Conference social activities include an awards banquet, an evening of fun and entertainment at the Little Rock River Market, and a golf tournament prior to the conference. Please join us on the river for this important and educational event. The new SBA Pre-Qualification program is rapidly growing in popularity with both borrowers and lenders in Arkansas. If we approve the application we issue a pre-qualification letter which the borrower can take to the lender with their loan proposal. Lenders benefit from the knowledge that SBA has already reviewed and approved the request and the borrower is able to present a much more complete proposal with supporting narratives and documents.
Borrowers benefit from the technical and management assistance received from the intermediary.
Arkansas lenders not already registered are encouraged to take advantage of this year's Little Rock location of the Mid-America Lenders Conference. Held in Oklahoma City and Dallas in previous years, many Arkansas lenders have been unable to attend because of logistics. We encourage lenders to take advantage of SBA loan guaranty programs to provide the best possible access to capital for their New Market customers. We have a variety of resource partners throughout Arkansas able to provide free assistance. One of over 70 WBC's funded by SBA nationwide, and the first in Arkansas, the new center will serve 49 counties in South and Northeast Arkansas.