Karen Rands is joined by Cliff Holekamp, managing partner and co-founder of Cultivation Capital, a Venture Capital firm with specific intent to boost entrepreneurism and access to capital in Tier-2 cities historically underserved by angel investor and venture capital. On this episode of the Compassionate Capitalist Show, Karen & Cliff talk about the growth in entrepreneurism as a stimulus to local economies.

Worth entrepreneurs with strong business models and innovation in their offerings can usually find seed capital from friends and family investors, and even attract capital from regional angel investor groups. The next source of capital can be a struggle for even the best startups if the only source of capital are large Venture Capital firms located in densely populated metropolitan areas where a preponderance of entrepreneurs, with greater access to startup capital, progress faster and compete for those same investment dollars. There just isn't a need for those funding sources to look outside of their own communities. Boutique VC firms like Cultivation Capital seek to change that narrative by investing their time, knowledge, resources and capital to partner with those founders who are poised to make significant impact on the local economy with job creation and cultivation of ecosystem to plant seeds of prosperity.

Karen & Cliff also discuss industry trends and best practices for entrepreneurs to achieve success.

Cliff Holekamp, heads up the Cultivation Capital VC Fund in Greenville SC, as a secondary office to their HQ in St. Louis. The fun was started in 2012 and has expanded to offer capital in 4 areas: Software, BioTech, AgTech, GeoFacial Tech. Before venturing into the world of VC, Cliff was the founder and president of Foot Healers in St. Louis and pioneered a new concept in healthcare services which successfully exited by acquisition by a private equity fund. Learn more about Cultivation Capital:
https://cultivationcapital.com/

Karen Rands, the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement and author of the Best Seller, Inside Secrets to Angel Investing, is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich. Visit http://KarenRands.co to learn why Investors hire her firm to identify the red flags of deal before you invest or try to raise capital, and entrepreneurs trust her to advise and manage on their capital campaign.

To learn more about the programs and services that Karen and her team offer to entrepreneurs and investors, visit http://karenrands.co

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