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*WEBINAR WEDNESDAY: Equity crowdfunding portal collaboration with Coca-Cola

Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Price: 
FREE
A newly created crowdfunding portal in collaboration with the Coca-Cola Company, and a look at last week’s Federal Reserve actions are among topics of this week’s free webinar presented by the Small Business Development Center at CSU Bakersfield.  
 
Host and SBDC director, Kelly Bearden will be joined by Ruth E. Hedges, CEO of Rise Up Crowdfunding, a new portal recently launched in collaboration with The Coca-Cola Company. Hedges will discuss how the portal provides a place for women- and minority-owned small businesses and startups to raise capital using Regulation Crowdfunding from the general public of investors.   
 
A national regulation crowdfunding expert and speaker, Hedges is one of the original pioneers of legislation signed into law in April 2012 known as the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act). It established crowdfunding provisions to allow early-stage businesses to offer and sell securities and provided crowdfunding dollar limits be adjusted for inflation every five years. 
  
Bearden will also be joined by economist Mark Evans, emeritus professor from CSUB. Dr. Evans will interpret the Federal Reserve’s most recent actions, and he will take a look into some surprising statistics of older Americans.    
 
The webinar will begin with Bearden providing updates on availability of capital resources programs, and weather-related disaster assistance for businesses from local, state, and federal governments. 
 
Questions from attendees will be taken.  
 
This marks the 281st episode of the free weekly “Webinar Wednesday” business series that provides news and information helpful to employers and business owners. 
 
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Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and a Grant with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA or the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the California SBDC closest to you.