Seattle – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) will bring together local small business owners, financial institutions, and representatives from local governments to discuss ways to support Washington state's small businesses during these tough economic times. Cantwell has been working hard to encourage the Small Business Administration to prioritize creditworthy small businesses that have been unfairly cut off from capital and bridge the funding gap until secondary markets unfreeze so that Washington state’s small businesses can keep their doors open.

 

 

WHEN:           Thursday, April 9, 2009 @ 2:00 pm

 

WHERE:        Community Capital Development

                       1437 South Jackson Street

                      Seattle, WA

 

WHO:           

 

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell

Nancy Porzio, District Director, Small Business Administration (Region 10)

Scott Jarvis, Director, WA State Dept. of Financial Institutions

Jim Thomas, Founder & CEO, Community Capital Development

Bruce Williams, Chairman and CEO, Home Street Bank

John Van Dijk, President, The Bank of the Pacific

Ken Parsons, Chairman and CEO, Venture Bank

Cheryl Sesnon, Executive Director, Washington Community Alliance for Self-Help

Sue Taoka, Executive Vice President of Urban Programs, ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia

Eric Braunwart, President and sole stockholder of Columbia Gem House Inc.

Ed Milan, Chair-Seattle Chapter, Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)