EDFS loan fund training dates

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SAVE THE DATES for EDFS Loan Fund Training
(and get certified in Small Business Loan Fund Management, too!)
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Funding agencies, banks, and other partners increasingly want to work with
loan funds that are well managed, perform at or above industry norms, and
create jobs that support economic development. The 2004 Economic
Development Finance Service (EDFS) training program and Certification
Program in Small Business Loan Fund Management give you the skills that you
need to manage a loan fund effectively and that demonstrate to your local
partners and funding agencies your professionalism and commitment to best
practices that achieve results.

EDFS Essential Skills Training Course
August 26-28, 2004
Orlando, FL
--Managing a Loan Fund** (formerly Loan Fund Organization and
Administration)

EDFS Annual Loan Fund Training Institute
September 30 - October 7, 2004
Seattle, WA
Concurrent Pre-Conference Courses
--Making Sound Lending Decisions** (formerly Credit Analysis for Loan
Funds), September 30 - October 2
--Essential Loan Documents** (NEW COURSE), September 30 - October 1
--Fund Design and Your Economic Development Strategy** (NEW COURSE), October
2

Best Practices Training Conference, October 4-5

Concurrent Post-Conference Courses
--Structuring Small Business Deals** (formerly Deal Structuring), October
6-7
--Working with Problem Loans** (NEW COURSE), October 6-7

** These courses are part of the EDFS/DFTC Certification Program in Small
Business Loan Fund Management.

For more information about the training and certification program, contact
Bill Amt at EDFS at bamt@nado.org or 202-624-8467.

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William Amt
Senior Program Manager
Economic Development Finance Service (EDFS)
National Association of Development Organizations
(NADO) Research Foundation
400 North Capitol St., NW, Suite 390
Washington, DC 20001
ph--202-624-8467 (direct)
fax--202-624-8813
email--bamt@nado.org
Web--www.nado.org/edfs
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EDFS 2004 Loan Fund Training Schedule
--"Managing a Loan Fund," August 26-28, Orlando, FL
--2004 Annual Loan Fund Training Institute
September 30 - October 7, Seattle, WA
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***NEW for 2004***
EDFS/DFTC Certification Program in Small Business Loan Fund Management
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EDFS is the only national membership group supporting organizations that
manage EDA RLFs and USDA loan funds, in addition to other federal
development finance programs. EDFS provides members useful information,
savings on highly rated professional development training and certification,
and opportunity to be heard by policymakers, and a forum to exchange
questions and experience.


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