Photo Taken by: Joshua Krieger – April 8th, 2022
The workshop on how to acquire and structure acquiring capital as a small business or startup venture owner was informative and interesting. Students attending the event were quite inquisitive and asked thorough questions that applied to their individual scenarios.
I found that the fire-side chat setting for the workshop was a great idea, it is always enjoyable (as an audience member) to listen to more than one person talk and bounce ideas off one another. The added plus to fire-side chats is that it takes the pressure off of the speaker to hold continuous flow throughout the presentation. Having two voices makes the whole thing much more casual.
I particularly enjoyed it when our presenter spoke on the topic of whether start-ups should seek government funding vs. going the more traditional route through chartered banks and as an added point his reference towards the usage of credit unions and why they are beneficial once you are considered a “long-term member.”