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Part 2: Exploring Alternative Funding Models for Small Business

2024 Global Conference

Part 2: Exploring Alternative Funding Models for Small Business

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM PDT

Financial innovations proliferated in recent decades, yet access to capital to launch or scale remains the top challenge for most small businesses, especially women and minorities. Given the important role small businesses play in our economy creating jobs and driving innovation, small business financing is essential to our future economic growth. Panelists in this session will explore where and how we can innovate to establish lending and investment models that more effectively channel capital to underserved groups and communities.