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The Introduction to Start-up Funding Strategy workshop is the first of the Funding Friday's workshop series. In this introductory workshop, Alex Lambert, mHUB's Venture Capital Manager, and Mark O'Connor, mHUB's Senior Startup Acceleration Coordinator, will give you an overview of the most common funding avenues for start-ups, when to pursue types of funding, and explain the difference between dilutive and non-dilutive funding. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to identify what funding option is best for you.
Please bring:
- Laptops/ Pen and Paper
You'll learn:
- How to identify the different funding avenues.
- How to identify what funding option is best for the different stages of a business.
- The difference between non-dilutive funding and dilutive funding.
- How to evaluate funding structures for common types of entities.
*Attendance in person is preferred, but possible on-line. *
Venue
Hybrid
Location
Date and Time
02/24/23 @ 2:00 PM
02/24/23 @ 2:00 PM
Tags
Business Viability, Curriculum, Discovery
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