Venue Location Gather Norfolk - Office Space and Coworking
East Main Street 500, Floor 16 Norfolk, Virginia 23510
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Event Details Network with Black BRAND members. Enjoy a light breakfast. Hear a business education presentation by Chandra Hurst, VP, Economic Equity Small Business Loan Officer for VP, Economic Equity Small Business Loan Officer for Virginia Community Capital. Learn about the ECONOMIC EQUITY FUND and money available to help you grow your business!
Opportunity to receive Give-A-Ways!
*Breakfast provided to in-person attendees only | Register to join via zoom here .
Speakers
Chandra Hurst VP, Economic Equity Small Business Loan Officer at Virginia Community Capital, Inc.
Chandra Hurst VP, Economic Equity Small Business Loan Officer at Virginia Community Capital, Inc. Chandra Hurst, Vice President, and Economic Equity Small Business Loan Officer Chandra Hurst is Vice President and Economic Equity Small Business Loan Officer with Virginia Community Capital based in Richmond, VA. In her current role, Chandra is responsible for providing Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) small businesses access to capital and low-cost financing solutions including term loans, owner-occupied real estate loans and refinances, working capital lines of credit, SBA loans, and debt consolidation loans. Prior to joining VCC, Chandra served as Vice President and Central/Eastern Virginia Community Relations Consultant at Wells Fargo Bank, where she was responsible for Community Relations initiatives, ensuring Wells Fargo met its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) requirements as well as managing relationships with key government, community, non-profit, and business stakeholders. Chandra began her banking career with Jefferson National Bank, now Wells Fargo, in 1992 and has held various roles to include Branch Manager, Licensed Personal Banker, Licensed Business Specialist, Business Development Officer, and aforementioned Community Relations Consultant. Chandra earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Fisk University and pursued post-graduate studies in Forensic Science from Virginia Commonwealth University. Chanda is actively involved in the Richmond community and serves on the boards of Homeward; Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Virginia Local Advisory Committee (as Governance Committee Chair); and Richmond American Heart Association (member of Advocacy and Community Impact Committees and 2021 recipient of the American Heart Association Health Equity Award. Chandra is President of Henrico County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Chandra also serves as a member of the Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) Funding Advisory Group for the City of Richmond Treasurer’s Office, and External Affairs Committee for Better Housing Coalition. Chandra is a past member of the National Kidney Foundation Walk and Honors Committees Class and former facilitator for City of Richmond Minority Development Money Smart Program.
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