How Crowd-Funding and Microlending Can Boost Your Business and Fund Your Dream Project

Learn more about this important topic for small businesses at this Park Slope Small Business Forum event.

Find out how you can:

• Get your creative idea funded.
• Get support from your local community for your business.
• Get needed start-up funds to grow your business
• Learn tips and tricks on tapping into the social lending world.

Speakers:

Jay Lee is one of the founders of Small Knot, a local, social lending platform. Through Small Knot, people can invest in their own communities by giving a social loan to a locally owned small business. Lee will give some background on Small Knot and explain how your local business can become a recipient of funds through Small Knot.

Tim Sutton is a filmmaker, educator, and founding director of Video Kid Brooklyn, a film school for New York City youth. He is also the recipient of more than $40,000 from Kickstarter, the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects. Sutton will talk about his experiences with the Kickstarter process and his formula for success.

Erica Dorn is the business development officer for Accion, a microlending organization that has provided financing to  more than  20,000 small businesses. Dorn develops strategic partnerships that provide emerging small businesses with expert coaches and public-relations opportunities in addition to credit-building financing to grow healthy businesses.

RSVP required: weissj2003@yahoo.com.

About the Park Slope Small Business Forum

The Park Slope Small Business Forum is an avenue for entrepreneurs, people starting or running small businesses, and freelancers to share advice, network, and gain useful resources. Learn more at facebook.com/parkslopesmallbusinessforum.

Networking starts at 7.30 p.m., speakers start at 8 p.m. The meeting is free, but we ask you to buy a drink (delicious home cooked food is also available) to thank Two Moon Art House and Cafe for supporting our forum (twomoonbklyn.com).