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Biography
Ami Kassar, CEO and Founder of MultiFunding, is a nationally renowned small business advocate and leader. He’s committed to ensuring that small business owners have the best possible access to the capital they need to help grow and manage their businesses. Kassar appears in the national press on small business issues and blogs regularly on these topics at www.slingshotcafe.net. He has developed a national reputation for confronting and challenging the largest banks in America for their lending records to small businesses. He’s assembled research reports that have become a critical component of the national debate about small business lending. In addition, Kassar is a regular speaker at universities and small business events across the country on topics including entrepreneurship and access to capital. Kassar earned his MBA from the University of Southern California and graduated with a B.A. in American Studies from Brandeis University. He currently lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia with his wife, two children and his corgi-spaniel.
Industry Expertise
Financial Services
Banking
Areas of Expertise
Lending
Small Business
Finance
Accomplishments
Small Business Influencer of the World
2013-07-06
The Small Business Influencer 2013 Awards honor companies, organizations, apps and people who have made a significant impact on the North American small business market.
Education
University of Southern California
MBA
1991
Brandeis University
BA
American Studies
1987
Links
Event Appearances
Ten Day Pay
TEDx New Wall Street Silicon Valley
2012-04-13
Understanding Debt Alternatives in Todays Economy
score.org webinars online
2013-03-16
Sample Talks
Small Business - Access to Capital
Options and Alternatives for Small Business Owners to Obtain Financing in Today's Economy
Style
Availability
- Keynote
- Moderator
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Host/MC
Fees
$0 to $8000*Will consider certain engagements for no fee