Small Business Institute Panel Discussion
At today’s final SBI session, the class had the opportunity to participate in an engaging panel discussion with other small business owners, reps from the SBA, SBDC and SCORE and business lenders.
The panelist discussed the ups and downs of running a small business, credit issues in today’s market, business incubator programs and resources for market research.
The panelists included:
Kristine Augustine, MetroAction, kaugustine@metroaction.org
Lisa Major, Community Bank and Trust Co, lmajor@combk.com
Ed Kowalczyk, Wilkes SBDC, edward.kowalczyk@wilkes.edu
Will Robinson, Wilkes-Barre SCORE, willrobinson@wbscore.org
Catherine Shafer, CDS Creative, catherine@cdscreative.com
Bob Maximovicz, U.S. Small Business Administration, robert.maximovicz@sba.gov
Michael Kane, U.S. Small Business Administration, michael.kane@sba.gov