Show Me the Money: Alternate Financing Options
Posted June 25th, 2008 in EventsWednesday June 25th 6:00-8:00pm
at the Code Factory, 246 Queen Street , between Bank and Kent
A joint presentation with the CodeFactory this event is part of a series that will highlight options and information on alternative financing options for start-ups and businesses.
On-street and lot parking is available after 5:30. Beer & refreshments will be available for a modest amount.
Canadian Small Business Financing Loan (CSBFL)
- Marc McLaren, TD Canada Trust
- Ian Graham, theCodeFactory
Line of Credit (LoC)
- Steve Bruder
Funding non-conventional assets: Value versus Cost
- Malcolm Williamson, Acorn Partners
- John Scott, My Grocery Deals
Types of Financing:
Canadian Small Business Financing Loan (CSBFL)
Marc McLaren will be providing some very useful information about The Canada Small Business Financing Program, which seeks to increase the availability of loans for establishing, expanding, modernizing and improving small businesses.
Marc McLaren was born and raised in Ottawa and graduated with a BComm in 1977 and an MBA in 1979 both with finance majors. Marc worked with Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of Tokyo in Toronto between 1980 and 1987 before moving back to Ottawa and joining Canada Trust in 1987. He managed the Ottawa commercial real estate group from 1987 to 1997 and has worked with small businesses since that time. Marc’s hobbies include music and playing the occasional round of golf.
Line of Credit (LoC)
Steven Bruder will explain how to creatively use lines of credit to fund your business growth while minimizing risk and improving cashflow.
Steven Bruder has been helping entrepreneurs and their companies with strategic business and financial consulting for over 20 years. His value proposition is providing Chief Financial Officer and advisory services to Presidents & CEO’s based on a solid history of active involvement and success in leading/steering companies in start-ups, turnarounds, mergers and acquisitions. His experience also includes a 9 year tenure with public accounting and consulting firms, the opening of his chartered accountancy business advisory practice in 1993 and the owning, managing, and selling of companies in the digital imaging, telecom, speech recognition and wireless sectors.
Steven holds a Bachelor of Arts (Administrative and Commercial Studies) from the University of Western Ontario and has completed the Leading Entrepreneurial Organizations program at the Richard Ivey School of Business, the University of Western Ontario.
Funding non-conventional assets: Value versus Cost
Malcolm Williamson and John Scott will provide guidance about funding non-conventional assets, while taking into account the issues of cost and value.
Malcolm Williamson is Vice President, Business Development for Acorn Partners. He is responsible for the development of new business including their current expansion across Canada. Malcolm was an entrepreneur involved in buy-outs and start-ups in Canada and the US, a former executive with F1000 and private companies, a business consultant for 11 years and a commercial banker. He has been a consultant to NAFTA and the Trade Association of the Americas. He is the catalyst behind the recently formed Canadian SR&ED Association.
John Scott is the co-founder and EVP of mygrocerydeals.com. Prior to mygrocerydeals.com, John was Vice-President, Sales for In-Touch Survey Systems, where he negotiated numerous 6 and 7 figure contracts with major clients in Canada and the US. Prior to In-Touch, he was a partner at Convivium Research in Ottawa and for the previous nine years he was a senior consultant for the Ottawa office of Watson Wyatt Worldwide leading the Organizational Research Practice. For Watson Wyatt he was also the Canadian product manager for Pulse-Taker, a proprietary interactive voice response technology. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Western Ontario, and completed additional studies in Economics at Carleton University.
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TheCodeFactory takes its’ inspiration from two sources; the coffee shop meeting and DemoCamp. The intent is to capture the best of both, the relaxed and informal environment of the coffee shop meeting and the energy and enthusiasm of DemoCamp. TheCodeFactory is located at 246 Queen Street in downtown Ottawa, between Bank and Kent, above the Green Papaya Restaurant. The second floor provides co-working and casual work space for monthly or daily rates. The fourth floor provides dedicated private office space for start-ups complete with Internet Access and business services as required.
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