Unlocking Capital: Opportunities for Successfully Funding Your Business

Description: 

In this webinar, we will explore the process of preparing your business to receive capital, starting with the importance of the Business Plan as an important step in securing traditional financing.  We will also discuss alternative financing sources like mission-based lenders, loans backed by the Small Business Administration, crowdlending, crowdfunding, and strategies for having your business generate profits that could be used for growth.  From the one-hour webinar, you will receive information you need to make your business grow and succeed!

Presenter:

As a former owner of Mendocino Mustard®, Mike has first-hand knowledge of the challenges faced by small business owners, especially when operating within rural, remote counties.  Bringing years of for-profit experience within sales, management, and small business ownership, Mike hopes to make an impact within our community by helping others succeed.  He previously served as an Independent Business Advisor for the West Company, the predecessor of the West Business Development Center. Mike earned a BA in History, from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from St. Mary’s College of California, School of Economics and Business Administration.