LGBTBE Roundtable - Overview of SBA Programs and Services

Date and Time

Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM CDT

Wednesday, September 25th
11:30 am to 1:30 pm

Location

Small Business Administration
Kansas City District Office
Commerce Bank Building
1000 Walnut Street, 5th Floor, Suite 500
Kansas City, MO 64106

Enter the building through the parking garage at 1025 Main Street (West side of the building)
Take the elevator to the second floor
Exit to the right and go through the automatic doors into the building
Cross the lobby and go past the side of the Box Gallery
The Security desk will be on your left and the elevators on the right
Take the elevator to the 5th floor, Suite 500
You will be provided with a bar coded sticker for the parking ticket

Contact Information

Tracey
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Description

Topic:
Overview of SBA Programs and Services

Description:
The Small Business Administration will present a panel discussing Lending, Contracting, and information regarding the Small Business Development Center.

Attendees:
This event is for Chamber members.

We encourage and welcome LGBTBEs and other small business owners to join us.

Lunch and parking are complimentary.

Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements by Wednesday, Sep. 18.

Moderator: Sheila Forrester

Panelists:
Ram Basnet (he/him), Deputy District Director in the SBA’s Kansas City District Office

Ram joined the U.S. Small Business Administration in 2018. As the Deputy District Director in the SBA’s Kansas City District Office, he is responsible for the oversight of SBA Programs and Services delivery across 28 counties in Eastern Kansas and 61 counties in Western Missouri. Basnet is also the Project Officer for the Missouri Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network. In this role, Basnet conducts onsite compliance reviews of the SBDC lead center and service centers. Prior to SBA, Basnet worked at Cerner, US Army, and Deloitte. Basnet did his undergraduate in Economics from Brigham Young University and his MBA in Finance from Missouri State University.

Jill Hathaway (she/her), Regional Director Missouri Small Business Development Center at UMKC (LinkedIn Profile)

Igor Soares (he/him) Business Opportunity Specialist

Igor came to the Kansas City District Office by transferring from the Richmond District Office, where he worked as a Lead Business Opportunity Specialist. He brings more than seven years of experience in government contracting and business development. Prior to joining the SBA, Mr. Soares was a Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica supporting emerging businesses and microlenders.

Thanks to our Sponsor:

We are grateful to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for their grant support, allowing us to provide this program free of charge for our LGBTBE members.