Financing Options to Fuel Your Tech Company’s Growth

Join BDC, IGNITE Atlantic and Digital Nova Scotia to explore how your tech start-up or scale-up can gain access to capital to support your company growth. In addition, BDC will chat about weighing the pros and cons of debt and equity financing at different stages of company growth.

After this webinar you will:

• Know how to find the optimal funding mix for your stage of company growth
• Learn about the pros and cons of debt and equity financing
• Learn about BDC’s full suite of financing options, tailored to support tech companies at every stage of growth

Meet the presenters

Paul Ryan, Director of Growth & Transition Capital at BDC

Paul Ryan is Director, Growth & Transition Capital in our Halifax office, where he supports clients across Nova Scotia. Paul has more than 15 years of experience in retail and commercial banking. His career also saw him take up various opportunities in entrepreneurship and technology companies. He has also been active for various volunteer organizations in the Halifax region. This unique profile has given Paul an uncanny ability to establish and maintain trusted and genuine relationships with entrepreneurs.

Chris LaFleur-James, Senior Account Manager of Technology Industry Financing at BDC

Chris Lafleur-James is a Senior Account Manager with BDC’s tech financing team, where he provides non-dilutive and flexible capital solutions for Canadian businesses in the technology sector. Chris brings a wealth of finance and banking experience to his role to support tech companies at every stage of growth. Whether you’re an earlier-stage scale-up in need to secure your market position or an established business in growth mode, Chris can help with solutions that protect cash flow and support your tech business at all stages