NEWS RELEASE

SPOKANE PRESS OFFICE                       

Release Date:  March 14, 2005                 Media Contact: Patty Jordan (509) 353-2879

Release Number: 05-11                               Internet Address: www.sba.gov/wa/spokane/

Business Loan Briefing by Spokane SBA - Free

SPOKANE - The U.S. Small Business Administration conducts free Business Loan Briefings on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.  The briefings start promptly at 11:45 am and last approximately one hour.  Come to a loan briefing at SBA's Training Center at 801 West Riverside Avenue, Suite 240 in Spokane.  Call Adrienne at Spokane SBA at 1-509-353-2811 to register.

Anyone interested in how to get a loan to start, expand or buy a small business should attend.  You will learn what lenders look for in a credit application, what resources and financing programs are available, and where to go next.

Please join us at one of the next SBA Business Loan Briefing sessions.  The March and April dates are as follows:

                                                            March 25, 2005

April 14, 2005

April 28, 2005

If you cannot attend a loan briefing in person, Spokane SBA now offers you the option to participate by phone from the comfort of your home or office!

Date of next loan briefing:          March 24, 2005

Start Time:                                11:45 a.m.

Toll-Free Phone Number:         1-866-740-1260

Access Code:                           3109402 (participant login)

Computer Web Access:            http://www.readytalk.com

To join the loan briefing by conference call, dial the toll-free phone number 1-866-740-1260 and enter the access code 3109402 to hear the Spokane SBA presenter.  Simultaneously view the PowerPoint slides of the actual presentation online as it is being conducted in Spokane by logging onto the website http://www.readytalk.com and entering participant login code 3109402.

Small business loan programs are designed to support your quest for financing based on the amount of money you need, the purpose of the loan, and your personal circumstances.  This is your best source of information on what is required as you pursue funding for your business.

For more information about the Business Loan Briefing or for guidance on how to participate by phone and online, call Adrienne at Spokane SBA at 1-509-353-2811.