Join thought leaders including SBA officers, business lenders, support ecosystem partners, industry pros, and small business owners as they share ideas and generate solutions to drive growth at the Economic & Community Development Institution’s 2024 Small Business Lending and Development Conference, August 6 to August 8, in Columbus.

As regions flourish, can small business development leaders foster more equitable prosperity by empowering underserved entrepreneurs and communities? The conference seeks to answer that question by providing the insights and connections to make it possible. The conference will educate on capital access and SBA lending best practices, while sparking cross-functional conversations, collaborations and connections.

Based in Columbus, Economic & Community Development Institute (ECDI) is the top performing SBA microlender in the United States. For small business clients in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, we serve a one-stop resource center. We are a leading SBA microloan intermediary, a certified Community Development Corporation, and Treasury-designated Community Development Financial Institution. REGISTER NOW