In partnership with Sac Women Biz Tech, Startup Grind Sacramento is hosting Jenny Kassan who will give a presentation on:

Escape the Bootstrap Trap: How to Get the Money You Need to Grow Your Business Without Maxing Out Your Credit Cards or Putting Your Personal Assets at Risk

Are you:

  • tired of not having the resources you need to do what you want with your business?
  • worried about how much of your personal assets you’re investing in your business?

This talk will teach you:

  • three keys to getting clear on your path for bringing the resources you need into your business
  • how to find the right investors that allow you to grow your business on your terms
  • how to create a sustainable business that fits with your chosen lifestyle, goals, and values

About Jenny Kassan

Jenny has over two decades of experience as an attorney and advisor for mission-driven enterprises. She has helped her clients raise millions of dollars from values-aligned investors and raised over $1.5 million dollars for her own businesses. Jenny is certified as a coach by the International Association of Women in Coaching.

She is the author of Raise Capital on Your Own Terms: How to Fund Your Business without Selling Your Soul (Berrett-Koehler, October 2017).

Jenny earned her J.D. from Yale Law School and a masters degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of California at Berkeley.

She served on the Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies. She submitted the petition to the SEC that led to the passage of the 2012 JOBS Act and was present at the White House signing ceremony. Jenny is also a fellow at Democracy Collaborative and the co-founder of the Force For Good Fund.

Before becoming a securities lawyer, Jenny worked for eleven years at a nonprofit community development corporation in Oakland, where she served as staff attorney and managed community economic development projects including the formation and management of several social ventures designed to employ and create business ownership opportunities for low-income community residents.

Jenny is the President of Community Ventures, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the economic and social development of communities. She also co-founded the Sustainable Economies Law Center, a nonprofit that provides legal information to support sustainable economies.

Jenny was a director of Berrett-Koehler Publishers. She is a member of the Content Advisory Panel of Conscious Company Magazine and serves on the advisory boards of Lioness Magazine and In vestibule.

Jenny Kassan Consulting is a certified B Corp and member of 1% for the Planet.

Date: April 3, 2019

Time: 6 pm – 9 pm

Location: Bailarin Cellars , 720 K Street, Sacramento, 95814

Cost: $22

Register: StartupGrind.com/Sacramento

Apptology is a sponsor of Startup Grind Sacramento