The New Path to Small Business Finance Podcast

With your hosts: Professor Irwin Stein and Adam Pressman of Syndicate Path

Enjoy here or download to your player these podcasts from influential people in the realm of traditional and alternative finance.

  • Weekly Newsletter – November 2, 2025

    November 2, 2025 — As investment landscapes evolve, three distinct yet complementary opportunities are capturing attention in Q4: luxury real estate crowdfunding, strategic inventory financing, and farmland as an alternative asset class. Each offers unique capital deployment options with varying … Weekly Newsletter – November 2, 2025 Read More »

  • Weekly Newsletter – October 26, 2025

    Happy Sunday, October 26, 2025! This week’s newsletter brings together important workplace etiquette guidelines, retirement planning innovations, and entertainment recommendations to help you balance professional priorities with personal interests. We’re exploring how to manage workplace fundraising effectively, examining cost-efficient retirement … Weekly Newsletter – October 26, 2025 Read More »

  • Weekly Newsletter – October 19, 2025

    October 19, 2025 — Today’s financial landscape is evolving rapidly across multiple fronts, creating both challenges and opportunities. This edition examines three interconnected trends: how public banks are pivoting toward equity and patient capital, the concerning rise of grocery crowdfunding … Weekly Newsletter – October 19, 2025 Read More »

  • Weekly Newsletter – October 12, 2025

    October 12, 2025 – Today’s newsletter explores three critical trends reshaping entrepreneurship and venture capital. We examine how sustainability-focused founders can build product-first companies, practical approaches to addressing gender imbalance in VC funding, and the shifting investment landscape for platform … Weekly Newsletter – October 12, 2025 Read More »

  • Weekly Newsletter – October 5, 2025

    October 5, 2025 — This month’s Capital Connect examines three evolving finance trends reshaping how capital flows: new pathways into private markets for individual investors, the surge in embedded finance solutions for small businesses, and strategic approaches to community-focused grants … Weekly Newsletter – October 5, 2025 Read More »

  • Weekly Newsletter – September 28, 2025

    As of September 28, 2025, the financial landscape for emerging technologies and sustainable infrastructure continues to evolve rapidly. Today’s newsletter examines three interconnected themes reshaping capital flows: closing the SME financing gap, the acceleration of AI-fintech partnerships, and innovative funding … Weekly Newsletter – September 28, 2025 Read More »