Looking for financing to support your business growth?

Discover alternatives to traditional bank loans and learn how to effectively use loan financing from private investors to grow your business.

What are the challenges facing the business environment in the region? What are the needs of companies and what are they lacking? These questions will be answered by representatives of the Banská Bystrica Region. Crowdberry, on the other hand, will present the issue of the private capital market in Slovakia, which it is trying to revive together with the Slovenská Sporiteľňa bank.

Crowdberry in cooperation with the Innovation Centre of the Banská Bystrica Region invites you to a Business Meet-up for medium and small enterprises.

When: Thursday, 20 March from 17:00
Where: Welcome Hub UMB, Tajovského 40, Banská Bystrica (ŠD1 dormitories)

Discover the stories of successful companies such as GymBeam, Boataround, DNA ERA, Sensoneo, Pohoda Festival and others that have grown thanks to private capital from investors through the Crowdberry investment platform. Explore exciting financing options tailored to your needs and find out how private equity can help you boost your competitiveness.

Time schedule of the event

17:00 - 17:30 Registration

17:30 - 17:35 Opening & welcoming guests

17:35 - 18:00 Business environment in the region: data, challenges, opportunities and solutions

18:00 - 19:00 Financing options for SMEs as well as real estate

• Crowdberry and loan financing in practice
• ECSP license – what it means and why it is important
• Strategic partnership with Slovenská sporiteľňa – what benefits does it bring to companies?
• Equity vs loan financing
• Options for additional funding through crowdinvesting
• Examples from practice - successfully financed companies and the private equity effect

19:00 - 21:00 Networking & individual consultations

We look forward to your questions, open discussion and feedback! We want to create products together with you - the founders of companies that create value.