MONEY Secrets: 10 Ways to Fund Your Business Webinar is designed to teach business owners and budding entrepreneurs how to successfully obtain the funding needed to start and grow their businesses. This 1.5 hour workshop covers the following: - Making your Business Idea Bank and Investor Ready. - The Role of Personal Credit for Small Business Owners. - The Pitfalls on a Business Loan Application and How to Avoid Them. - SBA-Guaranteed Loan Programs - Traditional Business/Commercial Lending - Alternative Funding Sources - Grants, YES, I said Grants! - Creative Financing - Establishing Business Credit Time 7:00pm-8:30pm EST - Tuesday and Wednesday

The CommunityExpress SOHO Loan workshop is designed to teach business owners and those interested in starting a business how to successfully obtain the funding needed to start and grow their businesses. This two hour workshop covers the following: Strategic Business Planning Quickstart to Writing a Business Plan The Role of Personal Credit for Small Business Owners Establishing Business Credit Things the Banker will not tell about Applying for a Business Loan This workshop is held on the second Wednesday of the month (except holidays) and is available ON-LINE only.

Workshop A: Assessment - This 1.5 hour workshop is designed to provide an assessment of the skills and knowledge required to start; operate and grow a business. In addition to the assessment, this workshop will cover the SWOT Analysis and the Feasibility of the business. Supporting documentation and forms will be supplied to attendees. Date: Monday October 19th, 2009 Time: 6:30 pm-8:00 pm Location: Comfort of your home. **Cost: $50.00

Online: ABCs of Starting and Operating a Business Workshop B: Business Plan - This 2 hour workshop is designed to help you prepare a professional business plan. This workshop covers the purpose of the business plan; the proper format of a well-defined business plan; and the key elements of the business plan. Supporting documentation and samples will be supplied to attendees. Date: Tuesday October 20th, 2009 Time: 6:00 pm-8:00 pm Location: Comfort of your home. **Cost: $75.00

ABCs of Starting and Operating a Business Workshop C: Cash and Credit Management - This 2 hour workshop is designed to help you define the cash projections; profit & loss statements; managing personal credit; and establishing business credit. This workshop will also cover how to prepare for applying for business loans. Supporting documentation and samples will be supplied to attendees. Date: Wednesday October 21st, 2009 Time: 6:00 pm-8:00 pm Location: On-line (the comfort of your home) **Cost: $50.00

This session will include a discussion on how to properly review, correct and manage the information contained in a credit report.

This session will include discussions on business credit and financing. What is it? Why do I need it (as a business owner)? How do I obtain it? At the completion of this workshop, the participants will have learned the following: • What is a business credit report and credit rating • How to properly establish a business credit profile • What is the difference between the consumer and business credit profile • What companies collect, process and release business credit data • How to properly setup your business entity • What legal structures work best for building business credit • What questions to ask before submitting a financing request • What documentation is typically required with a financing request • and more

Strategic Monthly Business Planning Mastermind group is comprised of serious entrepreneurs interested in the exchange and sharing of knowledge.