SBTDC at ECU

06/15/2026

📌 Preparing to access business funding takes more than simply needing capital.

Join the SBTDC SSBCI Technical Assistance Program and Corey Barbour this June for two no-cost workshops focused on funding readiness and financing strategies for growth.

Topics will include:
✔️ What lenders look for when evaluating funding requests
✔️ How to determine capital needs and financing options
✔️ Strategies for using home equity to support business growth
✔️ Potential advantages of leveraging real collateral, including lower rates
✔️ Equipment financing opportunities and credit-score-based approval pathways

Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of the difference between needing funding and being prepared to successfully pursue it.

Registration and More Information 🔗 https://sbtdc.org/events?event_category=110

05/04/2026

Tomorrow at noon. 🗓

Free. Hybrid. Four lenders. Two hours.
Built for childcare business owners in Eastern NC.
If you haven't registered yet do it now. Takes 2 minutes.
👉 https://access.sbtdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=6460003

Building Strong Foundations | May 5 | 12 PM | ECU Willis Building + Virtual

Child care providers in Eastern NC face real barriers to growth — funding gaps, staffing challenges, licensing delays, and limited access to capital. This event is designed to connect you with the people and resources that can help.

05/01/2026

Do you know what Self-Help Credit Union has done for small businesses in NC? 👀

They've helped business owners access capital when traditional banks said no and they're going to be in the room on May 5 talking directly to childcare business owners about what's possible.
First Bank, Partner Community Capital, Carolina Small Business Development Fund, and our SSBCI team will be there too.

This is FREE. Virtual or in person. May 5 at noon.
👉 https://access.sbtdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=6460003
Tag a daycare owner who needs to hear this. 👇

Child care providers in Eastern NC face real barriers to growth — funding gaps, staffing challenges, licensing delays, and limited access to capital. This event is designed to connect you with the people and resources that can help.

04/30/2026

The #1 barrier childcare businesses face in Eastern NC isn't the work. It's access to capital.

Most centers are profitable businesses being held back by lenders who don't understand the childcare model or owners who don't know what funding options exist for them.

That's exactly what May 5 is about.

Building Strong Foundations brings four lenders to the table to talk specifically about childcare business financing what qualifies, what doesn't, and what you should be asking for.

Free. Hybrid. Open to all.

📅 May 5 | 12 PM | ECU Willis Building + Virtual
👉 Register: https://access.sbtdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=6460003

Child care providers in Eastern NC face real barriers to growth — funding gaps, staffing challenges, licensing delays, and limited access to capital. This event is designed to connect you with the people and resources that can help.

04/23/2026

Free event!!!!

If you Owner or know someone that owns or is trying to start their own daycare business this is the event to attend… PLEASE SHARE and REGISTER!!!!
👉 Register here: https://access.sbtdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=6460003

If you missed the opportunity to join us for our childcare funding event earlier this month good news. We have a new date and there is still time to register.

Building Strong Foundations: Funding the Future of Child Care in Eastern NC is scheduled for May 5, 2026, and we want you there.

💚 Building Strong Foundations: Funding the Future of Child Care in Eastern NC
📅 Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
📍 IN PERSON: Willis Building | 300 E. 1st Street, ECU | Greenville, NC 27858 or
💻 VIRTUAL: Hybrid — join from anywhere in NC

This free event brings together four lenders and funding resource partners who specialize in childcare businesses:

• First Bank
• Self-Help Credit Union
• Partner Community Capital
• Carolina Small Business Development Fund
• SBTDC SSBCI Capital Access Team

In two hours you will hear about capital options built specifically for childcare businesses, SSBCI and other funding programs, get your questions answered live by real lenders, and walk away with direct contacts and next steps you can act on immediately.

This is completely free and open to current daycare owners, childcare operators, and anyone working toward opening a center