lunchandlearn Archives - Chippewa Economic Development Corporation

Lunch & Learn: SBA 504 Financing

If you're a business owner considering buying, building, expanding, or refinancing real estate—or investing in new equipment—while benefiting from lower down payments and long-term fixed rates, the SBA 504 loan program could be a great fit for you! Join us for this Lunch and Learn session, where we’ll break down how this financing option helps business owners preserve cash, enhance cash flow, and manage interest rate risks. WBD and Security Financial Bank will share real-life examples of how the SBA 504 program has successfully supported small businesses in the Chippewa Valley, making it a beneficial solution for both lenders and borrowers.

BEAR Lunch & Learn: Talent in the Digital Age

Most people don't know that 85-95% of all job creation comes from a community's existing businesses. CCEDC gets it and understands that. That's why we work through our BEAR [Business Expansion and Retention] program to help them grow and expand. As a part of our mission, we aim to provide or direct our area's businesses to all the available resources they could possibly need, especially in the areas of talent/workforce attraction and retention. Our BEAR Lunch & Learn events are designed to provide existing businesses with such relevant information so that our business community can apply it to their daily practices. Recently, a CCEDC BEAR Lunch & Learn centered around the topic of improving talent recruitment through digital marketing. Justin Vajko, owner of Dialog Design Co., led a fascinating discussion on talent in [...]