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ORGANIZER;CN=Paul Folta:MAILTO:phfolta@gmail.com
SUMMARY:THE FENG: 
LOCATION:LBMC\r\n2095 Lakeside Centre Way, #200\r\nKnoxville, TN 37922
DESCRIPTION:Topic: "The New World of Crowdfunding. Raising Money through Internet-Based Funding Platforms and the Opportunities for Small and Medium-Sized Companies"\r\nSpeaker: Kendall A. Almerico, author, attorney and CEO of BankRoll Ventures\r\nKendall Almerico will be joining us via Skype in the FENG Knoxville meeting room at LBMC.  \r\nKendall will be covering the financing of businesses through crowdfunding, and using crowdfunding to raise money for any legitimate purpose. \r\nThere will be time for Q&A after the talk.\r\nSpeaker:\r\nKendall A. Almerico is an author, attorney and CEO of BankRoll Ventures - one of the country's leading equity crowdfunding platforms. Kendall was named in January 2014 as the 17th Most Influential Leader In The Crowdfunding Industry by VentureBeat and to be called "One of the top crowdfunding and JOBS Act lawyers in the country" by Forbes, Inc. magazine named Kendall to its list of “Top 19 Crowdfunding Experts Startups Need to Know.”  Onalytica [http://www.onalytica.com/blog/posts/crowdfunding-top-100-influencers-and-brands/] ranked Kendall #1 on its 2016 list of the Top 100 crowdfunding influencers in the world.  He is a contributing columnist to entrepreneur.com [https://www.entrepreneur.com], and has been interviewed or featured as a crowdfunding expert in USA Today, New York Times, Huffington Post, Bloomberg, Forbes, the Washington Post, Fox Business News, the New York Daily News, Reuters, Business Insider and on numerous national and international radio and television programs and websites. He has advised and consulted with thousands on starting and operating businesses and on crowdfunding issues.\r\nAgenda:\r\n- 6:00-6:15: Welcome & announcements\r\n- 6:15-6:35: Attendee introductions (everyone give a 60-90 second “elevator pitch”)\r\n- 6:35-7:00: Guest speaker presentation\r\n- 7:00-7:25: Guest speaker Q&A (less time for Q&A if speaker would like to go over)\r\n- 7:25-7:30: Closing words & reminders\r\n- 7:30: Networking can continue after the event.
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