This podcast episode is based on CEDF’s Ready for Business Success course and applies to borrowing from a bank or a community lender. Enrolling in the free course on the CEDF website at CEDF.com/inquiry will provide you with a good understanding of small business funding and a questionnaire to help you learn if you are ready. And CEDF will provide you with an appropriate referral to get more preparation help from a business advisor. Google's Notebook LM is the tool we used to voice the podcast. Dialogue was created by AI but based on our website resources.