Entrepreneurs of all races rely on 3 types of capital: 1) personal/family savings, 2) banks/investors, and 3) credit cards. According to the Kauffman Foundation, blacks rely the most on personal credit cards and black  entrepreneurs, in particular, are almost three times as likely as whites to have profitability hurt by lack of access to capital and more than twice as likely as whites to have profits negatively impacted by the cost of capital.

Topics In This Virtual Conference Include:

  • Opportunity Zones
  • Crowdfunding & The JOBS Act
  • Tokenization of Assets
  • New Technology

In 2012, the JOBS Act passed and the way businesses could raise funds changed forever. In 2018, the United States government increased access to capital via Opportunity Zones. But what's really happening on the ground and how do we take advantage of these news laws?

The 21st Century Fundraising for Black Businesses Virtual Conference will give you practical information you can use immediately to raise funds for your business and also tell you where fundraising is headed as technology improves. 

You can sit back at home or work and hear from national experts.

Course curriculum

  • 1
    How Dawn Dickson Raised Over $1 Million by Crowdfunding
  • 2
    How Lamar Wilson Crowdfunded My Hemp Business with Black Dollars
  • 3
    Crowdfunding Basics: The ABC's of the JOBS Act by Maureen Murat
  • 4
    Crowdfunding & Opportunity Zones in the Black Community: Panel Discussion
  • 5
    Leading an Opportunity Zone Initiative in Your Neighborhood by Cory Henry
  • 6
    Will Opportunity Zones Gentrify Our Neighborhood? with Venroy July and Cory Henry
  • 7
    21st Century Real Estate Fundraising with Jack Berube
  • 8
    Blockchain Assets Made Easy with Douglas J Pepe
  • 9
    Crypto Credit Lines with Antoni Trenchev
  • 10
    How SWARM Makes Fundraising Easier with Aaron Wood
  • 11
    How Blockchain & Tokenization of Assets Will Impact Future Fundraising: Panel Discussion
  • 12
    The Top Mistakes Black Techpreneurs Make When Raising Funds & How to Avoid Them

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