This National Small Business Week Virtual Summit webinar will discuss ways you can turn your passion project into a full-fledged business and how to take it to the next level by securing your first business loan. Randa Kriss, Small Business Specialist & Writer at NerdWallet, will first walk through five basic but essential steps that can help level up your side hustle and give your new venture a shot at staying power. She will cover topics like choosing a business structure, separating personal and business finances, formalizing a business plan, and more.
Then, Randa will highlight what to do if you’re running your small business but need more capital to grow. She’ll walk viewers through the key factors that lenders consider when evaluating your business loan application to help improve your chances of getting the financing you need.
Objectives for this webinar include:
- Identifying the steps to turn your side hustle into a viable small business
- Understanding how to improve your chances of securing your first business loan
- Feeling confident in how to navigate starting your small business - from expansion to funding
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About Nerdwallet
Randa Kriss is a lead writer and NerdWallet authority on small business. She has nearly a decade of experience in digital content. Prior to joining NerdWallet in 2020, Randa worked as a writer at Fundera, covering a wide variety of small-business topics and specializing in the lending and banking spaces.
Her work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Associated Press, MarketWatch and Nasdaq, among other publications. Randa is passionate about helping small business owners make educated financial decisions, especially when it comes to affordable funding. She is based in Connecticut.
