| | | POC12-101 | | Crowdfunding for Local (Food) Economies (Part I) Speakers: Arno Hesse, Slow Money Northern California; Elizabeth Ü, Finance for Food; Jenny Kassan, Cutting Edge Capital; Mary Rick, The Hoop Fund Are you a social entrepreneur looking to raise money from friends, family, and community members? Are you a community member wondering how to support great local farmers, artisans, and businesses supporting your local economy? How can you leverage both accredited and non-accredited investors? Learn about innovative fundraising tools, public policy challenges and solutions, new financing vehicles, and local investment clubs. Audio CDs: 1 | | Audio CD | | $10.00 | | $10.00 | |
| | | POC12-102 | | New community-building tech innovation presentation by LocalOn Speakers: Shahbano Imran, LocalOn; David Tolioupov, LocalOn; Shari Godinez, Koreatown Northgate Community Benefit District; Darlene Drapkin, Urban Transformation, Temescal / Telegraph Business Improvement Districts Small business owners can learn about a new technology that promotes their business through a unique collaboration between East Bay Express, local business associations, business districts, and all their social networking channels. This tool is super easy to use and saves merchants money and time in promoting their businesses while vastly expanding their marketing reach. | | MP3 | | $7.00 | | $7.00 | |
