Alternative Funding Options

Golden Seeds( Golden Seeds brings financial and intellectual capital to our companies and our investors. Our approach employs three primary components:

  • An engaged, nationwide network of over 275angel investors—one of the largest in the U.S.
  • A growing family ofVenture Capital Funds.
  • An educational program, theKnowledge Institute, dedicated to training and sharing best practices.

InterSect Fund( The Intersect Fund is a rapidly growing, non-profit microlender and certified CDFI that equips the least fortunate with the skills and capital to develop successful businesses, generate income and build assets. We provide business training, coaching and microloans to low-income, minority and women-owned businesses throughout New Jersey.

Kabbage( Creating an account is free and takes only minutes*. After that, access your business line of credit so you can start growing your business immediately. There are nofeesuntil you draw against your line.

Kickstarter ( Kickstarter is a vibrant community of people working together to bring new things to life.

Indiegogo( empowers people to activate the global community to make ideas happen. Then, we help you spread the word.

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OnDeck( We launched OnDeck in 2007 to solve a major issue facing small businesses: financing. We combined our passion for Main Street with cutting-edge technology to evaluate businesses based on their actual performance, not personal credit.

PayPal Working Capital ( the business loan that lets you:

Pay as you get paid

Get funding in minutes

No credit check required

Pay one affordable fixed fee

Biz2Credit ( Biz2Credit has become the leading online market place for small business funding based on total loan volume, having arranged more than $1.2 billion in small business funding for thousands of companies throughout the U.S.

The New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) is the oldest statewide women business owners’ organization in the United States. Its primary objective is to support and encourage business ownership by women. Since 1978, NJAWBO has helped women achieve their business visions by providing them with the tools to develop and grow their enterprises: networking, partnering, leadership, education, and political advocacy. For more information about NJAWBO visit

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