BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T200000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:ZERO BARRIERS to CAPITAL SUMMIT DESCRIPTION:IT"S BACK!! \n Access to capital part 2 begins with access to the right people\, resources\, and opportunities! I'm excited to invite entrepreneurs and business owners to our upcoming BMO Zero Barriers to Capital Summit in Lockport\, Illinois!\n\nAccess to capital is about more than financing. It's about relationships\, education\, preparation\, and connecting business owners with the right financial solutions.\n\nWe're bringing together an outstanding group of banking professionals\, community lenders\, and economic development partners who share one commitment: helping small - mid size businesses move from opportunity to ACTION.\n\nWhether you're starting\, growing\, or expanding your business\, this is a conversation you don't want to miss!\n\n Wednesday\, October 21\, 2026 6:00 PM 8:00 PM Villa Nova Pizza | 946 N. State St.\, Lockport\, IL\n\nI'm especially grateful for the collaboration of BMO\, LEDA\, WBDC\, Joliet Junior College\, Allies for Community Business\, and our participating community partners.\n\nOur goal is simple: meaningful connections that lead to meaningful business opportunities.\n\nRegister today: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/LA8faUphxj X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

IT"\;S BACK!! \;

\;Access to capital part 2 begins with access to the right people\, resources\, and opportunities! I&rsquo\;m excited to invite entrepreneurs and business owners to our upcoming BMO Zero Barriers to Capital Summit in Lockport\, Illinois!

Access to capital is about more than financing. It&rsquo\;s about relationships\, education\, preparation\, and connecting business owners with the right financial solutions.

We&rsquo\;re bringing together an outstanding group of banking professionals\, community lenders\, and economic development partners who share one commitment: helping small - mid size businesses move from opportunity to ACTION.

Whether you&rsquo\;re starting\, growing\, or expanding your business\, this is a conversation you don&rsquo\;t want to miss!

\;Wednesday\, October 21\, 2026 \;6:00 PM &ndash\; 8:00 PM \;Villa Nova Pizza | 946 N. State St.\, Lockport\, IL

I&rsquo\;m especially grateful for the collaboration of BMO\, LEDA\, WBDC\, Joliet Junior College\, Allies for Community Business\, and our participating community partners.

Our goal is simple: meaningful connections that lead to meaningful business opportunities.

Register today: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/LA8faUphxj

LOCATION:946 N. STATE ST. LOCLPORT IL 60441 UID:e.4305.1662017 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20261025T074819Z URL:https://members.aabaconnect.org/public-event-calendar/Details/zero-barriers-to-capital-summit-1957040?sourceTypeId=Hub END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR