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LOCAL Fund Webinar: Access to Capital

Join us Wednesday, June 18, 3-4:30 pm CT to learn the Five C’s of Cooperative Credit, how to shop around for the right loan, and go over a sample loan application!

Each session in our Business Planning Webinar Series builds upon the last and is aligned with the LOCAL Fund application. By the end of the series, if the LOCAL Fund is a good fit for you and your team, you will be ready to apply!

Fill out the form below to register for Session 6: Access to Capital.

Business Planning Webinar Series 
Session 6: Access to Capital 

Start your cooperative business with the Shared Ownership Center @ Nexus!


The Shared Ownership Center is hosting a Business Planning Webinar Series from April to June that will break down the key components in running a successful business. From concept to plan, we will go over structure, finances, and fundraising, with a focus on creating and transitioning to a worker-owner cooperative business.


Session 6: Access to Capital

Wednesday, June 18

3:00 to 4:30 pm CDT

Zoom Register now for the Zoom link!


For this webinar, we are hosting a panel featuring leaders from local and national community development funding institutions (CDFI). Roderick McCulloch, Loan Officer at Shared Capital Cooperative, Vicky Gonzalez, Loan Officer and Business Advisor at the Neighborhood Development Center, and Electra Skrzydlewski, Director of Shared Ownership at the Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers, will discuss how worker-owned cooperatives can best access funding and prepare for the lending process. Each panelist will present on their respective organizations, funding programs, and how they work with applicants. There will be time for a Q&A, so come with your questions!



About the Business Planning Webinar Series

This series is sponsored by the LOCAL Fund, a City of Saint Paul grant opportunity for worker-owner cooperatives and community ownership entities. Each session of the series relates to a different section of the LOCAL Fund application. If the LOCAL Fund is a good fit for you and your business, the Shared Ownership Center is excited to support you with your application.


Learn more about the LOCAL Fund and its eligibility requirements: https://nexuscp.org/program/shared-ownership-center-at-nexus/local-fund/


Zoom Meeting Capacity

The first 300 participants to enter the Zoom meeting will be admitted. Any guests that registered but cannot enter the Zoom meeting due to full capacity will receive a session recording.







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Contact Information

This project is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number SLFRP1612 awarded to Nexus Community Partners by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.