Pepperdine Labs: Crowdfunding Your Dream into a Reality

Pepperdine University
West Los Angeles Graduate Campus
6100 Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 6:30 – 8:30pm

Both seasoned and budding entrepreneurs are turning to crowdfunding to start or grow their businesses. According to Entrepreneur magazine, there were over one-million successful crowdfunding campaigns in 2012 that raised over $2.7 billion. Pepperdine LABS presents "Crowdfunding Your Dream Business Into a Reality," an in-depth two-hour lab revealing the do's and don'ts of crowdfunding. Key takeaways from this lab include:

1. What is crowdfunding and is it a good fit for your business?
2. An overview of the available platforms
3. How to create great rewards and price effectively
4. Timing and tax implications of your campaign
5. Do's and don'ts case studies
6. The future of crowdfunding and "pretail"

Our guest lab instructor is Audra Quinn, MBA ‘13, who successfully funded UNCORKED!, a wine-tasting board game she invented on Kickstarter. She is the CEO and cofounder of UNCORKED!, while maintaining a full-time job as a digital writer/editor for a large wealth management company.

Contact Name: Graziadio School Office of Alumni Relations
Contact Email: gsbmalumni@pepperdine.edu
Contact Phone: (310) 568-5639
Speaker: Audra Quinn, MBA ‘13, CEO and Cofounder, UNCORKED!
Cost: No charge
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