LEG-UP! Meets: 'When the Banks Say No'

LEG UP! Livingston Entrepreneurs Group United for Prosperity's free meeting takes place from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9 at Johnson Center at Cleary University, 3750 Cleary Drive in Howell.

Meeting topic is "When the Banks Say No – the CEED Micro-loan Program."

 Have a business idea and need funding? Struggling to get approval through traditional lending institutions with no success? At the next LEG UP! program, Todd Van Appledorn will present, “When the Banks Say No.”

As loan officer at the CEED (Center for Empowerment and Economic Development) Micro-loan program, Van Appledorn with share information about funding options for entrepreneurs that go beyond the walls of conventional banks.

CEED, the oldest micro lender in Michigan, is a nonprofit organization for entrepreneurs who face obstacles in obtaining traditional business loans business start-up or expansion projects. Funding decisions are not based exclusively on credit, and the organization works in partnership with traditional lenders.

 Learn more about this business resource at the November program. LEG UP!: Livingston Entrepreneurs Group United for Prosperity is an historical collaborative between Cleary University, SCORE, SBTDC and the Howell, Brighton and Hartland chambers of commerce.

The initiative is also supported by the Brighton, Hartland and Howell District Libraries.