Small Business Finance Institute (SBFI) Announces Lara Hodgson, CEO Of NOWaccount To Present In “Stepping Up To Business”

Atlanta (I-Newswire) January 31, 2012 - CEO of NOWaccount will Present at Atlanta Conference

Charles H. Green, Executive Director of Atlanta-based Small Business Finance Institute, recently announced that Lara Hodgson, CEO of NOWaccount will be a featured presenter in the 2nd “Stepping Up To Business” conference in Atlanta, GA.

Ms. Hodgson will be a panelist in the lunch program titled “Thinking Outside the Bank” that will be attended by the entire conference and focus on alternative sources of debt financing to small business owners.

"Lara and her team at NOWaccount have created an incredible model to lower risks and speed the collection of accounts payable for business-to-business sales.,” said Green. “Their system will soon release billions of pent-up capital dollars to business owners by accelerating payments that no one else has been willing touch.”

NOWaccount (www.NOWaccount.com) is a merchant services system that works for B2B businesses and their commercial and government customers to fund trade payables using capital market funding and technology-driven risk management. With offices in Atlanta, NOWaccount was founded by serial entrepreneur John B. Hayes.

Stepping Up To Business, a one-day event for small business owners to learn better strategies to manage their finances and find new capital, will be held at The Loudermilk Center, 40 Courtland Street, Atlanta GA 30303, Wednesday February 29, 2012 8:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Early registration is $175 per person (until February 9th, when fee increases to $225). Conference registration information is available at www.SBFI.org/Stepping-Up-To-Business.

SBFI presents STEPPING UP TO BUSINESS, a conference to teach small business owners and entrepreneurs about financing a business. This event brings together bankers, investors, and accountants to provide mentoring on how to fund your path to success.

The Small Business Finance Institute is a non-profit business education enterprise founded with the mission to teach small business owners to effectively manage the money they have and find the funding they need. For more information please visit www.SBFI.org.

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CHARLES GREEN IS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW.
Contact: Marilyn Pearlman, 404.298.6910 or mpearlman@pearlmanassociates.com

About Small Business Finance Institute:
The Small Business Finance Institute was formed to provide affordable education, instruction, and mentorship about finance to business owners of all sizes and industries.

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