BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T170000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:KC Game Plan: Small Business Lender Readiness Straight Talk DESCRIPTION:As global visitors arrive in Kansas City for the FIFA World Cup 2026 \, many local businesses will see increased demand. Planning early especially financially is essential for positioning your business to maximize these opportunities.This lender readiness workshop is designed to help you assess your capital needs and strengthen your loan applications.\nParticipants will hear directly from local lenders and small business support experts who will share practical\, first-hand guidance on:Identifying when and why your business may need additional capitalAvoiding common application errors that delay or derail funding decisionsPreparing complete\, accurate\, and lender-ready applicationsTaking steps now to improve your chances of securing capital\nKC Game Plan will also provide brief insights into anticipated visitor demand and introduce readiness tools available to support growth planning for 2026 and beyond.\nThis workshop is deal for hospitality\, retail\, tourism\, entertainment\, and other visitor-facing businesses preparing to welcome global soccer fans.\nCost: FREE\, but registration required.\nTwo options to attend!Register for In PersonRegister for Virtual X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

As global visitors arrive in Kansas City for the FIFA World Cup 2026&trade\;\, many local businesses will see increased demand. Planning early&mdash\;especially financially&mdash\;is essential for positioning your business to maximize these opportunities.

This lender readiness workshop is designed to help you assess your capital needs and strengthen your loan applications.

Participants will hear directly from local lenders and small business support experts who will share practical\, first-hand guidance on:

Identifying when and why your business may need additional capital
Avoiding common application errors that delay or derail funding decisions
Preparing complete\, accurate\, and lender-ready applications
Taking steps now to improve your chances of securing capital

KC Game Plan will also provide brief insights into anticipated visitor demand and introduce readiness tools available to support growth planning for 2026 and beyond.

This workshop is deal for hospitality\, retail\, tourism\, entertainment\, and other visitor-facing businesses preparing to welcome global soccer fans.

Cost: FREE\, but registration required.

Two options to attend!

LOCATION:30 W Pershing Rd ste 301 Kansas City MO 64108 UID:e.4615.1435524 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260427T200711Z URL:https://business.nejcchamber.com/event-calendar/Details/kc-game-plan-small-business-lender-readiness-straight-talk-1699230?sourceTypeId=Hub END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR