College Hosts "Small Business Funding " program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday July 28, 2010
SMALL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS CENTER HOSTS
SMALL BUSINESS FUNDING WORKSHOP
MEDIA, Pa. – The Small Business Solutions Center at Delaware County Community College will host Funding Your Small Business in Troubled Times on Tuesday, August 3, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. in the auditorium of the College’s new STEM Center.
Co-sponsored by SCORE of Delaware and Chester counties and the Small Business Development Center at Widener University, the seminar will feature SCORE representatives, who will discuss conventional and unconventional methods for lending, and an official from the Small Business Administration (SBA), who will discuss programs offered by the agency.
In addition, a representative from the Philadelphia Development Partnership will speak specifically about the Small Business Administration’s Microlending Program, which offers loans from $500 to $35,000 to qualified borrowers, usually with little or no collateral needed. The Philadelphia Development Partnership is a SBA approved Microlender serving Philadelphia, Chester and Delaware counties.
Admission is free and a Continental breakfast will be served; however, seating is limited. Please pre-register at 610-723-1229.
Delaware County Community College is located on Route 252 at Media Line Road between Media and Newtown Square. While the College is handicap accessible, parking for handicapped drivers is extremely limited.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested as soon as possible. Contact the director of special needs services, located in the Career and Counseling Center at the Marple Campus. Call 610-723-1229 (V) or 610-359-5020 (TDD).
About the Small Business Solutions Center:
The Small Business Solutions Center is partially funded by a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SBA's funding should not be construed as an endorsement of any products, opinions, or services. All SBA-funded projects are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.
The new SBSC is a resource for aspiring entrepreneurs and the 27,000 small business owners in Delaware and Chester Counties. All Small Business Solutions Center programs are open to the public.
For more information on the Small Business Solution Center, contact Frank Agovino, Director, at 610 359-5137 or email fagovino@dccc.edu.
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