{"id":6025,"date":"2022-12-22T04:08:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T04:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vergeva.org\/?page_id=6025"},"modified":"2023-12-05T15:34:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T15:34:42","slug":"accesstocapital","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vergeva.org\/accesstocapital\/","title":{"rendered":"Access to Capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(10,10,10,0.14)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/vergeva.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ac-bg.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;overlay&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;100px|50px|100px|50px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;60px|30px|60px|30px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;30px||30px||true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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Topics in the series range from non-dilutive federal grants to equity investment from Angel groups, venture capital providers, and more. The aim of the Access to Capital education series is to give you an understanding about startup financing, and help you access the capital you need for your company.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;font-palatino&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-0fd2b0eb-7d70-4d11-8de9-5333fb405daf&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;gcid-0fd2b0eb-7d70-4d11-8de9-5333fb405daf&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; header_3_text_color_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-0fd2b0eb-7d70-4d11-8de9-5333fb405daf%22:%91%22header_3_text_color%22,%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221; header_3_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>FILTER VIDEOS BELOW BY TOPIC:<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; 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