Small Business Community Lunch - Jun. 11
Date and Time
Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Check-in opens: 11:30 am
Program: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
*Boxed lunch included
Fees/Admission
$15 Members
$30 Non-Members
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Description
Funding your business
FeaturingBonnie Fleming, CPA and Outsourced CFO, Fleming & Associates
Matthew Liles, Market President, Truist
Zacarias Hardy, Integrated Capital Associate, Impact Ventures
Moderated by
Deb Purvin, Founder, Business Owner's MBA (BOMBA) Program
Funding a small business isn’t always straightforward—especially when it comes to capital distribution. Learn where small businesses can access funding, what options are realistically available, and what it takes to prepare your business for investment. Whether you're looking to grow, scale, or simply survive, this session will offer practical insights to help you navigating the funding landscape with clear eyes and a solid strategy.
About the Speakers:
Recognized by D Magazine as a Woman of Influence, Bonnie Fleming is a CPA and Virtual CFO with 25+ years of experience helping service-based businesses—especially law firms—achieve financial stability and growth. As founder of Fleming & Associates, she delivers tech-driven bookkeeping and Fractional CFO services, specializing in cash flow optimization, revenue growth, and financial automation. A thought leader in financial innovation, Bonnie empowers law firm owners with data-driven strategies, AI tools, and operational efficiencies to drive long-term profitability and confident decision-making.
Despite her Dartmouth and Harvard education, and her 20 years in banking, Deb Purvin made many costly mistakes as she grew two businesses from start-up to $100M, successfully exiting both. She created Business Owner’s MBA (BOMBA) so that business owners would have a path to success – without the mistakes! BOMBA teaches owners to scale profitably by focusing on their financials. With a simple, comprehensive, immediately actionable curriculum and 1:1 coaching, BOMBA transforms companies from breakeven to building profits and wealth.
When she’s not teaching BOMBA, Deb’s teaching the Goldman Sachs 10KSB program or sailing the Chesapeake on her 47’ sailboat.
Zacarias Hardy is an Integrated Capital Associate at Impact Ventures, a Dallas-based startup accelerator and emerging Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). In his role, Zacarias supports capital access for underestimated entrepreneurs through investment sourcing, portfolio support, and the facilitation of strategic programs like the SMB Capital Readiness Initiative and the NextWave Accelerator. These initiatives empower high-growth tech and consumer product startups, as well as small businesses.With a background spanning Financial Operations, Underwriting, Venture Capital, and Investor Relations, Zacarias is deeply committed to advancing economic opportunity and expanding equitable access to capital in historically marginalized communities.
RCC registration/cancellation policy:
Reservations with payment are required and will not be refunded unless cancelled three days prior to event. Substitutions will be accepted until noon the day of. Walk-in attendees will be seated based on space availability.
