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:20260505T113000Z DTEND:20260505T140000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Grow Southwest Michigan: Capital Access DESCRIPTION:Celebrate National Small Business Week with the Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber!\n\n\n\nCalling all business owners! Join us for a focused session on how to use SBA-backed loans to start or scale your Michigan venture. Whether you need $5\,000 for a startup through a local microloan or up to $5.5 million for a manufacturing facility\, we'll show you how to navigate the 2026 SBA landscape.\n \n\n\nYou'll hear about tools to support expanding your current business or for starting one\, increasing loan limits & lines of credit options\, how to leverage the SBA\, and more! \n\n\n\nSpeakers include: \n\nBrian Picarazzi\, SBA\n\nRomy Ancog\, SBA Office of Manufacturing & Trade\n\nShannon Dwyer\, Great Lakes Commercial Finance\n\n \n\nDate: May 5th\n\nTime: 7:30 am Networking\, Coffee & Danishes\n\n8:00 am: Presentation\n\nLocation: Bertrand Innovation Center 1905 Foundation Dr. #1905 Niles\n\n \n\nThis event is free to attend but space is limited! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Celebrate National Small Business Week with the Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber!
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\nCalling all business owners! Join us \;for a focused session on how to use SBA-backed loans to start or scale your Michigan venture. Whether you need $5\,000 for a startup through a local microloan or up to $5.5 million for a manufacturing facility\, we&rsquo\;ll show you how to navigate the 2026 SBA landscape.\n
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You'\;ll hear about tools to support expanding your current business or for starting one\, increasing loan limits &\; lines of credit options\, how to leverage the SBA\, and more! \;
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\nSpeakers include: \;
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Brian Picarazzi\, SBA
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Romy Ancog\, SBA Office of Manufacturing &\; Trade
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Shannon Dwyer\, Great Lakes Commercial Finance
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Date: \;May 5th
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Time: \;7:30 am Networking\, Coffee \;&\; Danishes
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8:00 am: Presentation
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Location: \;Bertrand Innovation Center \;1905 Foundation Dr. #1905 Niles
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This event is free to attend but space is limited! \;
\n LOCATION:Bertrand Innovation Center 1905 Foundation Dr. #1905 Niles\, MI 49120 UID:e.1569.18021 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260409T131316Z URL:https://business.smrchamber.com/events/details/grow-southwest-michigan-capital-access-18021 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR