VBOC Third Thursday Think Tank

Financing Options for Small Businesses

The topics discussed in this course include: • Determining your financing needs

• Equity vs. debt financing

• Loans

• Grants

• Venture capital

• Angel investors

• Savings, retirement, and other investment accounts

• Crowd funding

• Peer-to-peer lending

• Family and friends, and

• SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Program

Come network with other veterans who are making the leap from the battlefields of corporate American to the battlefield of entrepreneurship. Learn the steps required to go from where you are to where you want to be as a business owner. Share your ideas and gain valuable feedback on the feasibility and marketability of your products/services.