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Social Financing - Using the Web to Mine Money for Your Venture, Nov 19
Event Date11.19.2009Posting Type: Event
Monday, 11.16.2009
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Please mark your calendar for this upcoming event!
Date: Nov 19th, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Location: Sun Microsystems
18 Network Circle, Building 12
Menlo Park, CA
Cost: Members $20; Affiliates $29; General Public $49, At the Door $59
Register now:
http://www.gaba-network.org/
or contact
German American Business Association
1715 Villa St, Suite G, Mountain View, CA 94041
Phone: +1 (650) 386-5015 Fax: +1 (415) 276-2375
office@gaba-network.org
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
Raising money from VCs is increasingly difficult for early stage companies--even ones with a good product. Social networks have been great for generating awareness but how do you turn social equity into funds for your business? Social financing is working well for entrepreneurs in developing countries and those improving the well-being of society and the environment. Could that same model work here? New models are rapidly emerging that are changing the landscape for how businesses raise money.
Specific topics to be discussed will include:
* What is social financing?
* What is microfinancing?
* What new tools are available today?
* How companies facilitate sources of social funding.
* How social networks can become social financing engines.
Moderator:
Sumaya Kazy, Sr. Social Media Manager, Sun Microsystems
Panelists:
* Marc Dangeard, Founder, Entrepreneur Commons
* Joshua Sams, Co-Founder & CEO, Sprowtt Marketplace
* Trevor Cornwell, Founder & CEO, Embarkons
* TBD
Agenda:
6:00 - 7:00 pm Registration Networking Reception
7:00 - 8:15 pm Panel Discussion and Q&A
8:15 - 9:00 pm Networking
Complimentary appetizers, beer, wine and soft drinks will be served.
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