Funding Your Startup and Social Enterprise
How to Finance and Grow
If you’re an entrepreneur at any stage of your journey or even an aspiring one, and you need money to start or grow your business, this course is for you.
When you have a great business idea, and cannot wait to get started on it, you will eventually run into the essential question:
- How can I finance my endeavor?
Most of the time, people who want to start a company do not have the capital to do so themselves, so they need to look around for other financing options.
There are many different ways of how to finance a Startup, and their practicability also depends a lot on the kind of business you want to open. Sometimes all the options can be overwhelming, so in this article, we want to shed some light on the most common ways to finance your startup and what the pros and cons for all of them are.
This course will introduce, and help you understand these models through which you can – and will fund your startup and social enterprise.
Your Instructor
Hello! My name is Erik Detiger and I am a professional with over two decades of experience working in the field of international philanthropy and fundraising. As a highly successful international project manager and fundraising professional, I have raised over US$200 million for numerous international projects from a wide variety of government agencies, foundations, and institutions. I am the founder of Philantropia - an independent consultancy based in New York specialized in international fundraising and philanthropy and am excited to share my knowledge with you on this platform.