Bricks and Mortar: Budgets and Funding

This session will cover:
• Steps to prepare your business to secure funding
• Financials to prepare to share with your banker
• How to secure preliminary pricing for budget purposes
• Planning for total project costs and contingency funding
• Types of loans and funding
• Common unknowns during the funding process and how to work through them
You will leave with actionable tools for budgeting and pathways to securing funding for their bricks and mortar design and construction process. Be sure to register for every session in this 5-session series to learn the details of each step in the design and construction process needed to turn your dreams of a new bricks and mortar location into a reality.

Nina Murrell is a registered Texas architect with nearly 30 years of experience with commercial, institutional, and residential clients. Nina has a passion for teaching newcomers to the design and construction process how to launch and succeed in developing new and expanded bricks and mortar locations. Her projects have included lease space fit-outs and new construction for retail, restaurant/brewery, office, and industrial clients as well as acclaimed music venues, art museums and galleries, and amenities-rich RV resorts.

Diana Vazquez, Vice President Business Banking at Sunflower Bank, N.A. Diana specializes in providing customized financing solutions to small businesses in Central and South Texas. With over 15 years of experience in commercial credit and SBA lending, she is passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve their goals and grow their businesses.