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November 13, 2025 | Virtual | 11:00 a.m. -12:15 p.m. ET | 75-minutes
Session Description
Join us for a high-impact webinar to explore what it takes to design and deliver effective loan-readiness programming to increase access to capital for underserved entrepreneurs and real estate developers. Whether you are a nonprofit, financial institution, CDFI, or system builder, you will leave the program equipped with tools and strategies to help small businesses secure financing.
What You Will Learn
What You Will Be Able to Do
Who Should Attend
Professionals supporting small businesses and emerging housing developers:
11:00 a.m. Key Components of Loan Readiness Programs
Stakeholders Program providers (CDFIs, SBA, nonprofits) Lenders (CDFIs, financial institutions) Borrowers (small businesses, developers, home buyers) Knowledge and “Hard” Skills Financial statements (P&L, cash flow, balance sheet) Business planning & projections Loan application process & packaging Relationships and “Soft Skills” One-on-one coaching Peer support groups Partnerships with lenders Overview of Three Programs
Stakeholders
Program providers (CDFIs, SBA, nonprofits) Lenders (CDFIs, financial institutions) Borrowers (small businesses, developers, home buyers)
Knowledge and “Hard” Skills
Financial statements (P&L, cash flow, balance sheet) Business planning & projections Loan application process & packaging
Relationships and “Soft Skills”
One-on-one coaching Peer support groups Partnerships with lenders
Overview of Three Programs
Target audience, faculty, curriculum, delivery methods, measurements
11:30 a.m. Why They Are Important and The Impact They Achieve
Panel impact stories
11:40 a.m. Panelist Advice and Q&A
Barriers, skill gaps, challenges your learners face What delivery models work? In-person, virtual, hybrid Games, homework Cohort-based vs open enrollment Multilingual and culturally competent programming
Barriers, skill gaps, challenges your learners face
What delivery models work? In-person, virtual, hybrid Games, homework Cohort-based vs open enrollment Multilingual and culturally competent programming
What delivery models work?
What tools or resources are needed? 1:1 coaching, incentives (certifications) Curriculum guides, games Tools (financial statement templates, projection calculators, credit education) Metrics (# of application submitted or approved, credit score change)
What tools or resources are needed?
12:15 p.m. Adjourn
Speakers
To Be Announced
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