Creative Ways to Fund Your Business

* Wednesday, May 17, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Looking for options other than a standard bank loan? Join expert John DeGaetano, SBDC Advisor and former bank executive, for a comprehensive view of all your funding options, especially how you can combine more than one funding option for your business launch or expansion. Don’t miss tapping into money available to you!

Key points:

• Overview of the difference between traditional lending and alternative lending
• Microloans
• Friends and family investment
• Crowdfunding
• Purchase order financing
• Product presales
• Factoring
• Risk factors of funding options

Presenters:

• John DeGaetano
  SBDC Advisor and Former Bank Executive

Hosted by:

• Cynthia Murray
  President and CEO, North Bay Leadership Council
• Dr. Denise Lucy
  Executive Director, Institute for Leadership Studies at Dominican University of California
• Miriam Karrell
  Director, Marin Small Business Development Center

Presented by:

• Dominican University of California Institute for Leadership Studies
• North Bay Leadership Council
• Marin Small Business Development Center

Community Partners:

• U.S. Commercial Service
• San Rafael Chamber of Commerce