cooperative Extension (handouts only)
• Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
• SCORE
• Small Business Development Centers
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Women’s Business Center

Before meeting with lenders, help to prepare your elevator pitch

Pre-conference workshops, "Getting Credit Ready," sponsored by Women, Work & Community

• Wednesday, April 4, 6 - 9 p.m. Lewiston, (207) 753-6505
• Monday, April 9, 1:30 - 4 p.m. Bangor, (207) 262-7843
• Tuesday, April 10, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Topsham. (207) 386-1664

Borrower's checklist

SBA Business Loan Checklist

Women, Work & Community "Getting Credit Ready"

Sponsors

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston supports small business initiatives as part of its commitment to promoting sound growth and economic development in New England.

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Federal Home Loan Bank
• Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
• Maine Small Business Development Center
• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
• SCORE
• Small Business Administration
• Women, Work & Community