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Chris Holman welcomes back Sean Cervantes – Business Development & Growth Officer at LAFCU, Lansing, MI. 

You have an event coming up, tell us about that?

What prompted LAFCU and Grassroots Giving Lansing to focus this mixer specifically on lending essentials for entrepreneurs?

For early-stage business owners, what are the most common challenges you see when they first try to access capital?

How can understanding SBA lending and credit readiness help entrepreneurs position their businesses for long-term growth?

What should attendees expect to walk away with from this session that they can apply right away in their business?

Why are events like this important for building a stronger, more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Lansing area?

How can folks sign up to attend?

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LAFCU and Grassroots Giving Lansing to host entrepreneurship mixer focused on lending essentials 

LANSING, Mich. — LAFCU and Grassroots Giving Lansing will host the second session of their Entrepreneurship Mixer Series, The Lending Essentials, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at LAFCU headquarters, 106 N. Marketplace Blvd. in Lansing. The event is free and open to aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs.

The Entrepreneurship Mixer Series is a quarterly networking and education initiative designed to support local entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey by providing practical education, access to local experts and meaningful networking opportunities. The first event, held last November, drew more than 35 attendees, highlighting strong interest from the Lansing-area entrepreneurial community.

Attendees will enjoy lunch, authentic conversation and networking with local business leaders. Participants will also have a chance to win a laptop and a free year of QuickBooks to support their business success.

Registration is required. To RSVP or learn more, visit https://www.lafcu.com/grassrootsgiving. Official rules for giveaway will be available at the event. No purchase is necessary.

About Grassroots Giving Lansing

Founded in 2023 by Ali Bennett, Grassroots Giving Lansing is dedicated to supporting Black business professionals and fostering meaningful connections between Black-owned businesses and the surrounding community. The organization is committed to nurturing inclusivity within the Greater Lansing area by empowering entrepreneurs through strategic partnerships, community engagement and resource-driven networking. Grassroots Giving Lansing works to create an inclusive ecosystem that promotes economic growth, celebrates diversity and champions the resilience of Black business professionals across the region.

About LAFCU

Founded in 1936, LAFCU (pronounced laugh-cue) is a not-for-profit, member-owned credit union open to all who live, work, worship or attend school in Michigan, and to Michigan businesses. LAFCU serves more than 74,000 members and holds over $1 billion in assets. With a particular focus on serving people of modest means, LAFCU is committed to enhancing its members' financial well-being and creating long-lasting positive change across generations. Awarded the prestigious Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service Award, LAFCU is known for its people-helping-people mission, which has led to award-winning financial literacy programs for all ages. A three-time honoree as a national ‘Best Credit Union to Work For,’ named a Best Place to Work for Women, and recognized globally for its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, LAFCU stands out for its commitment to creating an inclusive workplace. Learn more at www.lafcu.com.

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Michigan Business Beat | Sean Cervantes, LAFCU & Grassroots Giving Lansing Host Entrepreneurs Event

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"What do I have to do to get to heaven? What do I get for doing it?" Those the secret questions the flesh often asks. Yet, what if it wasn't about what we get or have to give, but what we gain when we give our all. Too often, in all our questions and concerns we miss the God we can gain, who is right in front of us. Do You Get It? We get to give ourselves, to gain Him. 

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8  Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9  Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 10  Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. 11  And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. 12  And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts. 


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2 Corinthians 9:6-11 (KJV) 
6  But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 7  Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 8  And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: 9  (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. 10  Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) 11  Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. 
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