Annual Events

Alternative Financing Seminar

The 3rd Annual Alternative Financing Seminar will be held on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010.  To see additional details, click here.

The 2nd Annual Alternative Financing Seminar was held on March 11, 2009.  This was a very successful event with presentations on alternative financing options from 12 organizations in the community.  Below is a list of contact information for each of the organizations that presented information.  The PowerPoint presentations are also available where applicable.

Below is a link to a printable PDF document that contains all the contact information that is presented on this webpage.     
2009 Alternative Financing Seminar Speaker Information

Daryl Maas
Farm Power Northwest LLC
P) 360-424-4519
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W) www.farmpower.com

Tom Dorr- Director
Center for Economic Vitality
P) 360-733-4014
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W) www.cbe.wwu.edu/sbdc
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Traci Harstad Stark- Director of Business Development
Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
P) 360-336-6114
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W) www.skagit.org
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Nancy Jordan- Executive Director
John Michener- Programs Manager
Northwest Economic Council
P) 360-676-4255
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W) www.nwecon.org
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Elizabeth Rusnak- V.P. / Senior Business Development Officer
Northwest Business Development Association
P) 425-286-6673
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W) www.nwbusiness.org

Tyler Ryan
Bellingham Angel Group
W) www.bellinghamangels.com
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Sally Harris- Northwest Regional Services Manager
International Trade and Economic Development Washington State CTED
P) 360-336-1973
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W) www.ChooseWashington.com
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Dodd Snodgrass- Economic Development Specialist
Port of Bellingham
P) 360-676-2500
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W) www.portofbellingham.com

Tim Schipke- President & CEO
Export Finance Assistance Center
P) 206-256-6127
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W) www.efacw.org
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Che J. Wong- Associate Loan Officer
ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia
P) 206-447-9226 ext. 103
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W) www.sbpac.com
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Sharon Exley- Business Programs Specialist
United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development
P) 360-428-4322 ext. 159
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W) www.rurdev.usda.gov/wa/nwarea.htm