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Consumer Resource Center

FDIC, SBA, and USDA Host Small Business Resource “Path to Prosperity” Summit Series: Building a Path Forward for Small Businesses

Event Date
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Location
Webinar, MS Teams, registration information below.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of Agricultural (USDA) have partnered nationally and will be presenting a regional series titled “Path to Prosperity.” The inaugural event will include three panel discussions comprised of lending and economic development experts. There will be facilitated conversations, identifying challenges, sharing best practices, and innovative solutions to accessing capital. Presenters will share how financial institutions, non-profits and community-based organizations can encourage the development of a “Path to Prosperity” by incentivizing unbanked and underbanked small businesses to establish a sustainable relationship with an insured financial institution.

Presenters:

  • Luis G. Lobo, Executive Vice President, Multicultural Banking Manager (Retired), BB&T Bank/Truist Financial Corporation & Past Chairman and Faculty of ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking
  • David Pommerehn, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Consumer Bankers Association (Moderator)
  • Martice Mills, Chief Strategy Officer, The Change Company
  • Blaine Minor, Commercial Lender, Community Bank
  • Jane Butler, Executive Vice President, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (Moderator)
  • Timothy Brown, Senior Vice President, Sales Leader, Key Bank
  • Joel Johnson, Vice President, Sr. Business Development Officer, TD Bank
  • Ross Pancoe, Senior Vice President, Market Manager, Pursuit Lending
  • Daniel Gray, Executive Vice President, Regional Economic Development Center
  • Gregory Huysman, Director of Business Lending & Services, Vermont State Employees Credit Union
  • Bill Fair, Managing Director, Operation HOPE (Moderator)
  • Honora Spillane, Senior Director, CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity
  • Kate Baker, Director, Albany Small Business Development Corporation
  • Jennifer Sporzynski, Senior Vice President, Business and Workforce Development, Coastal Enterprise Inc.

Who should attend:

Financial institutions, CDFIs, government,  and community- and faith-based organizations who are interested in partnership opportunities to support small business in the northeastern region of the U.S.

Registration Information:

Event has past, registration is now closed.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions about the event, please email David Ramos at daramos@fdic.gov.

Additional Resources:

Last Updated: August 5, 2024