Apr 29th, 2008
CONTACT: Ron Acree
TSBDC
Jackson State Community College
PHONE: (731) 424-5389
FAX: (731) 427-3942
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jackson State Offers Community Express Loan Workshop May 20
Jackson, TN- A free Community Express Loan Workshop will be held on May 20 in Henderson at the City Hall at 9:30 a.m. and in Selmer at the UT-Martin Center at 2 p.m. The workshops are sponsored by the Henderson/Chester Co. Chamber of Commerce, the Selmer/McNairy Co. Chamber of Commerce and the Tennessee Small Business Development Center of Jackson State Community College.
Participants will learn how to apply for a Small Business Administration Community Express Loan through Superior Financial Group. The Community Express Loan program is available to full-time and part-time businesses. These loans are payable over ten years. Loan amounts are from $5,000 to $25,000, and no collateral or financial statements are required. All partners, principals or co-owners of the business must apply together. Those with a criminal history or anyone who has defaulted on a government loan including student loans are not eligible. Non-profit businesses are not eligible.
The workshop is free and open to the general public. Seating is limited on a first come, first serve basis. For more information on the Henderson workshop call Kristen Hester at 731-989-5222 or e-mail khester@chestercountychamber.com. For more information on the Selmer workshop call 731-645-7476.
This program is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Additional funding is provided by the Tennessee Board of Regents and the State of Tennessee. All SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.