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SUMMARY:Pitch to the Puffins
DESCRIPTION:Be part of the first crowdfunding pitch event in St. John's!\n\n \n\nSupporting St. John's businesses with the collective power of your (small) money\n\n \n\nHave you been looking for ways to get involved with the businesses you believe have great growth potential? Would you like to spend an evening connecting with local business owners and learn about their growth ideas in a fun and innovative way?\n\n \n\nPitch to the Puffins St. John's is for you!\n\n \n\nPitch to the Puffins is organized by ImpackHub\, Canada's first investment marketplace that connects everyday backers to financial opportunities from small growing businesses. It  is the first live community-based funding campaign in Canada\, and it's happening right here in St. John's. Powered by ImpackHub's crowdfunding platform\, Pitch to the Puffins is a new way for you and me to power up the growth of our local businesses. Individually\, we might not have enough capital to support a business's growth initiative. As a cohesive community\, however\, we can pull together small amounts of capital from a large number of individuals to finance (back) a growing business venture.\n\n \n\nWhat is Happening?\n\n \n\nOn May 16\, some of the most talented Innovators in our City are taking the stage to Pitch to the Puffins. Each Innovator will have 5 minutes to share their businesses' growth projects and fight for your financial support. Puffins will have up to 10 minutes per pitch to ask any questions and evaluate the growth plans before making an immediate decision of whether to support the said business.\n\n \n\nWho are Innovators?\n\nThe business owners and entrepreneurs who have worked with ImpackHub to raise capital. They are called Innovators because\, not only are they great at what they do\, they are creative and always presenting solutions in new and innovative ways.\n\n \n\nWho are Puffins? \n\nIf you are interested in becoming a community backer\, YOU are a Puffin!  As the official bird of Newfoundland and Labrador\, puffins are individually small yet collectively powerful. We\, therefore\, thought Puffins a fitting name for a community of business backers.\n\n \n\nAm I Investing or am I Donating?\n\nNeither! We are putting our money forward a little different this time - we ask the businesses to pay the good deed forward. All entrepreneurs will be pitching for your financial contribution in exchange for two things: \n\n	An exclusive\, non-financial reward for you (think: free concert tickets\, product launch parties\, a beer named after you\, weekend stays in a bed and breakfast in a seaside community.) \n	A commitment to forward a percentage of the revenue generated from their growth projects to a social enterprise or community group of the business's choice.\n\n \n\nWe believe that this combined two-way payment lets you enjoy what money can't buy\, let the Innovators grow their business affordably\, and let everyone tangibly see how money can be a force for good.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000\;">Be part of the first crowdfunding pitch event in St. John&#39\;s!</span><br />\n<span style="color:#002060\;">&nbsp\;</span></strong></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><span style="color:#002060\;">Supporting St. John&#39\;s businesses with the collective power of your (small) money</span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nHave you been looking for ways to get involved with the businesses you believe have great growth potential? Would you like to spend an evening connecting with local business owners and learn about their growth ideas in a fun and innovative way?<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:#002060\;">Pitch to the Puffins St. John&#39\;s is for you!</span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black\;">Pitch to the Puffins is organized by ImpackHub\, Canada&#39\;s first investment marketplace that connects everyday backers to financial opportunities from small growing businesses. It&nbsp\; is the first live community-based funding campaign in Canada\, and it&#39\;s happening right here in St. John&#39\;s. Powered by ImpackHub&#39\;s crowdfunding platform\, Pitch to the Puffins is a new way for you and me to power up the growth of our local businesses. Individually\, we might not have enough capital to support a business&#39\;s growth initiative. As a cohesive community\, however\, we can pull together s</span>mall amounts of capital from a large number of individuals to finance (back) a growing business venture.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:#002060\;">What is Happening?</span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black\;">On May 16\, some of the most talented Innovators in our City are taking the stage to </span><strong><span style="background:#FCFCFC\;">Pitch to the Puffins</span></strong><span style="background:#FCFCFC\;">. Each Innovator will have 5 minutes to share their businesses&#39\; growth projects and fight for your financial support. Puffins will have up to 10 minutes per pitch to ask any questions and evaluate the growth plans before making an immediate decision of whether to support the said business.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:#002060\;">Who are Innovators?</span></strong><br />\nThe business owners and entrepreneurs who have worked with ImpackHub to raise capital. They are called Innovators because\, not only are they great at what they do\, they are creative and always presenting solutions in new and innovative ways.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="background:#FCFCFC\;"><span style="color:#002060\;">Who are Puffins?</span></span></strong>&nbsp\;<br />\nIf you are interested&nbsp\;in becoming a community backer\, YOU are a Puffin!&nbsp\; As the official bird of Newfoundland and Labrador\, puffins are individually small yet collectively powerful. We\, therefore\, thought Puffins a fitting name for a community of business backers.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="background:#FCFCFC\;"><span style="color:#051F66\;">Am I Investing or am I Donating?</span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="background:#FCFCFC\;">Neither! We are putting our money forward a little different this time - we ask the businesses to pay the good deed forward. All entrepreneurs will be pitching for your financial contribution in exchange for two things: </span></span></span>\n<ul>\n	<li style="vertical-align:middle\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="background:#FCFCFC\;">An exclusive\, non-financial reward for you (think: free concert tickets\, product launch parties\, a beer named after you\, weekend stays in a bed and breakfast in a seaside community.) </span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="vertical-align:middle\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="background:#FCFCFC\;">A commitment to forward a percentage of the revenue generated from their growth projects to a social enterprise or community group of the business&#39\;s choice.</span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;<br />\nWe believe that this combined two-way payment lets you enjoy what money can&rsquo\;t buy\, let the Innovators grow their business affordably\, and let everyone tangibly see how money can be a force for good.</span></span>\n\n<p style="margin:0cm\;margin-bottom:.0001pt">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="margin:0cm\;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>\n
LOCATION:Verafin 18 Hebron Way
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DTSTAMP:20260408T003115Z
URL:https://members.stjohnsbot.ca/events/details/pitch-to-the-puffins-1891
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