Crowdfunding Basics: An Insiders View to Securing Capital 

This FREE workshop will help you to understand your options with the hundreds of web-based platforms that can help you to get money for your business. Businesses raised over 6 billion dollars last year using online funding options. How much do you need?

We will cover:

• Fundamentals of Crowdfunding
• Understanding Your Options
• Choosing the Right Option
• Success Factors

Get capital for your business using the power of the internet and crowdfunding. This workshop will help guide you to your best funding options. Upon completion you will know the differences between: Non-Profit Lenders, Crowdfunding, Invoice Financing, Online Lending and Loan Matching Sites – and which one is best for you.

We will also look at examples of succesful local Crowdfunding campaigns to understand how they raised money. Learn the pro's and con's of crowdfunding and how to be succesful by avoiding the pitfalls.

The President’s Dining Room is located on the second floor of the building called the Sullivan Center.  It’s the building to right of the Main building (if you are facing the front entrance of the Main building).  There is an outside entrance to the Sullivan Center on the ground floor right below the President’s Dining Room.  It is easily accessible to attendees who wish to park in the rear parking lot.