

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Strengthening Borrower Readiness: A Lender Lunch with MBAC & SBDC
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am – Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for a working lunch focused on improving borrower readiness and strengthening coordination between local lenders, the Montana Business Assistance Connection (MBAC), and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC).

Over the past year, the SBDC transitioned from being hosted at Helena College to becoming part of MBAC. This lunch is a chance to reconnect, clarify roles, and talk through how earlier collaboration can lead to stronger borrowers and smoother lending outcomes.

Event Details
? Wednesday, February 18, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
? Chamber Building – Downstairs Conference Room
225 N Cruse Ave, Helena, MT 59601
? Lunch provided

What we’ll cover:
• MBAC’s role in economic development and business support
• SBDC services and how they differ from the SBA
• How borrower readiness improves lending efficiency
• When and how to involve MBAC and SBDC in the lending process
• Open discussion with MBAC Community Development, Lending, and SBDC staff

Please RSVP to Carlos at cjoaquin@mbac.biz or 406.594.7487
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/helena/strengthening-borrower-readiness-a-lender-lunch-with-mbac-and-sbdc/200029645617304
- **Event Categories**: business, conferences
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029645617304?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=helena-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Helena
- **state**: MT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 225 Cruse Ave, Suite D, Helena, MT, United States, Montana 59601
- **lat**: 46.58451
- **long**: -112.04031
- **full address**: 225 Cruse Ave, Suite D, Helena, MT, United States, Montana 59601

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Montana Business Assistance Connection-MBAC (https://allevents.in/org/montana-business-assistance-connection-mbac/16539827)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 225 Cruse Ave, Suite D, Helena, MT, United States, Montana 59601
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Montana Business Assistance Connection-MBAC
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business, conferences
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Strengthening Borrower Readiness: A Lender Lunch with MBAC & SBDC ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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