SBAN provides enhanced members with free access to advisor sessions with experts in the field on topics relevant to their small business anti-displacement work. Advisor sessions give members personalized guidance on programs they are developing or help them tackle tactical challenges they are facing.

Examples of advisors who have consulted with SBAN members:

• Donovan Rypkema, President of Heritage Strategies International and Principal of PlaceEconomics, on place-based management, historic preservation, and economic development.
• Anna Marie Cruz, Director of Business Development and Community Engagement for Southern California at Self-Help Federal Credit Union, on how to collaborate with community development financial institutions (CDFIs).
• Larisa Ortiz, Managing Director of Public Non-Profit Solutions at Streetsense, on comprehensive strategies to combat commercial vacancy.