Innovative Community Advancement Network

How to Fund Your Business or Real Estate Deal | Credit & Capital

Access to capital is one of the biggest barriers for entrepreneurs and investors. This event brings together lenders, advisors, and experienced business owners to break down real funding strategies.

Learn how businesses secure funding through business credit, SBA programs, private lending, and real estate financing.
Whether you're launching a startup, scaling a business, or acquiring investment properties, this event will help you understand the pathways to capital.

Topics We'll Cover:
• Building strong business credit
• SBA loans and funding programs
• Real estate investment financing
• Working with private lenders and hard money
• Structuring deals for approval
• Grant Funding Options

💰 LOOKING FOR BUSINESS CREDIT, FUNDING, OR CAPITAL TO GROW? 💰

One of the biggest reasons businesses fail isn’t lack of ideas—it’s lack of access to capital.

If you’ve ever wondered:
✅ How do I get business funding?
✅ How do I build business credit?
✅ How do I qualify for loans and lines of credit?
✅ How do I fund real estate deals or business expansion?
✅ How do I separate my business from my personal credit?

Then you need to be in the room for this event!

📍 910 Dixon Blvd, Cocoa, FL 32922
🗓 Monday
⏰ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Whether you’re a startup, real estate investor, contractor, truck driver, healthcare professional, entrepreneur, or small business owner, this event could help you discover funding opportunities that can help take your business to the next level.

🚀 Learn strategies for business credit
🚀 Discover funding options
🚀 Network with local entrepreneurs
🚀 Position your business for growth

The right connection, lender, or funding strategy could change your business forever.

Tag a business owner who needs this information and let’s build wealth in our community together!

Verizon Small Business Digital Ready: Free Courses, Coaching & Grant Opportunities!

Small businesses are the backbone of our community and thanks to our partnership with Verizon, weVENTURE WBC clients can access the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready (VSBDR) platform: a full library of free business courses, live trainings, expert-led sessions, and practical tools designed to help you grow.

When you register through the weVENTURE WBC referral link and complete just two courses, you become eligible to apply for monthly $10,000 small business grants with Verizon awarding 10 grants every month throughout 2026.

Even better: if 250 local clients complete two courses, weVENTURE WBC earns a $15,000 grant to support free coaching and in‑person programs for our community. It’s a win‑win for small business owners across the Space Coast.

New this year, Verizon and weVENTURE WBC are also expanding support for Veteran-Owned Businesses and Military Spouses, including dedicating one of the 2026 IMPACT Grants specifically to this community.

In order to be eligible for any IMPACT Grants, you must be registered and learning on VSBDR and be an active weVENTURE WBC client that has participated in coaching or other program in the last two years. IMPACT Grant applications open June 1st so we advise you complete your two VSBDR courses now.

Courses are quick with some as short as 10 minutes and cover essential topics like financial management, branding, technology, legal basics, HR, cybersecurity, and more. Learn at your own pace and start leveling up your business skills in minutes.

Ready to grow your business and get grant‑ready?

Register through the weVENTURE WBC link on our homepage, take two courses, and start unlocking new opportunities today.

Sponsor Spotlight: Jovi Ramos

Meet Jovi Ramos, a relationship-driven business development leader dedicated to connecting builders, businesses, and communities across Florida’s Space Coast. Through her work with Spectrum Business, she partners with developers, contractors, and property managers to support new construction and commercial projects with scalable connectivity solutions that keep businesses moving forward.

Beyond her professional role, Jovi is known throughout the community as a true connector. She founded The Space Coast Connector and The Space Coast Social, initiatives designed to bring entrepreneurs, business leaders, and community partners together to collaborate, promote their work, and strengthen the local business ecosystem.

Jovi also serves as an Ambassador for the Space Coast Chamber of Commerce and is an active member of NAWIC Space Coast Chapter 355, supporting engagement, opportunity, and growth throughout the region.

Her passion for building relationships and empowering local businesses continues to make a meaningful impact across the Space Coast.