Webinar – Financing Alternatives for Starting or Growing Your Business

This webinar discusses traditional and no-traditional financing options to finance a start-up or growing business. Presenter Antonio Barrios of the UGA Small Business Development Center at Kennesaw State University explains different financing options, such as bank loans, SBA guaranteed loans, non-bank lenders, private investors and the myths and realities of grant funding, and how to pick the right financing options.

Course Outline

• Steps to get a business loan
• Financing Options
• bank loans
• SBA guaranteed loans
• non-bank lenders
• private investor
• The myths and realities of grant funding
• Picking the right financing options
• Importance of a Business Plan
• How to professionally present your proposal.

Learner Outcomes
Attendees will gain an understanding of:

• Business loan process
• Financing options
• Developing financial needs and projections
• Presenting a funding proposal