{"id":2190,"date":"2026-04-22T10:47:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=2190"},"modified":"2026-04-21T22:49:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:49:28","slug":"crowdfunding-with-kiva","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/event\/crowdfunding-with-kiva\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowdfunding with Kiva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access to capital is one of the most consistent barriers small business owners face \u2014 and traditional lending is not the only answer. Kiva is a nonprofit that has helped more than 2.5 million people around the world collectively raise over $1 billion in crowdfunding loans. And it&#8217;s available to entrepreneurs right here in Montgomery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crowdfunding with Kiva is a free, one-hour virtual session led by Trish Jordan, Project Manager at REACH Women&#8217;s Business Center, that introduces small business owners to Kiva&#8217;s crowdfunding loan program \u2014 how it works, who qualifies, and how to build a successful campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The session provides an overview of Kiva&#8217;s model, how their 0% interest crowdfunding loans work, what the application process looks like, and what kinds of businesses have found success with Kiva funding. A Q&amp;A session is included.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are starting or growing a business and having trouble securing capital through traditional channels \u2014 or if you simply want to understand all the options available to you \u2014 this session opens a door most small business owners don&#8217;t know exists.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REACH WBC and SBOSS present Crowdfunding with Kiva \u2014 a free one-hour virtual workshop on May 20 led by Trish Jordan. Covers Kiva&#8217;s crowdfunding loan model, eligibility, the application process, and a Q&#038;A session. For small business owners seeking alternative capital access. Part of SBOSS Small Business Month 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2191,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[28],"class_list":["post-2190","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-workshops-training","cat_workshops-training"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2190"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2192,"href":"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2190\/revisions\/2192"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2190"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=2190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}