The Association . . .
WPASGL, the Western Pennsylvania Association of SBA-Guaranteed Lenders (the
Association) is an organization comprised of U.S. Small  Business Administration
(SBA) bank,  non-bank lending institutions and support organizations that
participate and do business with the Pittsburgh District office of the SBA in
western Pennsylvania.

Membership is limited to individuals employed by participating lending institutions
and individuals employed by organizations who provide services to those lending
institutions.  The Association provides its members numerous benefits including:  
1) providing members current SBA information, 2) a forum to provide feedback to
the SBA for its programs and policies and, 3) lender training for SBA products.  

This, in turn, benefits small businesses who work with these lending institutions
that can take advantage of the SBA's various programs to help them grow and
succeed.



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W.P.A.S.G.L.
Western Pennsylvania Association Of SBA-Guaranteed Lenders
Dear Colleagues,

I would like to personally invite you to participate in the premiere event offered to
small business lenders in this region.  As in our previous conferences, we
anticipate the active participation of nearly 250 lenders and resource partners.  
This year, we also look forward to enjoying newly renovated facilities and guest
accommodations and we know that the food and hospitality will be as inviting and
satisfying as past years.

We are excited about this year’s training offerings, and thrilled to include training
offered by the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL).  
They will be conducting the SBA 101 session for novice lenders; Navigating the
Paperwork, which will walk lenders through the application documents needed
for the most commonly used SBA loan programs; and providing valuable insights
in their Update on SBA Program & Process Change.  

Another new session this year which will be beneficial to SBA business
development officers is the sales training presentation on Friday morning.  A
premier sales training firm, Peak Performance, will conduct the session that we’
re calling “How to Win the Deal”.  It will provide some important tips to help you
improve your loan origination performance, and help smooth out the bumps in
your “sales presentation.”  

The Resource Fair will provide an opportunity for you to meet many of those
service providers who can elevate your lending performance to “Exceptionally
Stellar”.  The resources will include Certified Development Companies, insurance
company representatives, law firms, national SBA lenders and Secondary Market
participants.  They will help round out your knowledge of loan-making in general,
and SBA lending in particular.

We have invited Steven Preston, SBA’s dynamic Administrator, to deliver the
keynote message at Thursday’s luncheon.  Many of us have had an opportunity to
meet Mr. Preston, and we are certain that his comments and insight will be most
valuable and informative.

Finally, at this year’s event, the WPASGL will again host the now famous lenders’
party in the Matterhorn Lounge with live entertainment along with a wine tasting
party in the nearby Alpine Room on Thursday evening.

Won’t you please join us?  Skiing is optional, but good times and fellowship are
not!

Warmest regards,

Rebecca MacBlane
Chairperson
Westerania Association of SBA-Guaranteed Lenders