Detroit Startup Week 2019

Many entrepreneurs need funding to either start or grow a business.  It is not unusual for these individuals to put all their hopes for financial resources into one basket – traditional bank loans. Too often business owners are unaware of the various funding options that exists.  In addition, they are unsure of their ability to qualify for funding and may be too intimidated to contact alternative lenders to learn how they may benefit from available programs. In this timely discussion with Dr. Nicole Farmer, Grand Innovation's Executive Director and Founder of LifeLine Business Consulting Services, entrepreneurs will not only gain knowledge of grants, crowd-funding, micro-lending, and traditional lending, but they will be guided through an actual loan application checklist to help determine what it takes to be considered "capital ready."