Understanding Your Funding Options: Loans, Grants, Investors and More
Date and time
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Location
Online
Host organization
SCORE Kentuckiana
Type of event
Resource Partner event
Event description
The right funding option can help you start, manage or grow your business, but the wrong option can affect your cash flow and financial flexibility. Understanding the differences between loans, grants, investors, credit lines and self-funding can help you avoid the wrong fit and choose capital that aligns with your business goals.
In this webinar, we’ll explore the small business capital landscape, including debt, equity, bootstrapping, grants and other common funding paths. You’ll learn how to evaluate which options may fit your business, what tradeoffs to consider and how to think more strategically about funding your next stage of growth. In this webinar, you’ll learn:
- The difference between debt, equity, grants and self-funding
- When each type of capital may make sense for your business
- How to evaluate funding based on your goals, stage and revenue
- Common mistakes business owners make when seeking capital
- How to prepare for the rest of the funding journey