(Source: PRNewswire)LAKEWOOD, Colo., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Metropolitan State College of Denver Center for Innovation, in collaboration with the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade's Minority Business Office, will launch a monthly speaker series beginning this September, showcasing area experts and connecting them with local entrepreneurs. Solera National Bank has agreed to be the exclusive banking sponsor for this series.

Solera National Bank is a traditional, community commercial bank with a core-competency in understanding and servicing the culturally diverse and dynamic Hispanic market. The bank is committed to providing outstanding quality service while striving to meet the financial needs of its community.

According to Mark J. Martinez, Regional President and Senior Lending Officer of Solera National Bank, "Solera National Bank is excited about the opportunity to join in this collaborative effort to support small businesses in our local market. Small businesses are the engine that will help fuel the economic recovery. We believe this is an excellent opportunity to work in cooperation with Metro State's Center for Innovation and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade's Minority Business Office to promote entrepreneurialism in Colorado."

Running through April of 2010, subject matter experts in seven areas of business ownership will share their expertise with the business community. A portion of the proceeds will support the Center for Innovation Endowment Fund, which will help this educational start-up become self-sustaining in five years.

For more information, please contact:

Mr. Mark J. Martinez

Solera National Bank, Regional President and Senior Lending Officer

Tel: 303-202-0931

Email: MMartinez@SoleraBank.com

Cautions Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

All information in this news release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements contained in this release, which are not historical facts and that relate to future plans or projected results of Solera National Bancorp, Inc. ("Company") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Solera National Bank ("Bank"), are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied. These risks and uncertainties can include the risks associated with the ability to grow the Bank and the services it provides, the ability to successfully integrate new business lines and expand into new markets, competition in the marketplace, general economic conditions and many other risks described in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The most significant of these uncertainties are described in our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K all of which any reader of this release is encouraged to study (including all amendments to those reports) and exhibits to those reports, and include (but are not limited to) the following: the Company has a very limited operating history upon which to base an estimate of its future financial performance; the Company expects to incur losses during its initial years of operations; the Bank's failure to implement its business strategies may adversely affect the Company's financial performance; the departures of key personnel or directors may impair the Bank's operations; and general economic and market conditions. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement. Readers of this release are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

SOURCE Solera National Bank

Originally published by Solera National Bank.

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