Young Entrepreneurs: Business loans and financing 101 from the SBA and CDC
What a bank needs to know about your loan request. What types of loans are available. What business types are ineligible for SBA financing.
Featured Speaker:
Mark Morales is a Vice President of SBA Lending at City National Bank. Mark has over 20 years of business banking experience and specializes in SBA financing and loan programs for diverse owned businesses.
Mark is the SBA Los Angeles District Office - 2016 Financial Services Champion of the Year and the California Department of Insurance - 2018 Insurance Diversity Trailblazer.
Mark is also Co-owner of Charles Jacobsen, Inc., an importer of antique furniture and accessories from Asia, which is a Certified LGBT Business Enterprise.
Mark currently serves the community as:
- Chair of the Diversity Task Force for the California Department of Insurance
- Small Business Employer AdvisoryCommittee (SBEAC) for the State of California Employment Development Department (EDD)
- Community Advisory Panel for Southern California Edison
- Leadership Council for the Los Angeles Business Council
- Board of Advisors for Equality California
- Board of Advisors for the Long Beach LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce
- Former President for the Los Angeles LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce
- His experience as a business owner, a community leader, a diversity advocate, an industry representative and a commercial lender give him a unique perspective in all of his endeavors.
Date and Time
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT