SBC: How to Choose and Negotiate Your Business Space
Thursday, April 23, 2026 (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM)
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Description
🏢 Should you Buy or Lease?
What growing businesses should know before choosing their next space!
Join the Small Business Council for a practical conversation designed for small business owners who are ready to move into their own location and want to make a smart, informed real estate decision. As your business grows, choosing whento buy or lease commercial space can shape your costs, flexibility, and long-term strategy. This session will help attendees better understand the tradeoffs, hear real-world perspectives, and walk away with clearer questions to guide their next step.
Clayton Drake, UMB Learn how financing, cash flow, and long-term costs can affect the decision to buy versus lease.
Chris Wally, Wally & Co Hear what business owners should consider and negotiate in the commercial real estate market when evaluating space options.
Kapil Jain, Bikanervala Gain insight from a business owner who turned landlord and lessons learn along the way.
Kay Smith, Cereset Hear firsthand challenges and successes for subleasing, leasing, and navigating space decisions as a growing business owner.
Additional Info
Pricing
$10 lunch fee for chamber members
$15 lunch fee for non-chamber members
Overland Park Chamber of Commerce 9001 West 110th Street, Suite 150 Overland Park,
KS66210