Join us for a half-day training packed with real strategies, local resources, and sessions designed to help your business thrive!

This event is FREE to Southwest Kansas business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs as well as SCKEDD borrowers.

Lunch will be provided so registration is required. Registration ends Friday, October 30th.

Additional partners include Great Plains Development Inc., Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation, and SCORE.

Contact cmiller@sckedd.org or hsparks@gpdionline.com for questions.

Thursday, November 5, 2026
09:00am - 01:00pm

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Boot Hill Museum
500 W Wyatt Earp Blvd, Occident Saloon, Dodge City, KS 67801
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Join us for an evening of practical tools & resources to help your business thrive! Drop in anytime before dinner begins at 6pm.

4:30pm Doors Open & Resource Expo
5:30pm Optional Workshops
6:00pm Dinner Begins
6:30pm Keynote Speaker
7:30pm Closing Remarks

FREE to Elk County & surrounding South-East KS business owners/aspiring business owners. Dinner is included with registration.
RSVP by Friday, November 6th.

Additional partners include Elk County Community Development, Network Kansas, Pittstate SBDC, and SCORE.

Contact cmiller@sckedd.org or businessresources@elkcountyks.org for questions.

Wednesday, November 11, 2026
04:30pm - 08:00pm

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Flint Hills Assembly of God
1217 KS-99, Howard 67349
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Join South Central Kansas Economic Development District (SCKEDD) and the Small Business Development Center for a virtual roundtable designed for South Central Kansas lenders. Learn about alternative financing options, technical assistance, and other resources available when a traditional business loan isn’t the right fit.
 
Our goal is to help lenders know where to turn when they can’t finance a project, so a “no” from the bank doesn’t have to be a dead end for the entrepreneur. We’ll share how SCKEDD and SBDC can serve as resources and referral partners to help businesses move forward.

Thursday, November 19, 2026
02:00pm - 03:00pm

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Join SCKEDD and the SBA for a virtual roundtable for lenders. This webinar will focus on SBA 504 financing and how it can help make larger business projects possible; including commercial real estate purchases, construction, renovations, and equipment investments.

Our goal is to help lenders better understand when SBA 504 may be a good fit and how SCKEDD can partner with them to structure financing for projects that may be too large or challenging for conventional financing alone. We’ll discuss the process and how lenders can create a path to larger projects for their business customers.

Thursday, December 10, 2026
02:00pm - 03:00pm

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