Are You Lender Ready - Session III: Lending Office Hours

Schedule

Thu Aug 27 2026 at 09:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Houston City College Central Campus - Dr. William W. Harmon Building (WWH) | Houston, TX

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This event will offer training resources that will prepare you for asking for a small business loan.
About this Event

The "Are You Lender Ready?" Series is intended for those businesses that have been in business for 2+ years. This event will offer training resources that will prepare you for asking for a small business loan.

The office hours session is intended to help businesses further craft their business pitch and discuss other SBA financial resources. This structured mentor matchmaking sessions will be in small groups that provide direct access to mentors to get your questions answered and receive real, actionable guidance.

This in-person event will be focused on Session 3 of 3. To make the most of the series, we encourage small businesses to attend as many sessions as they can. So, buckle up and prepare yourself to truly understand how to ask for a business loan!

**SBA’s participation is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products or services of any other person or entity. All SBA programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.



BACKGROUND ON THIS SERIES:
The "Are You Lender Ready?" Series is intended for those businesses that have been in business for 2+ years. This event will offer training resources that will prepare you for asking for a small business loan.

The series is broken into three sessions...

  • - The workshop focuses on credit, financials & pitching a business to a lender.
  • - The Lender Forum will consist of panel discussions from traditional and alternative lenders followed by a lender fair to meet with SBA guaranteed lenders in an informal setting.
  • - The office hours session is intended to help businesses further craft their business pitch and discuss other SBA financial resources. This structured mentor matchmaking sessions will be in small groups that provide direct access to mentors to get your questions answered and receive real, actionable guidance.

To make the most of the series, we encourage small businesses to attend as many sessions as they can. So, buckle up and prepare yourself to truly understand how to ask for a business loan!



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PARKING INSTRUCTIONS:

  • The parking structure is highlighted in yellow (IN PICTURE A BELOW) and the shortest path to the Dr. William W. Harmon Building (WWH) is in red (IN PICTURE A BELOW).
  • Please park in levels 2 and above
  • AVOID parking in any reserved/staff parking spots if you do not have a HCC parking pass

PICTURE A: HOUSTON CITY COLLEGE CENTRAL CAMPUS PARKING MAP


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Houston City College Central Campus - Dr. William W. Harmon Building (WWH), 1300 Holman Street, Houston, United States

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