{"id":"evt_716e0a60ab41","title":"Access to Capital: Meet the Lenders","date":"2025-11-19","timezone":"America/New_York","start_time":"10:00","time_of_day":"morning","venue":null,"location":{"basis":"unresolved","likely_area":null,"likely_area_granularity":null,"evidence":null},"description":"Looking to fund your next stage of growth? Join Queens EDC for our Access to Capital event, a half-day opportunity for entrepreneurs to connect directly with banks, microlenders, and alternative funders to explore financing options for their business. This event is designed for seasoned business owners who are ready to scale and want to understand what it takes to qualify for funding, strengthen their financial documents, and build relationships with lenders who actively support small businesses in NYC.","access":{"free":null,"application_required":null},"audience_roles":["founders"],"audience_orientation":"nontechnical","company_stage":"growth_stage","interaction":["networking"],"topics":["fundraising"],"modality":"in_person","meal_context":"none","series":null,"mentions":[{"text":"NYC","kind":"place","subtype":null,"role":"mentioned"},{"text":"Queens EDC","kind":"organization","subtype":null,"role":"organizer"}],"sources":[{"id":"nextnyc","class":"newsletter","publisher":"nextNYC","first_observed_at":"2025-11-10T12:44:45.0000000Z","last_observed_at":"2025-11-17T12:44:45.0000000Z"}],"discovery":{"first_party":[],"newsletter":["nextnyc"],"provider":null},"basis":{"audience_roles":{"founders":"inferred"},"topics":{"fundraising":"observed"},"audience_orientation":"inferred","company_stage":"observed","interaction":"observed","modality":"default"},"canonical_url":null,"first_seen":"2025-11-10T12:44:45.0000000Z","last_seen":"2025-11-17T12:44:45.0000000Z","observation_count":2}