114. Everything You Need To Know About Funding Your Business + How/Why Lara Hodgson Raised $9.5 Million For Now®️

If you’re sick of chasing late invoices, you’re going to love today’s episode.

Lara Hodgson is the President and CEO of Now®️, an innovative company she co-founded with Stacey Abrams. Now®️ is the first payment solution that allows B2B companies to get paid immediately while enabling a businesses’ customers to pay later. She serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School and is an internationally recognized speaker, leading seminars on creativity, innovation and access to capital.

Lara takes us behind the scenes in the pitch room to demystify how Now®️ raised $9.5 million in funding so even those without a finance background can clearly understand. I know many of you listening to this podcast may not need or want to go the path of getting investors or raising venture capital, which is why you’ll appreciate Lara’s practical approach to how to evaluate when you actually need money, how much to ask for, ways to get it, and how to prioritize where to spend it in your business.

Whether you’re a freelancer scaling to six figures or have aspirations to build the next unicorn company with a billion dollar valuation, this conversation is a must listen if you want to leverage money as a tool for business growth.

Connect with Lara:

• nowcorp.com
• If you mention code “C2C” in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" field, Now®️ will discount your membership $250!
• Now®️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nowaccount/
• @NOWaccountLara: https://twitter.com/NOWaccountLara?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

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Kristin of @districtbrandbar - https://instagram.com/districtbrandbar

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