Buying a business with an SBA loan? Live Q&A with Javier Jorge

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by a professional
in New York, NY, USA

53m ago

Buying a business with an SBA loan? Live Q&A with Javier Jorge | Oct 20

We're hosting a 45-minute session next Tuesday for searchers who want to better understand SBA acquisition financing before getting too far into a deal. James Sackey, my co-founder at Clef, will be joined by Javier Jorge, CEO and co-founder of ChatBiz Finance. Javier has 15 years of SBA lending experience and serves on the NAGGL board. They’ll cover: - Buyer eligibility and how acquisition loans are structured - Recent SBA program changes - When to involve a lender and what to prepare before signing an LOI - How lenders assess whether a deal is fundable - Common pitfalls that affect financing terms The last 20 minutes are reserved for live Q&A, so bring questions about your search, a deal you're evaluating, or financing more generally. You don't need to have a deal under LOI to get value from the session. Tuesday, October 20 | 12:00–12:45 PM Eastern | Zoom Register here: redacted If you can't attend live, register and we'll send you the recording. Feel free to leave a question below, too, and we'll bring it into the discussion. redacted

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from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Portland, OR, USA

Please repost this using our EVENTS posting option and we can add it to the Searchfunder calendar and give it prominent placement in the Searchfunder newsletter as the date arrives. I would also encourage you to livestream this event on Searchfunder.