Webinar: Small Business Administration Tools and Programs: Orientation for Economic Developers

Wednesday, October 12th – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

• What programs does SBA have to support Main Street Small Businesses?
  
  
• What tools does the SBA make available to small businesses to help them succeed?
  
  
• How does the SBA Cleveland District Office work with local economic development officials?

Small businesses around the country became much more aware of the SBA during the pandemic due to the highly popular Paycheck Protection Program, Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, Shuttered Venue and Restaurant Revitalization Grants, and more. However, with those programs now sunset and businesses resuming a “new-normal,” what resources are still available from the SBA. How can local Economic Development operatives leverage those resources to help their core merchants thrive?

Presenter

Raymond Graves is the Lead Lender Relations Specialist for the SBA Cleveland District Office. He was previously the credit officer and loan officer for a Chicago-based Certified Development Company, operating the SBA 504. He started his career at SBA at the Columbus Ohio district office and has spent the last 25 years working in small business finance in various roles. He is an NDC-certified Economic Development Finance Professional and a graduate of The Ohio State University and Tufts University (Medford, MA).