Miami-Dade County Comissioner Barbara Jordan’s Small Business Lending Workshop drew 60 people – local business owners learning about participating in county contracts, and becoming county registered vendors.
The workshop, which was co-sponsored by the Small Business Development Division , was held on November 3 at Florida Memorial University.
“It’s vital to help small businesses, especially the ones getting back on their feet after the economic downturn years ago,” Jordan said. “This workshop gives businesses the tools to grow and become more successful.”
Presenters discussed the importance of personal and business credit scores, how to secure bank loans, micro-lending, the certification process, and a host of other topics. They also answered questions from small business owners in the audience.
Brittney Easterling, 29, who has owned her landscaping business in Miami-Dade County for a year, said she will apply the information she learned to her business.
“The information that was presented was easy to understand and valuable.” Easterling said. “I would continue to come to these workshops no matter how much I learn.”
Representatives from the following organizations participated in the workshop: Miami-Dade County Human Resources, Jackson Health, SBDC, Florida Community Bank, City National Bank, BankUnited, Popular Community Bank, Our Micro Lending, Trust Funding Solutions, Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce, Atlantic Insurance Brokerage, FSB Agency Inc., and Credit 360.F.
For more information, visit the Small Business Development (SBD) website at www.miamidade.gov/smallbusiness/.