The Blackstone LaunchPad is听joining 听to present a two-part series, The Funding Roadmap, on startup and growth capital. The workshops will be presented on Tuesday, Sept. 26, and Monday, Oct. 2.
Explore funding opportunities from startup to acceleration stages with experts who can introduce you to various funding resources, loan programs offered by the U.S. SBA,听alternative financing such as the Excelsior Growth Fund and state programs/tax credits available to young businesses.
A panel of equity investors will give an inside look at what鈥檚 in their mindset when it comes to impact investing. Participants will also hear from founders who have 鈥渂een there and done that,鈥 with tips on how to approach funders. There is a nominal registration fee. Register .
The Blackstone LaunchPad is a founding member of The 黑料不打烊 Innovation Connectors, a consortium that includes leaders within government, business, incubation, acceleration and resource organizations across Central New York.听 The group鈥檚 goal is to build alliances, collaborate on events and understand the strength of the听region鈥檚 resources to better assist the听next generation entrepreneurs. See the list of members .
The two-part agenda is:
Part I:听 Startup Capital, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 黑料不打烊 Technology Garden, 235 Harrison St.
8 a.m.听听听听听听听听 Registration, light refreshments, networking, visit IC table displays
8:30 a.m.听听 Welcome, Rick Clonan, VP of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, CenterState CEO
8:45 a.m. 听 Building Your Case:听 鈥淏lack Box of Financing鈥
Lee DeAmicis, Regional Manager, Business Banking, M&T Bank
You鈥檝e built your plan, done customer discovery, and developed your product or service. Now you are launching or ready to scale and looking for funding. What鈥檚 right the source of capital for your business? Where do you find听 it? What are the essentials you need to have in place to approach a funder? What鈥檚 the capital continuum, from ideation to acceleration, and what kinds of funding are best matched for each stage?
听9:20 a.m. 听 How I Did It: A Case Study; A perspective from a company that has gone from concept to launch to growth, through various phases of funding
10:45 a.m. 听 Funding Options:听 A Panel of Founders and Funders
Moderator:听 Kathryn Cartini, UVC & Peacock Media
Noon听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lunch + Q&A
Finding Help:听 Overview of the Regional Innovation Ecosystem
Terry Brown, Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship, SU
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Part II:听 Accelerate your Growth with Impact Capital, Monday, Oct. 2, CNY Biotech Accelerator, 841 E. Fayette St.
This second workshop provides an overview of impact investing: capital for enterprises addressing social and environmental challenges. Attendees will also learn from seasoned investors and a successfully funded company about their experience with impact investors, as well as network with local impact entrepreneurs and a variety of investors.
4 p.m. 听 听 听 Registration, networking, appetizers
5 p.m. 听 听 听 Welcome, Robert Corona
5:15 p.m. 听Impact Investing: An Overview, Jill Newbold, director of business development, Investors鈥 Circle
Impact Investment:听 A Success Story, Jon Strimling, Entrepreneur Founder, UltraCell
5:45 p.m.听听Investors Panel:听 Understanding the Investor Mindset
Moderator:听 Nick Querques, technology to market program manager, NYSERDA
6:30 p.m.听听The Pitch: Region鈥檚 top for-profit impact ventures
Moderator: Linda Dickerson Hartsock, executive director, Blackstone LaunchPad, SU
7 p.m.听Networking, demo alley听and cocktail reception
