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SUMMARY:Funding Your Business
LOCATION:Downtown\nDowntown
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DESCRIPTION:Free workshop on how to prepare for small business loans. Cove
 rs the 5 C’s of capital\, required documents\, and loan types. Pres
 ented by CTSBDC at Hartford Public Library..\nhttps://hplct.libnet.info/ev
 ent/17418025
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Date: </strong>10/9/2026<br /><str
 ong>Time: </strong>11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)<br /><strong>Registration Dea
 dline: </strong>10/8/2026&nbsp\;<br /><strong>Fee:&nbsp\;</strong>No Fee</
 p>\n<p><strong>Point of Contact: Theresa Cramer\, Communications Manager</
 strong>&nbsp\; <em>theresa.cramer@uconn.edu</em></p>\n<p><strong>Training 
 Topics:&nbsp\;</strong>International Trade</p>\n<p><strong>Description:&nb
 sp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Funding Your Business</strong></p>\n<p>Desig
 ned to help small business owners navigate the loan application process wi
 th confidence\, this event will give you a clear understanding of what len
 ders look for\, what documents are required\, and how to prepare your busi
 ness financials to improve your chances of approval.</p>\n<p>We will walk 
 you through the steps of applying for a loan\, explore the types of loans 
 available\, and introduce key resources that can support you during the pr
 ocess. Key topics include:&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discovering small busines
 s loan resources</li>\n<li>Identifying loan types and their ideal use</li>
 \n<li>Understanding how loan funds are typically applied</li>\n<li>Learnin
 g the "5 Cs of Capital"</li>\n<li>Becoming familiar with the loan process 
 from start to finish<br />&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions:</s
 trong>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Free to attend. Advance registration is requ
 ired.&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><a href="https://ctsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/ev
 ents/75341137" title="https://ctsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/75341137" ta
 rget="_blank" rel="noopener">https://ctsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/75341
 137</a></p>\n<p><strong> If someone referred you to attend\, please let CT
 SBDC know in the "Referral From" section on their website so they can than
 k them for helping connect!</strong></p>\n<p><strong></strong></p>\n<p>---
 </p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>OTHER CTSBDC Events @Hartford Public Libr
 ary:</strong></p>\n<p>Aug. 20: An Intro to Exporting\, led by Denise Whitf
 ord -&nbsp\;<a href="https://ctsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/75341136">htt
 ps://ctsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/75341136</a></p>\n<p><br />Sept. 23: 
 Iniciando Tu Negocio: Lo Que Necesitas Saber Para Lanzar un Negocio en CT 
 (Spanish-language) - Pilar Illane -&nbsp\;<a href="https://ctsbdc.ecenterd
 irect.com/events/75341138">https://ctsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/7534113
 8</a></p>\n<p><br />Oct. 9: Funding Your Business\, led by Jon Carlisle -&
 nbsp\;<a href="https://ctsbdc.uconn.edu/news_events/funding-your-business/
 ">https://ctsbdc.uconn.edu/news_events/funding-your-business/</a></p>\n<p>
 <br />Oct. 29: Financiando tu Negocio: Lo Que Todo Emprendedor Debe Saber"
  (Spanish-language) - Pilar Illanes&nbsp\;-&nbsp\;<a href="https://ctsbdc.
 ecenterdirect.com/events/75341140">https://ctsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events
 /75341140</a></p>\n<p><br />Dec. 4: Iniciando Tu Negocio: Lo Que Necesitas
  Saber Para Lanzar un Negocio en CT (Spanish-language) - Pilar Illane -&nb
 sp\;<a href="https://ctsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/75341139">https://cts
 bdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/75341139</a></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p
 >--</p>\nhttps://hplct.libnet.info/event/17418025
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