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$10K Grants and Skills Training: Free Events for June

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Enroll for free Mastering social media marketing June 9 | 1:00 – 2:00pm ET Work with a social media expert to learn the best social channels for your business, how to convert leads into sales, when to post, and which content will resonate with your audience. Keep reading to find out more about the money.

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The Role of Alternative Funding in Startups

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Peer-to-Peer Lending Peer-to-peer (P2P) funding is usually done through a P2P website such as LendingClub, Kiva, Funding Circle, or Zopa. Funding a startup can be challenging, especially if you’re new to the game. There’s lots of competition. Many seek an alternative route as traditional funding doesn’t always work out.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Greycroft is an early-stage VC.

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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

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Tracy built her company, Recycled Media , out of necessity. She hasn’t raised any venture capital. She drove her company to profitability before paying herself a modest salary. She leveraged herself and even sold many of her possessions to get started. Just not the kind you would initially read about on TechCrunch. That may soon change.

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We Recast Our Business Expertise Into Valuable Incentives for Young Entrepreneurs

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The media loves to cover young entrepreneurs who’ve done innovative work while going to school. I had served many roles previously on the BC Children’s Hospital Board, but I wanted to transition into something that engaged young entrepreneurs – and I found one. So I asked a lot of people to do small amounts of work, and this worked perfectly.

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The Power of People: How We Recast Our Expertise into Valuable Incentives

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The media loves to cover young entrepreneurs who’ve done innovative work while going to school. I had served many roles previously on the BC Children’s Hospital Board, but I wanted to transition into something that engaged young entrepreneurs – and I found one. So I asked a lot of people to do small amounts of work, and this worked perfectly.

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EO Entrepreneurs Share Strategies for Failure-Proofing Small Business

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Before diving into entrepreneurship, wouldn’t it be ideal to tap into the knowledge of experienced, thriving business owners for advice on failure-proofing a new business? Validate product-market fit. “Do Do whatever legwork is possible to validate your product-market fit before investing everything in your concept. Beware of overbuilding.