147. SBA Loans for Coworking Spaces
Today’s guest are Hasan Mirjan, Founder and CEO of SphereMail and Amanda Lewan (Lew-ON), Co-founder and CEO of Bamboo Detroit.
In today’s episode, we talk about:
Amanda and Hasan, introduce yourselves - tell us a little about yourselves personally and professionally.
Share your coworking stories - how did you get into coworking?
Hasan, how did you go from coworking space to developing a virtual mail platform?
Amanda - tell us who Bamboo serves, what role it plays in the community.
Amanda, what was the driver for you deciding that you wanted to buy the building?
Hasan, tell us about your experience purchasing real estate - originally to open a coworking space and then to a single tenant?
What are the opportunities available through the SBA for coworking space owners?
What are the challenging aspects of the loan process? (Hasan, please share stories of others that you’ve supported as well - can keep names confidential if they don’t want the publicity :-))
What early advice would you give to others that want to pursue an SBA loan and to operate a coworking business in the building?
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