Financing Your Small Business
 

Recently there have been a number of new developments in the world of financing.  Methods such as crowdfunding and Peer-to-Peer lending offer potential ways to help small business and start-ups. At the same time new regulations and a slower economy have complicated the use of more traditional financing tools such as bank loans and factoring. This financial bootcamp will offer an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of the various forms of financing. It will also offer advice on how to minimize the financial and emotional cost of the various application processes.

Instructor:   Krista Tuomi, Professor, American University

I am a professor in the International Economic Policy program at the School of International Service, American University, where I enjoy the highs and lows of teaching economics and politics in DC.  I have worked for many years as a policy analyst in the areas of innovation and investment. Recently my focus has been on best practice in the start-up investment climate, particularly on policy related to angel investing, crowdfunding and seed financing.