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The Houston Crowdfunding Roundtable

A Panel of Houston's First Crowdfunding Executives

The HoustonCrowdfunding RoundtableA Panel of Houston's First Crowdfunding Executives

Thursday, June 25th 2015 at Giulietta Sociale 5:30-7:00 pm, followed by networking reception

$25 in advance | $35 day of the event | REGISTER NOW (Very Limited Seating)

Presented by Trout Payment Systems | Includes hors d'oeuvres and drink ticket


Crowdfunding firms like Kickstarter, GoFundMe, and Indiegogo have helped numerous charities, artists, entrepreneurs, and businesses raise money over the internet. Meet executives from Houston based crowdfunding firms NextSeed, EnergyFunders, and Crowdlender, and spend an evening networking.

Media Sponsorship & Film Crew Provided By:

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eUgot Entertainment Network

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Event Partners

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Houston West Chamber of Commerce

Economic Opportunities

The Chamber enhances and leverages the talents and resources of its members to improve economic opportunities for all.


Advocacy

The Chamber is an advocate for its broad and diverse member businesses, creating a climate of growth and success that benefits all.


Impact

The Chamber provides unique opportunities for individuals and businesses to make a difference by connecting them to important community issues.


Focus

The Chamber helps build stronger communities by staying focused and involved in the top business, civic, and social priorities.


http://www.hwcoc.org/
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MBA Council of Houston

The MBA Council of Houston is a Texas Non-Profit organization. Members of the organization are not individuals. Rather, membership is comprised of local alumni chapters of top-tier MBA schools. If you are a member of your MBA program's alumni association, you are a member of the MBA Council of Houston.

www.mbach.org
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Houston Young Professionals

Houston Young Professionals (HYP) is proud to have a network of over 40,000 Houstonians ranging from the mid 20's to the mid 30's and to the young at heart. HYP is as diverse as the City of Houston and has 11 Sub-Committees to better serve our community. The recent addition to our network has been Hispanic Young Professionals.

Our goal is to empower Houston Young Professionals to connect with other like-minded individuals who share the passion of networking, business development, philanthropy, the arts and cultural activities. Become a part of our network by joining today.

www.houstonyoungprofessionals.com/

Websites like Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and GoFundMe have helped popularize crowdfunding as a means for sourcing funds directly from donors, investors, and lenders over the internet. As a whole, the crowdfunding industry raised $16.2 billion in 2014, a 167% increase over the $6.1 billion raised in 2013 and shows no signs of slowing down.


Last November the Texas State Securities Board voted unanimously to allow Texas-based businesses to raise up to $1 million annually through online crowdfunding platforms.


The potential for growth as both a funding source and an investment platform within the state of Texas will likely accelerate. Our carefully selected Houston based panel of experts will discuss fundamental aspects of crowdfunding and how it could be of benefit to local business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors.


AGENDA:


5:30-6:00 pm Check in and open networking.

Introductory remarks by Napoleon T. Butic, Trout Payment Systems

6:00-7:00 An Introduction to Crowdfunding: A Source of Capital, An Investment Opportunity, A Nascent Industry

Panelists: Eugene Kim, VP of Strategy and General Counsel, NextSeed, Philip Racusin, CEO, EnergyFunders, Donald F. McGraw II, President, Crowdlender


7:00-8:00 Networking Reception. Complimentary appetizers included.


This event is ideal for:

* Investors
* Entrepreneurs
* Small business owners
* Start ups

* Business service providers such as Accountants,Bankers, Business Brokers,Business Lawyers,Business Investors,Commercial Real Estate Brokers,HR & Payroll Firms,IT Consultants,Insurance and more!


Registration Fees :


Registration BEFORE 6/25 $25 | Day of event $35


REGISTER NOW

Event Information

Houston Crowdfunding Roundtable

For more information, visit the event page on Eventbrite.

When?

Thursday, Jun 25, 2015, 05:30 PM

Where?

Giulietta Sociale, 5102 Washington Ave, Houston, Texas 77002

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About Trout

Trout Payment Systems helps Houston area businesses with credit card processing systems and gaining access to alternative funding sources such as merchant cash advance, secured and unsecured short term business loans, SBA loans, receivables factoring, etc.

Email: info@troutpays.com
Website: troutpays.com
Location: 8300 FM 1960 Rd W, Houston, TX, United States
Phone: 832.693.8740
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