[Durham INC] Durham Offers Small Businesses Funding Sources Seminar

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CITY OF DURHAM
Office of Public Affairs
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701

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Amy Blalock
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For Immediate Release: June 4, 2014



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Durham Offers Small Businesses Funding Sources Seminar
Final Seminar in Free FY13-14 Series Designed to Support Small Business Growth

What:              Small Business Funding Sources Seminar

Who:               City of Durham Equal Opportunity and Equity Assurance Department

When:             Thursday, June 19, 2014, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Where:            City Hall Council Chambers
101 City Hall Plaza, 1st Floor
Durham, N.C. 27701

Fast Facts:
*         This seminar will feature a panel discussion regarding lending and funding opportunities for emerging and existing businesses. The panel will include representatives from the N.C. Institute for Minority Economic Development, SunTrust Bank, Mechanics and Farmers Bank, and the U.S. Small Business Administration.  Each panelist will make a presentation regarding their organization's small business lending programs followed by a question-and-answer session for participants. There will also be opportunities for attendees to speak individually with representatives.

*         This free seminar is open to all small business owners from Durham as well as surrounding communities. Though not mandatory, participants are asked to pre-register by visiting http://bit.ly/1dLMwlg or by contacting Senior Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance Specialist Vincent Wingate at Vincent.Wingate at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:Vincent.Wingate at DurhamNC.gov> or (919) 560-4180, extension 17241.

*         This seminar series was developed by the City's Equal Opportunity and Equity Assurance Department to provide technical assistance services to local, small businesses for this fiscal year. This is the fifth and final seminar in the fiscal year 2013-2014 series. For more information on the FY 13-14 Workshop Series for Small Businesses, visit http://bit.ly/1cOep7h.

About the Equal Opportunity and Equity Assurance Department
The City of Durham's Equal Opportunity and Equity Assurance Department is responsible for the implementation of the City's Equal Business Opportunity Program. Responsibilities include implementation of race and gender neutral measures to facilitate the participation of Small Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (SDBE) in City contracting activity, recruitment, certification, and maintenance of SDBE data bank, business development, City project compliance, monitoring, and reporting. Guided by the City's Strategic Plan, the department ensures that its services support making Durham a great place to live, work, and play by focusing on a strong and diverse economy, assuring that City efforts are well managed, and supporting the stewardship of the City's physical assets. To learn more, visit http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/as/eoea/Pages/Home.aspx.

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