Angie Picardo

Angie Picardo is a writer at NerdWallet, a financial literacy website dedicated to providing advice on topics from launching green startups to finding the best financial advisor.

Feb 192014
 
Creative Funding for Green Startups

You are an entrepreneur with a fantastic idea for a green startup. You go to the bank for funding but they turn you down. What do you do? Fear not, green warriors! This article by guest contributor Angie Picardo will show you five non-traditional funding sources for social and environmental startups, including crowd funding and peer-to-peer lending, and go through some funding platforms and success stories from the U.S. and Canada.