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Twenty small business funding options and questions business owners can expect lenders to ask are among topics of this week’s free webinar. Host and SBDC director, Kelly Bearden focuses on essentials for small businesses to become “loan ready” including several necessary factors to start or place a company in position to expand and grow through acquiring capital. Kelly also discusses the recent deadline extension to file the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

Guest Dr. Deborah Cours, dean of CSU Bakersfield’s College of Business and Public Administration (BPA) and executive director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation gives and update on the importance of the university’s BPA to regional economic development.

This marks the 336th episode of the “Webinar Wednesday” business series that provides news and information helpful to employers and business owners.

The CSU Bakersfield SBDC provides free one-on-one help to small business owners. New and existing businesses can sign up to meet with a business advisor at no cost by clicking here!
 
TIMESTAMPS  
00:00 Intro
00:15 What’s up today February 26, 2025
04:11 Poll Question: “What is your legal entity?”
06:56 Kelly introduces Dr. Deborah Cours, dean of CSU Bakersfield’s College of Business and Public Administration (BPA) and executive director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
08:12 Dr. Cours begins to speak
10:00 Reasons to choose CSUB and BPA
11:04 Career Connections
11:49 B.S. in Business Administration
12:21 Centers, Fellowships, and Resources
16:13 Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI)
17:23 CEI Accelerator
19:46 Student Clubs and Organizations
20:57 Partner with Us!
21:57 Kelly rejoins Dr. Cours for discussion
CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT https://www.fincen.gov/boi
FinCEN - How to File a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Report https://youtu.be/GydCvfbKxPw?si=XW-VH6o5Dihnf7zk
26:25 SBA Priorities 2025
SBA Administrator Loeffler Issues Memo on Day One Priorities https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/02/24/sba-administrator-loeffler-issues....
30:39 Free Human Resources Hotline for Employers in Central Valley of California
35:07 Don’t always start with a business plan
47:59 Example of Cash Flow Debt to Service Lenders Look At
49:20 SBA Disaster Business Loan Options https://lending.sba.gov/
51:00 Questions and Answers with webinar attendees
 
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Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and a Grant with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA or the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the California SBDC closest to you.