Securing financing can be a pivotal step in launching, growing, or stabilizing your business, but knowing where to start can feel overwhelming. At Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC), we’re here to help demystify the process and set you up for success. Hosted by BDCC’s business services team, this four part series will help small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs better understand and access capital.
Presented by Stephen Robert, CEO of Bedrock Credit America, this session will focus specifically on how business owners can build, interpret, and improve their credit profiles, and how credit impacts access to financing. Drawing on Bedrock Credit America’s educational approach, the workshop will provide practical guidance on credit structure, common pitfalls, and strategies for strengthening credit over time.
“Credit plays a critical role in a business owner’s ability to access capital, yet it is often misunderstood,” said Stephen Robert. “Our goal is to help participants better understand how credit works and give them tools they can use immediately to improve their financial position.”
Learn more about Bedrock Credit America here: bedrockcreditamerica.org
Session 1: Understanding Business Credit with Stephen Robert from Bedrock Credit America
Learn how you can build, interpret, and improve their credit profiles, and how credit impacts access to financing.
This will be a virtual session on Wednesday, September 16 at 3pm.
Session 2: Small Business Financial Statements & How Businesses Use Credit with KeyBank
Learn all about balance sheets, profit & loss statements & cash flow reports as well as lines of credit, credit cards, term loans, and financing options.
This will be a hybrid session on Wednesday, October 14 at 3pm.
Session 3: SME Financing Strategy with Will Jeffries from Blumenthal Enterprises
Learn how to choose the right capital for the business you’re actually building.
This will be a virtual session on November 18, at 3pm.
Session 4: Not All Capital is Equal: How to Avoid Financing Traps
Examine the true cost of financing options.
This will be a hybrid session on December 9th at 5pm.
Meet the Bankers event to follow, in person at 6:00pm.
All sessions are free to attend and participants can register for as many of the sessions as they’d like.
