C0001 Crowdfunding- 6/18/19 

Crowdfunding is a potentially groundbreaking way of testing a market and/or financing your business. This workshop will provide: an overview of the crowdfunding world and where it fits in with other financing options; a comparison of the different types of crowdfunding and the types of projects that each supports; a comparison of the main US platforms, as well as some of the niche one (DC’s equity eats etc.); the practical steps to a successful fundraising campaign. and an analysis of what to do after a campaign either in the event of failure/ success

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Krista Tuomi is a professor in the International Economic Policy program at the School of International Service, American University. She has worked for many years as a policy analyst in the areas of innovation and investment and recently her focus has been on best practice in the start-up investment climate, particularly on policy related to angel investing, crowdfunding and seed financing.  Her passion for the field of innovation and entrepreneurship extends into her pro-bono work which includes working with SCORE, Boots to Business, the Veteran Small Business Challenge Competition, Syracuse's Institute for Veterans and Military Families, and the Angel Capital Association.