Monday, March 26, 2012

Small-business corner: Hub offers business lending assistance - El Paso Times

Don't miss this opportunity to hear Sue Malone at The Hub of Human Innovation on April 5.

One of the busiest women in America, Malone is on the road throughout the year working with SBA partners around the nation to reach out to small businesses.

As an inspirational speaker, Malone has been spotlighted in countless speaking engagements, as well as on CNN, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and "Trick My Truck."

Starting your own business and growing that business can be daunting tasks. Malone of Strategies For Small Business will provide insights and tips on SBA loans as one way to access the funding required to start and grow a business.

Malone's sole mission for the past several years has been to help people obtain access to capital to start or expand their businesses. In doing so, one of her specialties has become small-business start-up loans.

Malone is a small-business advocate for all 50 states and has been so successful that she is the No. 1 SBA lender in loan volume to women in business and the largest SBA lender in the county.

Malone has funded more than 30,000 small-business loans.

Her presentation is sponsored by RampCorp and The Hub of Human Innovation as part of the monthly RBTec series.

RBTec was formed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs.

RBTec meets monthly and provides opportunities for networking with other entrepreneurs. Its purpose is to connect innovative, high-growth companies to know-how, talent, technology and capital.

RampCorp, a

program from Texas State University-San Marcos, works locally with a group of woman entrepreneurs to help them start scalable business that will benefit the El Paso region. It provides training, coaching and mentoring for people who want to be entrepreneurs or who want to scale up an existing business.

The Hub of Human Innovation is El Paso's only technology incubator.

The Hub works with entrepreneurs who have technology-based scalable ideas to grow that idea and bring it to market.

Hub staff, partners and volunteers also work with technology companies seeking a "soft landing" in the El Paso region.

The Hub's goal through this event, and a series of upcoming workshops, is to support entrepreneurs through the provision of critical information and contacts.

The Hub's support for entrepreneurs includes the Clean Energy Partners Program, Manufacturing Program and The Hub Team Mentor Program modeled after the world-class MIT Venture Mentoring Service.

Nancy Lowery is assistant director of The Hub of Human Innovation.

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