{"id":5321,"date":"2023-11-17T10:44:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T16:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dgedc.com\/?p=5321"},"modified":"2023-12-06T15:15:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T21:15:45","slug":"5321-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dgedc.com\/5321-2\/","title":{"rendered":"1st SPARK Forum a Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dgedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/access-to-capital.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5323 aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dgedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/access-to-capital-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>Thanks to our area commercial lending partners who comprised our \u201cAccess to Capital\u201d panel<br \/>at Belmont Golf Club on October 19. Featured experts included Tom Harris from Bank Financial<br \/>in Downers Grove, Lori Ritzert and Beata Gesicki from Community Bank of Downers Grove,<br \/>Cynthia Burkell of Huntington Bank in Downers Grove and Anna Maria Kowalik of the Illinois<br \/>Energy Conservation Authority (IECA).<br \/>A wide range of financing options were discussed by our panelists.<br \/>Tom Harris of Bank Financial described a Universal Line of Credit for working capital, available<br \/>to companies with B to B accounts receivable. For details, Tom Harris, SVP of Commercial<br \/>Finance can be reached at tharris@bankfinancial.com.<br \/>As a Wintrust Community Bank and a branch of Hinsdale Bank &amp;amp; Trust, Community Bank of<br \/>Downers Grove supports area businesses with SBA loans and a wide range of commercial<br \/>financing solutions and is an Advantage Illinois Loan Program participating lender. To learn<br \/>more about Advantage Illinois loans for Illinois small businesses and other financing options,<br \/>contact Lori Ritzert, email lritzert@hinsdalebnk.com.<br \/>Huntington Bank\u2019s Lift Local Business program offers low-cost, no origination fee loans of<br \/>$1,000 to $150,000 to minority-owned, women-owned and veteran-owned businesses. To learn<br \/>more about these and other financing options, reach out to Cynthia Burkell at<br \/>cynthia.p.burkell@huntington.com.<br \/>Senior VP AnnaMaria Kowalik of The Illinois Energy Conservation Authority NFP (IECA) discussed<br \/>their innovative C-PACE program developed to help private commercial property owners make<br \/>eligible energy saving improvements to existing buildings and new construction projects. To<br \/>learn more about IECA financing programs, email AnnaMaria.Kowalik@iecapace.org.<br \/>These are just a few of many lending solutions available to small and growing businesses in<br \/>Downers Grove and surrounding DuPage County. For more information, please do not hesitate<br \/>to contact the lending professionals listed above or DGEDC, the economic engine of Downers<br \/>Grove!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to our area commercial lending partners who comprised our \u201cAccess to Capital\u201d panelat Belmont Golf Club on October 19. Featured experts included Tom Harris from Bank Financialin Downers Grove, Lori Ritzert and Beata Gesicki from Community Bank of Downers Grove,Cynthia Burkell of Huntington Bank in Downers Grove and Anna Maria Kowalik of the IllinoisEnergy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>1 st SPARK Forum a Success<br \/>Thanks to our area commercial lending partners who comprised our \u201cAccess to Capital\u201d panel<br \/>at Belmont Golf Club on October 19. Featured experts included Tom Harris from Bank Financial<br \/>in Downers Grove, Lori Ritzert and Beata Gesicki from Community Bank of Downers Grove,<br \/>Cynthia Burkell of Huntington Bank in Downers Grove and Anna Maria Kowalik of the Illinois<br \/>Energy Conservation Authority (IECA).<br \/>A wide range of financing options were discussed by our panelists.<br \/>Tom Harris of Bank Financial described a Universal Line of Credit for working capital, available<br \/>to companies with B to B accounts receivable. For details, Tom Harris, SVP of Commercial<br \/>Finance can be reached at tharris@bankfinancial.com.<br \/>As a Wintrust Community Bank and a branch of Hinsdale Bank & Trust, Community Bank of<br \/>Downers Grove supports area businesses with SBA loans and a wide range of commercial<br \/>financing solutions and is an Advantage Illinois Loan Program participating lender. 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To<br \/>learn more about IECA financing programs, email AnnaMaria.Kowalik@iecapace.org.<br \/>These are just a few of many lending solutions available to small and growing businesses in<br \/>Downers Grove and surrounding DuPage County. 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