The Bainbridge Island Downtown Association, staunch advocate for downtown businesses, is trying to get the cash moving. Their Small Business Banking workshop is designed to put the financial experts in a room on Tuesday, September 17, with business owners to answer questions and offer insight.
The financial experts come from a wide background, including conventional and nonconventional financing experts. The main speaker is Jon Snare, Senior VP and Regional Investment Manager for Wells Fargo. A panel will feature local and small business financiers:
- Claire Chavanu, VP and Branch Manager for Columbia Bank;
- Eric Deisler, Assistant VP and Commercial Banking Officer for Columbia Bank;
- Alicia Johnston, SBA Lender with Wells Fargo;
- Kerry Keely, VP and SBA Manager for Kitsap Bank;
- Brian Kuh, Business Lender for Craft3
- Rachel Maxwell, Co-founder and CEO for Community Sourced Capital;
- Jon Phelps, Key Center Manager for Key Bank;
- Richard Weaver, Business Banking Manager for Wells Fargo; and
- Che J. Wong, Senior Loan Officer for MercyCoprsNW.
The schedule for Tuesday’s workshop is as follows:
- 8:30-9 a.m.: Coffee
- 9 a.m.: Workshop Welcome, Introductions, and Keynote address, Navigating Through Economic Opportunity: 2013 Mid-Year Economic Update, by Jon Snare
- 9:30-10:30 a.m.: Panel Discussion
- 10:30 a.m.: Roundtable Discussion and Questions
- 10:55 a.m.: Wrapup
The event starts at 8:30 tomorrow, Tuesday, September 17, in the Conference Room of the Bainbridge Public Library. Attendance is free and open to the public. Interested? RSVP to BIDA at (206) 842-2982.
Photo by David Lofink.