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<br />Mentorship Class Schedule: <br />Weekly Sessions will take place on Wednesdays from 4:00 pm-5:30 pm. <br />Week One- January 26th: Introduction- Counseling and Support Team <br />o Expectations of the Mentorship/Protégé Program <br />o Speakers- Prime Contractors will share goals and expectations <br />Week Two- February 2nd <br />o Entrepreneurship Counseling- Dr. Michael Moore- University of N.D. <br />Week Three- February 9th: Business Coaching-Elevator Speech (30 seconds -1min) <br />o Leslie Wesley- South Bend Black Chamber of Commerce <br />o Kary Farlow-IMPower Center <br />o Dr. Moss- MossLight Consulting, LLC <br />Week Four- February 16th: Financing and Grant Opportunities <br />o Angelina Billo- Department of Community Investment <br />o Sam Centellas <br />Week Five- February 23rd: Bonding <br />o Devin Moore- Moore Surety Bonds <br />o (Additional Bond Agency, TBA) <br />Week Six- March 2nd: Financial Coaching <br />o Ricky Miller- Teacher’s Credit Union <br />o Zach Thompson- Notre Dame Federal Credit Union <br />o Curtis Bethel- Key Bank <br />o Catherine S. Perryman - Chase Bank <br />Week Seven- March 9th: Legal Support <br />o Attorney Tasha Reed Outlaw- TRO Law Group <br />o Attorney Shannon Buari- Anderson, Agostino, & Keller <br />o Final Elevator pitch from sub-contractors competition <br />Final Week- March 16th: Financial Institutions and Loan Opportunities & Small Matchmaking Celebration <br />Location: (TBA) <br />Time- 5:30pm-6:30pm <br />Speakers: <br />o N.D. Federal Credit Union-Tom Gripe <br />o 1st Source Bank- <br />o Key Bank- Curtis Bethel <br />o Chase Bank- Diversity & Inclusion Initiative Darran Teamor <br />• Following the speaker presentation, the remainder of the session will be spent congratulating the <br />accomplishments of subcontractors in their completion of the program and subsequent match with a <br />prime contractor. Light refreshments will be provided.