This event will connect your business with the funding avenues you need to start or grow!
Thursday, May 11th, 2023
7:30am – 4:00pm
Johnson County Community College
Capitol Federal Conference Center
(Regnier Center, Room 101)
Cost $99 – includes Breakfast Buffet, Lunch Buffet, and one Happy Hour Drink Ticket
Early Bird price $75 March 20th through April 9th, 2023
Event Features:
- Three morning bootcamps and three afternoon breakouts. One bootcamp and one breakout dedicated to lenders only – featuring SBA KC District Office.
- Two panels
- Multiple Round table discussions facilitated by our sponsors
- Keynote Speaker sponsored by Accelefund
Lending Summit Objectives:
- Encourage business collaborations
- Strengthen business/lender relationships
- Provide capital/funding education
- Showcase local resources
7:15-8:30am Registration & Breakfast Buffet
7:45-8:30 Optional Boot Camps
– Bootcamp 1: Bulletproof Projections
Speaker: John Addessi, Kansas SBDC Advisor
– Bootcamp 2: What Your Banker Won’t Tell You
Speaker: Vincent Haworth, Kansas SBDC Capital Access Center
– For Lenders Only: The Process to Becoming a Delegated SBA Lender
Speaker: Michael McWhorter, SBA-Kansas City District
8:30-8:45am Networking Break
8:45-9:55am Welcome & Presentation #1: Maximizing Capital – Creative Bank Partnerships Panel
Speakers: Accelefund, Network KS, Miami County E-Community, Heartland Business Capital, Alt Cap
9:55-10:10am Break
10:10-11:20am Presentation #2: Ask a Banker Panel
Speakers: Fund-Ex Solutions Group, First Internet Bank, Academy Bank, Intrust Bank, Advanced Business Solutions (tent.)
11:20-11:30am Break
11:30am-12:00pm Round Table #1 (multiple topics TBD – 5-6 each)
Facilitated by sponsors
12:00-1:00pm Lunch Buffet & Exhibit Hall Open
1:00-2:00pm Keynote: Economic Outlook – 2023
Speaker: Chris Kuehl
2:00-2:30pm Round Table #2 (multiple repeated topics TBD – 5-6 each)
Facilitated by sponsors
2:30-2:40pm Networking Break
2:40-3:45pm Breakouts: Alternate forms of Capital
– Breakout 1: Angel Investing – A Marriage with a Planned Divorce
Speakers: ECJC
– Breakout 2: Local Alternate Funding Programs
Speakers: Network KS, Miami County E-Community, Arvest Opportunity Fund, Alt Cap
– For Lenders Only: HOW TO Understand SBA Loan Program
Speaker: Michael McWhorter, SBA–KC District
3:45-5:00pm Happy Hour in Expo Hall
Diamond Sponsor – Keynote Sponsor
Platinum Sponsor – Breakfast Sponsor
Platinum Sponsor – Lunch Sponsor
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Lender Summit Speakers by Kansas SBDC
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact ksbdc@jccc.edu.