The Power Hour sessions are aimed at growth businesses seeking to scale up their business.

You may be asked to confirm this is the case for your business ahead of the session. You will be required to complete and return an application form for eScalate ahead of your session. These sessions are delivered as part of an ERDF funded programme and are therefore only available to businesses registered in England.

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Crowdfunding is a new form of democratic finance that is unlocking hundreds of millions for non-profits, start-ups and existing businesses across the globe.

Many businesses have experienced a loss of income due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This has resulted in a surge of interest in crowdfunding. The question remains: "Will crowdfunding work for my business?"

Though funding is almost always the main goal of a crowdfunding campaign, it can also be a fantastic way to gain visibility, validate your business, grow your customer base, and more. During this 'Crowdfunding' focused Power Hour, you can explore with our specialist, any number of topics linked to this exciting source of finance. Overall, the session will aim to:

• Help you understand what crowdfunding is all about
• Explain the different types of crowdfunding you can use
• Go over all the success factors you need to have in place
• Learn about successful crowdfunding case studies
• Map out a crowdfunding strategy launch plan
• Know the important tools you need to run a crowdfunding campaign
• Help you build a crowd for crowdfunding
• And much more ...

About our Crowdfunding specialist Anthony Lovell de Souza:

Our specialist Anthony lives and breathes crowdfunding and has delivered over 200 crowdfunding workshops across the UK and online helping hundreds of project creators run successful crowdfunding campaigns.He is the founder of the Crowdfunding Mastery Academy.

For more information about the eScalate programme, visit: www.oxfordshirelep.com/escalate

Please note that these 1:1 sessions are part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and are delivered as part of the eScalate programme to help SMEs. By engaging in this programme you are being offered assistance under the De Minimis regulation which allows a company to receive up to but not exceeding €200,000 of public funding (at the applicable exchange rate) of De Minimis aid over a rolling three-tax year fiscal period. This de minimis declaration does not cover undertakings engaged in: the primary production of agricultural goods and fisheries/aquaculture, road freight, services of general economic interest and export related activities and activities favouring domestic over imported goods. Please note, support cannot be given to undertakings (businesses) in difficulty. In order to receive support from this programme, you will be required to complete an application form and other relevant documentation.