CEDF Director of Lending Karen Tessman (second from left) was joined by (from left) Dan Casanta, Cardinal Business Financing, Inc.; Ralph Richard, Savings Bank of Danbury; Carl Rosa, Main Street Waterbury; Nelson Merchan, CT Small Business Development Center; and Ava Sealey, Ava’s Party Design, shared information about what a lender looks for in a small business plan. The program at the Silas Bronson Library in Waterbury was organized by the SBDC.