FCC to Explore Capital Acquisition for Developing Entrepreneurs and for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses

The Federal Communications Commission's Office of Communications Business Opportunities will host a Capitalization Strategies Workshop focused on capital acquisition both for developing entrepreneurs and for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses. The Workshop is open to the public and will be held on November 12, 2009 from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Entrepreneurs, SDBs, and others interested in telecommunications and/or broadcasting, for which raising capital is a prerequisite, will hear remarks presented by panelists on each of two panels. The first panel will be made up of government sector representatives and the second panel will be made up of finance experts from the private sector. Specifically, the panelists will address issues involved in obtaining public-sector or private-sector financing for those entrepreneurs or SDBs who seek either to launch new enterprises or to facilitate growth in existing businesses. Panelists will discuss capitalization strategies applicable in a variety of business sectors, i.e. broadband technologies, cable and broadcast TV, broadcast radio, wireless services, and common carrier facilities. Capitalization strategies will also be discussed in the context of ownership of ancillary services that provide technological, marketing, and administrative support systems for businesses in the communications industry.