Leading provider of credit building and credibility solutions for businesses, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp., announced last week its second event of the 2014 Access to Capital: Money to Mainstreet tour, which will be held in San Diego, California at the Marriott Marquis & Marina this Thursday.
The one-day event will include a panel of lending experts that will discuss both traditional and alternative lending spotlight presentations on equity, crowdfunding and business credit, and one-on-one lender meetings where small business owners can meet with numerous lenders, legal experts, business resources, and advisors.
Panel and presentations will feature local and national lending experts along with entrepreneurs who will share their funding stores. Featured speakers include:
- Daniel J. Adams, Wells Fargo
- Valery Belloso, Accion
- Chad Berkey, Tin Play
- Amber Colley, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.
- Ryan Foster, Mission Bay Pet Salon & Wash
- Felena Hanson, HeraHub
- Maria Hughes, SBA
- James Hunt, Comerica
- Susan Lamping, CDC Small Business Financing
- Silvia Mah, Hera Labs
- Steve Strauss, USA Today
Businesses attending will receive a free copy of their D&B® credit report and a copy of The Small Business Bible, by USA Today columnist and small business expert Steve Strauss. Attendees will also have the opportunity to consult with a Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. certified Credit Advisor to prepare for their one-on-one lending appointments. Lenders include:
- Accion
- Bank of America
- California Bank & Trust
- CDC Small Business Financing
- Chase
- City National
- Comerica
- Deal Struck
- ForwardLine
- FSW Funding
- Innovative Lease Services
- Silvergate
- Union Bank
- Vibra
- Wells Fargo
According to Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management and Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.’s Capital First Quarter 2014 Index Survey (PCA), nearly 70 percent of Southern California companies anticipate raising capital will be difficult within the next six months.
