Otro Financial

Join me Thursday, May 18 at Noon (Eastern time) for our live presentation, "When Banks Say No.", hosted by SCORE Mentors Treasure Coast.

This free webinar will provide an overview of the funding options available to small business owners (and would-be business owners), even after the banks have said no.

Register here: https://www.score.org/treasurecoast/event/when-banks-say-no-financing-options

Tomorrow is Biz Fest!

SCORE Mentors - Space Coast is hosting Biz Fest tomorrow! This will be the 7th annual Biz Fest Expo 2023, this year at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites and Space Coast Convention Center (301 Tucker Lane, Cocoa, FL), and Otro Financial will be there!

Come learn what options are available to small business owners (and would-be business owners) even after the bank says "no" to your loan request.

I participated this morning in a panel discussion at a New Member Welcome Event for the Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce.

We were asked to (openly) describe our perceptions of chambers of commerce prior to joining the Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce, what our experience has been, and what we would say to others (including our mothers) who might be starting a new business.

I explained that in my previous experience, chambers of commerce were full of sellers, not buyers, and that they seemed to full of financial planners and insurance agents looking for clients.

However, my experience with the Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce has been nothing short of wonderful. This is a robust, interesting and active community of business owners who take pride in the community and who are seeking business excellence.

In terms of advice to those starting new businesses, I say get involved with your chamber and meet people, and try to discover what you can do to help them, and not yourself, you end up generating friendships and business connections that can have significant, positive, long-term impacts on your business. It is an investment, not a quick hit.