How to find funding opportunities for your business
Posted: Mon 12th May 2025
Karen McFadden is a solopreneur start-up founder who’s had to figure out funding the scrappy way – no fancy investors, no team, just her (and a lot of research).
In this session, Karen shares how she's raised funding from scratch and the exact strategies she now passes on to her members. Whether you're just getting started or ready to scale, she'll show you how to find financial wins in places you didn’t expect.
Topics covered in this session
Discover six surprising ways to fund your business growth, beyond just cash grants
Learn how to access support even if you don’t have time, confidence, or a pitch deck
Discover how partnering with the right people can take the legwork off your plate
About the speaker
What Tinder does for romance, Money Insights does for finance. Karen, founder of Money Insights, prides herself on being a financial matchmaker – connecting small businesses to the grants, funding and support they didn’t know existed. After seven years of doing this manually, she’s now building MiMi, an automated matchmaker turning fintech into funtech.
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