Funding
SMBC realizes that funding is critical to the success of startups and emerging growth companies. At different stages in a company’s growth, different funding options will be needed. As such, SMBC has worked to create relationships with key funding organizations in theNorth Bay region and the Greater Bay Area. Whether it is debt financing or equity funding via Angel Investors or Venture Capital Companies you are looking for, we will work with you to open the right doors. Through our mentoring program, we will also work with you to ensure you are ready when you go in front of investors.
We also understand that the funding process can be quite bewildering. Accordingly, we have education sessions devoted to the different funding methods and process:
- Government grants & other government funding
- SBIR, STTR programs
- Debt financing
- Commercial loans & lines of credit
- SBA loan programs
- Microloan programs
- Factoring
- Alternate lending institutions & instruments
- Mezzanine financing
- Equity Financing
- Angel funding
- VC funding
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