One Georgia: Why Businesses Get Denied Funding — And How to Get Approved

Small businesses power Georgia!

ONE GEORGIA: CHAMBERS AND MICRO-ENTERPRISES COLLABORATING is a 90-minute virtual convening designed to spark connections, partnerships, and new opportunities across Georgia’s business ecosystem for very small businesses. Grab your lunch and join us on Zoom as chambers and organizations from urban, suburban, and rural communities come together to discuss the future of Georgia’s micro-enterprises.

THIS STATEWIDE ONGOING SERIES MONTHLY TOPICS WILL EXPLORE:

• Why many small businesses and micro-enterprises are denied funding opportunities
• Common mistakes entrepreneurs make before applying for funding
• Financial preparation strategies that improve funding readiness
• What lenders, funders, and capital organizations look for before approval
• Access to capital challenges facing Georgia’s entrepreneurs and micro-enterprises
• Practical ways chambers and ecosystem organizations can support funding readiness
• Relationship-building, collaboration, and statewide ecosystem support opportunities
• Real-world discussion surrounding sustainable business growth and financial preparedness

Presented by the Gwinnett County Black Chamber of Commerce (GCBCC), this initiative is part of a broader effort to build stronger connections between chambers, entrepreneurs, and business support organizations throughout Georgia. Whether you are a chamber leader, entrepreneur, lender, nonprofit organization, educator, policymaker, creative, or community stakeholder, your voice belongs in this conversation. Together, we can strengthen Georgia’s microenterprise ecosystem — one collaboration at a time.

Spanish language interpreter/speaker will be available during the virtual convening.

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ABOUT GWINNETT COUNTY BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Since 2018, Gwinett County Black Chamber of Commerce has been building a thriving Black-owned business ecosystem in the county. Through collaborations, partnerships, collective promotions and community outreach promotions for Black-owned businesses, we are growing our business community.