Your Credit & You – Willingboro

Personal credit plays an important role in your business. Small or start-up businesses have not had the chance to establish business credit, so their access to capital is tied directly to the credit of the owners. In this workshop, we’ll cover:

• What are credit scores
• Credit myths
• How are credit scores calculated
• Changing your credit score
• What types of financing are available
• What lenders look for

In addition to these items, we’ll distribute a sample credit report and go through the details with you to give you a hands-on experience of interpreting a credit report.

Participants are welcome to bring their own brown bag lunch.

Learn from an expert

Beth Filla
Training and Technical Assistance Officer

Beth brings a rich background of education, entrepreneurship, and outreach to her role on UCEDC’s training and technical assistance team.  A small business owner herself, she was most recently the co-founder and director of an award-winning yoga studio in Collingswood (and UCEDC microloan client!).  Prior to that she spent five years as a high school English teacher and 10 years as a community educator at Philadephia-based nonprofit organizations.  And don’t forget her stint as a member of The Trolleyvox, an indie pop group that recorded five albums (find them on iTunes!)

Beth’s eclectic experience serves her clients well – she understands the challenges of running a small business having done it herself.  She brings a creative approach to problem-solving and opportunity-finding thanks to her artistic talents.  And as a long-time educator, Beth excels at delivering engaging and practical business content for start-up and experienced owners alike.