The Great Lakes Lenders Conference is the premier banking event in the Midwest that has been hosted by the SBA District offices of Cleveland, Columbus, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. In its 18th year, the conference is being hosted by one of the SBA Partners, the Michigan Small Business Development Center (Michigan SBDC). Michigan SBDC promises to keep the valuable workshops that have kept attendees up to date on SBA lending programs and other banking topics.
Who should attend?
- Commercial and Business Banking Lenders
- Credit Analysts and Underwriters
- Credit Administration, Documentation and Servicing Staff
- Loan Packagers
- Attorneys
For more information please contact Sienna Mavima (mavimasi@gvsu.edu) or call 616-331-7483.
Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact: Sienna Mavima at mavimasi@gvsu.edu.
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
7:00 AM: Exhibitor Setup (Exhibit Hallway)
7:30AM: Registration and Continental Breakfast (Grand Ballroom)
8:30AM: Opening Session (Grand Ballroom)
9:45AM: Breakout Session 1
- 7(a) Basics – Eligibility (Room MCC )
- Secondary Market (Room MCC2)
- Bankers’ Opportunities in the Business Transition Boom (Room MCC3)
- State Capital Access Programs (Room MCC4)
- Advanced Lender 1 (Room Salon C)
10:45AM: Break and Exhibits
11:15AM: Breakout Session 2
- 7(a) Basics – Systems and Set up (Room MCC1)
- Lender Oversight (Room MCC2)
- Cyber Security Panel (Room MCC3)
- Navigation Environmental – SOP 101 and Expert Panel Discussion (Room MCC4)
- Business Appraisals: Hot Topics and Case Studies (Room Salon C)
12:15PM: Lunch and Keynote Address:
2:00PM: Breakout Session 3
- SBA One (Room MCC1)
- Franchise Financing (Room MCC2)
- Banking Ethics (Room MCC3)
- 504 Loans, 504 Debt Refinancing (Room MCC4)
- Closing Issues/ Mistake that can cost your Guaranty (Room Salon C)
3:00PM: Break and Exhibits
3:30PM: Break Out Session 4
- 7(a) Basics – Servicing the SBA Loan (Room MCC1)
- SBA Form 1502 Reporting (Room MCC2)
- Export Finance & Resources (Room MCC4)
- Advanced Lender II (Room Salon C)
5:00PM: Tigers Evening Event
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