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Financing with grants, not equity or debt

Berkonomics

In general, grants are made to individuals, companies, businesses, organizations or institutions that are working toward serving the greater good or a greater cause. Often, grants require that you partner with other organizations to deliver the results or measure the effectiveness of your special project. How refreshing!

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8 Keys To Starting A Venture With Minimal Equity Loss

Startup Professionals Musings

If you really want to start a business your way without a boss or professional investor hovering over you, then just fund it yourself or through friends and family, and grow it organically. Use your equity for key executives and business partners. Bootstrapping doesn’t mean that you don’t share equity.

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HBCUvc founder Hadiyah Mujhid on one way investors can advance racial equity

TechCrunch LA

Some firms have said that they’re going to turn to HBCUvc , a nonprofit organization that helps students from historically Black colleges and universities enter venture and tech. We cannot make significant progress in advancing racial equity without long-term financial commitment,” Mujhid wrote. Among the strategies?

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How To Identify New Venture Assistance Organizations

Startup Professionals Musings

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts.

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Use creative fundraising instead of equity or debt?

Berkonomics

Use creative fundraising instead of equity or debt? Creating a new company to do this is often a time and money drain, even if it seems easier to do this than to create a relationship within existing organizations. These are just some of the ways to creatively raise funds without offering equity or taking on new debt.

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5 Equity Crowdfunding Reflections Before You Sign Up

Startup Professionals Musings

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of those demanding angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. In equity crowdfunding, no investor is representing their own interest. Lack of checks and balances on startup valuations.

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StartEngine Equity Crowdfunding Workshop

SoCal Tech Calendar

Monday, February 27, 2017 -- StartEngine Equity Crowdfunding Workshop. StartEngine is organizing the first equity crowdfunding one day free workshop for companies to go live the same day.

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