Funding Strategies & AI-Powered Decision Making
Funding Strategies & AI-Powered Decision Making
When it comes to business funding, revenue alone doesn’t determine whether a company is fundable. Lenders evaluate risk—and business owners should evaluate the risk of the capital being offered to them.
In this webinar, participants will learn how lenders assess business risk, distinguish sustainable capital from financing that may create unnecessary cost or cash-flow pressure, and use AI responsibly to support smarter funding decisions. Attendees will leave better prepared to evaluate capital from both the lender’s and business owner’s perspectives.
The webinar is moderated by Award-winning Journalist Donna Lowry. The speaker for this free webinar is Anita Davis, President & Founder, Praxis Strategic Solutions, Certified AI Consultant, Certified AI Trainer, Board Member, GWBC.
Speakers
Moderator, Award Winning Journalist
Donna Lowry is an award-winning journalist who combines a passion for storytelling and a desire to empower others with communication and critical thinking skills surrounding political, educational, and financial issues.
Through her firm, Donna Lowry Communications, she provides consulting, writing, and producing services for educational, media, professional, and business outlets.
Donna serves as host/producer for several programs, including Lawmakers on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Donna is an eight-time Emmy award winner, a three-time national Gabriel Award recipient, and has garnered honors from countless organizations, including the National Association of Black Journalists, Atlanta Association of Black Journalists, Georgia Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists, Georgia Association of Educators (GAE), and the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE).
Her media peers inducted Donna into the prestigious NATAS Southeast Silver Circle to recognize her lasting contributions to the broadcast industry.
Donna has a master's in Journalism from Northwestern University and a Bachelor's in Mass Communications and Administration and Management from Chatham University.
Her professional affiliations include the Atlanta Press Club, the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists, the National Association of Black Journalists, and the Southeastern Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS SE).
In her 15th year as a Girl Scout Leader, Donna has led girls ranging in age from kindergarten through 12th grade. Her community service affiliations also include Magnolia (GA) Chapter of Links, Inc., and Nu Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
Donna and her husband, Army Major (Ret) Bennet W. Reid, Jr., are the parents of three daughters.
President & Founder, Praxis Strategic Solutions, Certified AI Consultant, Certified AI Trainer, Board Member, GWBC
Anita Davis is an AI Integration Strategist, Certified AI Consultant, Certified AI Trainer, and business growth strategist with more than 20 years of business banking and lending experience and 10+ years of entrepreneurial leadership. As President and Founder of Praxis Strategic Solutions, she leads a learning and development and strategic advisory firm specializing in AI integration strategy, supplier development, contractor capacity building, and workforce upskilling for small and mid-sized businesses and corporate supplier ecosystems.
Anita has invested more than 5,000 hours in applied AI education, AI agent development, customized AI training, and AI-powered solutions. She holds International CPD Certification as both a Certified AI Consultant and Certified AI Trainer and has completed Google’s Introduction to Generative A and Generative AI for Leaders Certificate Programs. Her combination of business, financial, and applied AI expertise enables her to translate emerging technology into practical strategies that improve productivity, strengthen decision-making, and move organizations from AI awareness to implementation.
Anita continues to expand her capabilities in AI agent development, AI-powered applications, digital avatars, and intelligent automation workflows. Her work emphasizes augmented intelligence—the intentional collaboration between human expertise and AI capabilities to accelerate innovation, productivity, and business value.
Her strategic advisory, business growth, and training work has been engaged by the Georgia Secretary of State, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Abbott | LISC Supplier Program and selection as a LISC | Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Community Partner.
A 2025 Women’s Business Enterprise Advocate of the Year Award winner, Comcast RISE Award recipient, and Board Member and Treasurer of the Greater Women’s Business Council (GWBC), Anita champions supplier development, business capacity building, and inclusive innovation. In 2026, she was also selected for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce membership program supported by Fiserv. Across every audience, she reinforces a central principle of her work: AI’s purpose is not to replace people, but to amplify their brilliance™.