After selling out in 2023, OFN's Small Business Finance Forum returns to downtown Chicago’s magnificent mile in 2024 in a new, larger location from June 13-14! The 11th annual forum will bring together over 500 mission-driven small business lenders, partners, and advocates for a day-and-a-half of learning and networking that supports the shared goal of helping our nation’s small businesses succeed.
For the last decade, the forum has provided small business and microlending CDFIs with timely content, inspiration, and the chance to connect. In 2024, the forum will feature over 25 interactive breakout sessions across six distinct tracks; opportunities for peer learning and networking; and a Small Business Partner Showcase with products and organizations that help CDFI small business lenders do their jobs more efficiently and effectively.
Attendees can also opt to arrive a day early to take advantage of the new pre-forum training day on June 12, which will offer training opportunities, including: