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SUMMARY:2026 Building Credit\, Contracts\, and Customers Where You Are
DESCRIPTION:This panel will explore how building business credit\, winning contracts\, and growing a local customer base work together to help businesses scale sustainably. Panelists will share practical strategies\, common pitfalls\, and proven pathways for turning local relationships into long-term business growth. Attendees will leave with trusted local resources\, and a better understanding of how credit\, contracts\, and customers work together to unlock opportunity.\n\n \n\n\nKEY DISCUSSION TOPICS\n\n \n\n\n	Establishing business credit (separate from personal credit)\n	Preparing to qualify for loans\, lines of credit\, and CDFI funding\n	Winning local contracts (Department of War\, Huntsville Utilities)\n	Turning first customers into repeat customers and referrals\n\n\n \n\nPANELISTS\n\n\n\n\n\nMarc Jacobson\n\nSenior APEX Advisor\n\nAPEX Accelerator\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn-Michael Marlin\n\nLoan Fund Director\n\nNeighborhood Concepts\n\n\n\n\n\nNelson McCloud\n\nCo-Owner\n\nBeyond Trash LLC\n\n\n\n\n\nMelanie McClure\n\nProcurement Manager\n\nHuntsville Utilities\n\n\n\n \n\nMODERATOR\n\n \n\n\n\nMelissa Chavez\n\nCEO & Founder\n\nMAC Global Promotions\, LLC
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div><span style="font-size:16px\;">This panel will explore how building business credit\, winning contracts\, and growing a local customer base work together to help businesses scale sustainably. Panelists will share practical strategies\, common pitfalls\, and proven pathways for turning local relationships into long-term business growth. Attendees will leave with trusted local resources\, and a better understanding of how credit\, contracts\, and customers work together to unlock opportunity.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div>\n<div style="background: rgb(238\, 238\, 238)\; border: 1px solid rgb(204\, 204\, 204)\; padding: 5px 10px\;"><strong><em>KEY DISCUSSION TOPICS</em></strong></div>\n</div>\n&nbsp\;\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;">Establishing business credit (separate from personal credit)</span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;">Preparing to qualify for loans\, lines of credit\, and CDFI funding</span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;">Winning local contracts (Department of War\, Huntsville Utilities)</span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;">Turning first customers into repeat customers and referrals</span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="background:#eee\;border:1px solid #ccc\;padding:5px 10px\;"><strong><em>PANELISTS</em></strong></div>\n\n<div><br />\n<img alt="" height="139" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2112/Image/MarcJacobsonCM.jpg" style="width: 126px\; height: 139px\;" width="126" /><br />\n<strong>Marc Jacobson</strong><br />\nSenior APEX Advisor<br />\n<a href="https://www.uah.edu/sbdc/apex">APEX Accelerator</a><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="139" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2112/Image/John-MichaelMarlinCM.jpg" style="width: 126px\; height: 139px\;" width="126" /><br />\n<strong>John-Michael Marlin</strong><br />\nLoan Fund Director<br />\n<a href="https://neighborhoodconcepts.org/" target="_blank">Neighborhood Concepts</a><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="139" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2112/Image/NelsonMcCloudCM2.jpg" style="width: 126px\; height: 139px\;" width="126" /><br />\n<strong>Nelson McCloud</strong><br />\nCo-Owner<br />\n<a href="https://beyondtrashllc.com">Beyond Trash LLC</a><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="139" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2112/Image/MelanieMcClureheadshotCM.jpg" style="width: 126px\; height: 139px\;" width="126" /><br />\n<strong>Melanie McClure</strong><br />\nProcurement Manager<br />\n<a href="https://www.hsvutil.org/" target="_blank">Huntsville Utilities</a><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="background: rgb(238\, 238\, 238)\; border: 1px solid rgb(204\, 204\, 204)\; padding: 5px 10px\;"><strong><em>MODERATOR</em></strong></div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><img alt="" height="139" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2112/Image/Melissa-Chavez.jpg" style="width: 126px\; height: 139px\;" width="126" /><br />\n<strong>Melissa Chavez</strong><br />\nCEO &amp\; Founder<br />\n<a href="https://www.macglobalpromotions.com/" target="_blank">MAC Global Promotions\, LLC</a><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n
LOCATION:Bob Harrison Wellness and Advocacy Center
UID:e.2112.18362
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DTSTAMP:20260511T144943Z
URL:https://cm.hsvchamber.org/events/details/2026-building-credit-contracts-and-customers-where-you-are-18362
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