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May 10, 2012

National Small Business Week Approaches: Understanding SBA Environmental Investigations

By Partner ESI

As National Small Business Week Approaches, Partner Prepares to Help SBA Lenders and CDCs…

…understand the SBA environmental due diligence required. National Small Business Week is coming up the week of May 20th. That week, many of the nation’s small businesses and entrepreneurs will gather in Washington DC for seminars, networking, awards, and recognition of those making an impact to the small business community.

SBA lenders and CDCs have large Standard Operating Procedures to deal with. I spend a lot of my time educating the SBA finance community about just one piece of that—the environmental investigation requirements of the SOPs. We want to make the environmental requirements a little bit more manageable with some good information and discussion. Each Fall the SBA updates the SOP for 7(A) and 504 loans, and this October Partner will be hosting a webinar to review the latest updates on SBA environmental due diligence.

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Partner ESI

Founded in 2007, Partner Engineering and Science Inc., is the leading provider of engineering, environmental, energy, and construction consulting for the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. Touching 1 in 5 CRE transactions in the U.S., Partner is widely recognized as the largest and best provider of third-party physical due diligence reports, including Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, Property Condition Assessments, Seismic Risk Assessments, Zoning Reports, ALTA Land Title Surveys, and Construction Risk Management. Partner’s connectedness to the CRE market gives it an unparalleled view into CRE trends and risk management insights. Partner also provides a full suite of consulting services to support the entire real estate lifecycle, including: Geotechnical Consulting; Building Systems Consulting; Capital Management and Project Implementation Support; Environmental Health & Safety Consulting; Energy, Sustainability & Resilience Consulting; and Site Civil Engineering. With a responsive approach scaled for speed and agility, Partner helps clients manage risk, make smart investments, optimize asset performance, and win at their real estate investment strategies. Based in Torrance, Calif., Partner has over 1,400 employees in 40 offices around the globe.

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