BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20120419T190000Z DTEND:20120419T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Micropreneur® Webinar. DESCRIPTION:Micro-Lending In\n\n California\nSince the onset of the Great Recession in California\, banks have essentially stopped lending to small and micro businesses. Nonprofit\, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) have stepped up to meet the credit needs of the micro sector\, providing not only loans but also the critical business technical assistance to enable new businesses\, as well as existing Main Street businesses\, to grow in a sustainable way.\n\n This session will describe the role of CDFIs in meeting the credit needs of their communities\, how businesses can access this capital\, and where these programs can be found in CA.\n\n Claudia Viek is the CEO of CAMEO\, the California Assoc. for Micro Enterprise Opportunity\, a network of organizations that provided business assistance and loans to 21\,000 very small businesses last year. CAMEO's mission is to promote economic opportunity and community well-being through Micro Enterprise development. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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\n Micro-Lending In

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\nSince the onset of the Great Recession in California\, banks have essentially stopped lending to small and micro businesses. \; Nonprofit\, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) have stepped up to meet the credit needs of the micro sector\, providing not only loans but also the critical business technical assistance to enable new businesses\, as well as existing Main Street businesses\, to grow in a sustainable way.\n

\n This session will describe the role of CDFIs in meeting the credit needs of their communities\, how businesses can access this capital\, and where these programs can be found in CA.

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\n Claudia Viek is the CEO of CAMEO\, the California Assoc. for Micro Enterprise Opportunity\, a network of organizations that provided business assistance and loans to 21\,000 very small businesses last year. \; CAMEO&rsquo\;s mission is to promote economic opportunity and community well-being through Micro Enterprise development.

\n LOCATION:Free Webinar! Available at any computer with an internet connection UID:e.856.4484 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260405T163100Z URL:https://business.greaterirvinechamber.com/events/details/micropreneur-webinar-04-19-2012-4484 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR