Cal State Center East Bay
1000 Broadway
Suite 109
Oakland, CA 94607
Walking distance from 12th Street/Oakland City Center BART Station
Finding Money to Start & Grow Your Business (Oakland)
Led by SCORE Counselors and Business professionals: Kathy Donovan & Jo Baig
Workshop Fee ($35)
Overview: Learn about the types and sources of funding available to help you start and grow your business, and what you need to know to maximize your chances to obtain that funding.
You will learn and discuss:
- Traditional: banks and SBA loans - Non-traditional: angel investors, venture capital, crowdfunding, KIVA/Zip, Y-Combinator, incubator
- Credit history
- Have a thoughtful, well-researched and realistic business plan - Know your SWOT: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
Instructors:
Kathy Donovan - Kathy has 35 years of banking experience, with a concentration in lending to small businesses, large corporate customers and consumers. In recent years, Kathy has focused her efforts at SCORE and, before that, at Women’s Initiative for Self Employment, on helping entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Kathy holds a BA from Georgetown University and an MBA from New York University. She is a world traveler, speaks some Spanish and is fluent in Portuguese. Education is her passion!
Jo Baig - Jo has 32 years in banking, including service as a branch manager of Bank of the West. Her experience includes extensive work with small and medium sized businesses.