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Introduction to Crowdfunding for Newbies - CANCELED

Mar
16
2017
Thu 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

This event has been canceled

"Give us your tired, your cash poor, Your visionary entrepreneurs yearning to startup, Those rejected by vc's, angels and the banks. Send these, the cashless, tempest-tost by validation processes gone awry, to us, As we lift the lamp of funding besides crowdfunding's golden door!" Crowdfunding is all about democratizing the manner in which capital is raised for business startups and for charitable, artistic, commercial and other business ventures. Thus, it's fitting for us to harken back to our national symbol of freedom and democracy, The Statue of Liberty (which itself was erected due to the efforts and donations of early crowdfunders), for inspiration. Something very, very profound is happening worldwide and the wiser vested interests of the past are beginning to realize that they need to get aboard the train before it leaves the station. This workshop is intended to introduce those who have a need to secure funding to the basics of crowdfunding, at 50,000 foot level, so that they'll be able to choose the appropriate type of crowdfunding to pursue to achieve their funding objectives, whether that be a cause, a project, a product or a business. We’ll also be discussing the most important aspect of crowdfunding, which is mastering social media, as well as at least two breakout sessions, one of which will deal with the Kickstarter-style product pre-sale crowdfunding and the other of which will deal with the new investment-based crowdfunding that’s become legal over the past several years. If you're new to crowdfunding, and you'd really like to get your feet wet before plunging in deeply, come to this special introductory session and learn some of the basics of this new way to secure funding as well as other benefits.

Speaker(s): Ray Burrasca, Coloradocrowdfunding.org; Rita Crompton, The Inventor Lady; Dennis Batchelor, Zfyre

Co-Sponsor(s): City of Boulder

Speaker Bios: Ray Burrasca, is a 40+ year experienced legal and finance professional . In addition, he is the founder & organizer of ColoradoCrowdfunding.org, the first, oldest and largest organization in Colorado dedicated exclusively to crowdfunding and, more specifically, how crowdfunding can be used to help Colorado-based non-profits, artistic and other creative individuals, new products and businesses (and the entrepreneurs behind them), as well as the donors and investors who support them. In addition to serving as ColoradoCrowdfunding.org’s organizer and primary spokesperson, Ray is Managing Director of Windom Peaks Capital, a small investment banking boutique located in Denver, Colorado, whose business is dedicated to, among other things, helping newly-formed companies secure the seed and early stage financing so necessary to their ultimate success. He is a passionate champion of small business, both early stage and mature, and their needs. Over the past thirty years, Ms. Rita Crompton has started, or helped to start, no less than five successful businesses in four distinct and unrelated industries. Because of her superior marketing skills and the business relationships she has established and nurtured in the national marketplace, Ms. Crompton and her company, FLeCusa International, provide a unique service to clients wishing to enter the marketplace or grow their business to a new level, nationally or internationally. During this adventure, Ms. Crompton has delved heavily into crowdfunding and other avenues that challenge inventors as they enter the world of funding/marketing/selling their product. Dennis Batchelor, CMO of Zfyre Dennis has over 10 years as an entrepreneur and marketing professional and has a strong interest in seeing crowdfunding become an increasingly important source of funding for new ventures. Having been active in digital marketing, increasingly referred to as growth hacking, he has been able to leverage this experience for crowdfunding strategies. Dennis holds an MBA from Color


Fee: $ 45.00

Phone: 303-442-1475

Location

Boulder SBDC
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