Access to Capital: Funding Strategies for Key Stages of Your Business Growth

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Access to Capital: Funding Strategies for Key Stages of Your Business Growth

📅 November 17, 2026

🕒 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

📍 Online

Presenter: SCORE

Lenders want to say yes, but a great idea isn’t enough

Whether you’re opening your doors, expanding a business that’s working, or planning a major move like buying property or another company, the right funding depends on what you can prove. In this practical 45-minute webinar, you’ll learn how capital follows proof, and how to build that proof one stage at a time.

You’ll learn:

• How to budget your day-one costs and build a cash reserve, and why most startups are self-funded

• The benchmarks to hit before you expand, so growth multiplies profit, not problems

• What lenders look for at each stage: coverage, track record, your own investment and collateral

• Why “need to have” beats “nice to have,” and how to show a lender exactly how a loan will pay for itself

• Where grants, crowdfunding and community lenders fit in

Ideal for small business owners who are starting up or planning to grow. All attendees receive a handout with the startup scorecard, a budget worksheet and local resources.

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From City of Thornton Office of Economic Development