Financing Options for Impact Entrepreneurship

he day will start with a discussion on impact entrepreneurship with a panel of experts.
It will proceed with parallel workshops on different types of financing, where impact funders and impact entrepreneurs will present their offer and share their experience with (neo-)entrepreneurs.

In the afternoon, selected impact entrepreneurs in search for financial and/or non-financial investment and support will pitch their project and share their needs with the audience.

The day will conclude with a friendly networking moment.

Location : Technoport SA, 9 avenue des Hauts-Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch-sur-Alzette
Language : The event will be held in English
Registration : Participation is free of charge. Registration (mandatory) here

Detailed programme :

• 10am : Introduction panel on impact entrepreneurship with Eric Lavillunière (REconomy Luxembourg), Daniel Tesch (Union luxembourgeoise de l’économie sociale et solidaire), Sevan Holemans (Solifin), and Fabienne Colling (Touchpoints asbl)

• 11:45am Thematic workshops :

• Crowdfunding (with EtiCROWD, Simon Le Financier & On.Perfekt)
• Microcredit (with MicroLux, Crédal)
• Bank financing (with Spuerkees, Akabo-Buttek & others)
• Equity financing (with Tool2Care & Tiime)
• Grants and prizes from foundations (with Oeuvre Nationale de Secours Grand-Duchesse Charlotte & others)

• 2pm : Pitch session « meet my needs » (with Jay Tompt from the Totnes REconomy Project)

• 3:30pm : Networking

Pitch session information :

Requirements

1) Profil

• Enterprise is ethical, sustainable, local ;
• Based in Belgium, France, Germany or Luxembourg ;
• Venture is ready to ‘get to the next level’ : new articles, innovation, expansion... ;
• Ideally would operate in one or more of the following sectors : food, renewable energy, housing, health & care ;
• Contributes to the long-term resilience of the society ;
• A project that can be replicable.

2) Language : EN

3) Send the following infos - no more than 1 page !

• 2-3 lines : « Meet my needs » : define clearly what is or are your needs today ? How can the community help you ?
• 10 lines : Description of your project (the shorter, the better, it’s already a good training for your 5-6 min. pitch).
• 10 lines about yourself and your motivation to attend the pitch session.
• A picture of you and your project

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get back to me.

More infos about the event here.

Sustainably yours !