Media Alert

November 5, 2013

Access to Capital: Money to Mainstreet Coming to Seattle

WHAT: Access to Capital: Money to Mainstreet will be in Seattle on November 12th at the Westin for the fourth stop on its national tour. Access to Capital: Money to Mainstreet was started by Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. as an initiative to educate local small businesses owners about lending options and ways to help grow their companies. The event is comprised of two main areas – the “town hall” where speakers, spotlight series, and panels will give advice and testimonials throughout the event – and the “financial district” where attendees can have one-on-one meetings with business lenders, legal experts and advisors. Key sponsors of this event include: Bank of America, Microsoft, AEO, LegalZoom, and Merchant Cash and Capital.

Lending appointments for Seattle’s event are available with more than 40 representatives from 21 financial institutions:   

  • Ascentium Capital
  • Bank of America
  • Banner Bank
  • Craft3
  • Community Capital Development
  • EastWest Bank
  • Export-Import Bank of the United States
  • Fusion Business Finance
  • Grow America Fund
  • Guidant Financial
  • Homestreet Bank
  • Lendio
  • Lighter Capital
  • Merchant Cash and Capital
  • MercyCorps Northwest
  • One PacificCoast Bank
  • Orange Commercial Credit
  • Regal Financial Bank
  • Union Bank
  • US Bank
  • Wells Fargo


WHEN:

Tuesday, November 12th
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

WHERE:
The Westin Seattle Hotel
1900 5th AvenueSeattle, WA 98101

WHO:
The “town hall” will feature expert panels and presentations from local and national entrepreneurs and lending experts including:

  • Michael Banfield (SpingStar)
  • Brock Blake (Lendio)
  • Jill Blankenship (Frontline Call Center)
  • Connie Bourassa-Shaw (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship)
  • Joan Broughton (Craft3)
  • Roland Chaiton (Community Capital Development)
  • Tom Cock (Vestory)
  • Mark Costello (SBA)
  • Roger Foreman (Bank of the America)
  • Ruth Anne Halford (Fortune Bank)
  • Makini Howell (Plum Bistro)
  • Mary Juetten (Traklight)
  • Michael “Luni” Libes (Fledge)
  • Beth Lipson (Opportunity Finance Network)
  • Mick Matsuzawa (Washington State Office of Minority & Women’s Business Enterprises)
  • Walter McLaughlin (Banner Bank)
  • Jennie Motto (Accion)
  • David Nilssen (Guidant Financial)
  • Ditto Nowakowski (CanCan)
  • Dave Parker (UP Global)
  • Corey Ross (Fusion Business Finance)
  • Dan Shapiro (Robot Turtles)
  • Andy Shawber (Summit Law)
  • Stephen Sheinbaum (Merchant Cash and Capital)
  • Larry Spelhaug (SCORE Seattle)
  • Steve Strauss (USA Today)
  • Carol Tice (Freelance Writers Den)
  • Daniel Todd (Affinity Influencing Systems)

For a complete list of confirmed participants and more information, visit http://accesstocapital.com/seattle.  Follow @AccessToCapital or search #GetA2C on twitter for updates.

HOW: 
Media are invited to attend and meet with small business owners and follow them through the process of preparing to meet with lenders. Please RSVP in advance to Lauren Simpson at lsimpson@dandb.com or call 310-919-2230.

About Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.

Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. is the leading provider of credit building and credibility solutions for businesses. The company helps businesses establish their credit with a D&B D-U-N-S® Number and provides the only business credit solution available to companies looking to build, monitor, and impact their business credit and credibility. The company’s headquarters are in Los Angeles, CA with offices throughout the United States. For more information on the company, please visit www.DandB.com or follow the company on Twitter via @DandB.

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Greenough
Aaron Kellogg, 617-275-6526
akellogg@greenoughcom.com

or

Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.
Liz Gengl, 310-919-2266
lgengl@dandb.com