Starting a business requires a tremendous amount of dedication and ambition, but these traits alone are often not enough. During National Mentoring Month, connect with an SBA resource partner to help you along your business journey. Whether you’re seeking training, opportunities or funding, SBA resource partners are here to serve as your trusted advisors and mentors.

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The cold winter months are upon us. Make sure your business is prepared. Check out these winter weather safety tips.

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SBA Upcoming Events 

Don’t miss this no-cost opportunity to build or grow your new (<5 years) small business through the Rural Ascent Agricultural Program for Women-Owned Farms and Ranches! Space is limited and you must apply for consideration for this twelve-week virtual program. If selected, you will join other entrepreneurs from rural areas across the U.S. on an interactive virtual platform packed with resources to set and achieve your business goals, consult with subject matter experts and build your peer network. Being located in a rural area is required, please check here to ensure you meet the requirement. Application for the program ends January 15, 2023.

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Want to learn more? Attend an info webinar on  January 10th.

For questions or special accommodations, please contact SBA Rural Affairs at [email protected]. 

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Thursday, January 12, 2023                  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

For Small Businesses: Grow Your Sales Through Trade

Learn how to grow your small business through international sales!

Are you a small business looking to expand? Did you know that the best way to boost your bottom line is to look outside of our US borders. Selling internationally can help protect your bottom line from the ebbs and flows of one domestic market, while granting you access to more buyers. Learn about access to markets, access to grants, and access to capital to help your business enter the global marketplace!

Join experts from the U.S Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade to hear how you can:

• access export resources
• find international buyers
• obtain financing
• protect your foreign receivables

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Thursday, January 19, 2023                                    1:00 PM EST

The last two years have been a whirlwind of factors that have significantly disrupted the global economy, including quarantine shut-downs, supply chain disruptions, interest rate hikes and more.

Join us as we kick of 2023 with a discussion on anticipated growth levels, interest rates, regulatory expectations, supply chain recovery, and other factors that will impact capital markets, small business exporters, and the world economy.

Building off of a recently signed Strategic Alliance Memorandum, the SBA and BAFT are working together to bring you key insights and updates. You will hear an enlightening conversation between the American Bankers Association's Chief Economist and the Bankers Association for Finance & Trade's President & CEO, moderated by SBA's Associate Administrator of International Trade.

Whether you are a small business, a lender, or a counselor, you will want to listen in!

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Thursday, January 19, 2023                  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

For Lenders: Long Term Financing for Your Export Clients

Guidelines on the use of the International Trade Loan & Export Express programs to provide term financing to exporters with a 90% guaranty

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) prioritizes assistance for those small businesses that are starting to export, already exporting or in the export supply chain. The SBA assists small businesses that may need additional funding to buy equipment or new facilities, refinance debt, or acquire another business to achieve their export sales potential. International expansion can provide small business with substantial growth opportunities, but it can also present additional risk factors for their lenders.

The SBA has designed programs for these development opportunities and at the same time minimize lender risk by providing a 90% guarantee. International expansion can provide small business with substantial growth opportunities, but it can also present additional risk factors for their lenders. The SBA has designed programs for these development opportunities and at the same time minimize lender risk by providing a 90% guarantee.

Please join us to learn how your bank can participate in these programs. The International Trade Loan and Export Express programs that provide lenders the opportunity to assist direct and indirect exporters with long term financing. This training will cover the following topics:

• Program benefits

• Eligibility criteria

• Credit standards

• Application process

• Servicing requirements

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Resource Partner News & Upcoming Events

Tuesday, January 10, 2023                11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (MST)

Join SD CEO West for their Women In Networking (WIN)Luncheon on January 10, from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM at the Spearfish Holiday Inn Convention Center. Spotlight speaker this month is Kristen Gullickson, CFP, LPL Financial Planner with Partridge Financial.

Early Bird Ticket Price: $20 (Through January 4th)

Regular Ticket Price: $25 (January 5 - 6th)

Registration and payment by Monday, Jan. 9th, at midnight is required. Seating is limited no walk-ins accepted. 

Interested in promoting your business or organization? Bring a door prize!  

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023                  9:00 AM - 3:30 PM (MST)

Interested in starting a business? 

Make 2023 the year you… 

• Move your idea or side hustle into a real business 
• Understand financing and legal issues surrounding business ownership 
• Connect with other local entrepreneurs making an impact across South Dakota 
• Learn about what it takes to launch a business in South Dakota!  

Join SD CEO West and start your new business journey today by attending the Entrepreneurial Boot Camp Workshop and get on the fast track to financial and personal independence. Led by local experts, the Entrepreneurial Boot Camp is a full-day workshop at BHSU - Rapid City or virtually.

Topics include: 

• Preparing a business plan 
• Business formation and legal considerations 
• Funding your new business 
• Marketing your business 
• Managing your business 
• Successful networking for entrepreneurs

 Can you see yourself as a business owner in 2023? Join us! 

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