Economic Development Credit Analysis

Date: April 15-17, 2015

Location: Indianapolis, IN

AICP Certification Maintenance points: CM | 24

This hands-on course presents business financing tools and available private financing options, as well as how the public sector can complement bank financing. You will learn how to stimulate private sector investment that results in the creation of permanent, private sector jobs and increased productivity. Course participants will also perform credit analysis by determining how well a company buys and sells to make a profit. Learn how to read financial reports, financial statements, balance sheets and profit and loss statements. Enroll now to understand the basics of structuring deals for small businesses that often combine public and private sector financing programs.

Course Highlights:

• Business credit analysis and deal structuring/restructuring 
• Credit risk, maturity risk, rate risk and liquidity 
• Determining if a firm is productive and profitable 
• Analysis of small business lending programs 
• Negotiation and loan packaging options 
• Review SBA, HUD, USDA and commercial lending programs 
• Overview of real estate financing and lending tools

Instructor:

Dryck Bennett 
Chief Credit Officer
National Development Council

Mr. Dryck Bennett is the Chief Credit Officer for the National Development Council's Grow America Fund. He possesses over sixteen years of experience in economic/community development and finance resulting in hundreds of millions in projects in those communities. Mr. Bennett is skilled in utilizing multi-faceted government tax incentive, loan and workforce development programs coupled with complex private financing to bring real estate and business projects to fruition. He also has experience in non-profit organization management and administration. Mr. Bennett holds a Master's in History and Master's Degree in Urban Planning, Design and Economic Development.

Accommodations/Training Location:

Omni Severin Indianapolis 
40 West Jackson Place 
Indianapolis, IN 46225 
Phone: 1-800-THE-OMNI

IEDC Room Rate: $156 single/double 
Cut-off Date: March 24, 2015