The Finance and Consumer Services Commission of New Brunswick will host a Fullsail conference in Fredericton on Wednesday to discuss various forms of crowdfunding.

The FCSC, a regulatory body whose duties include securities regulations, hosts its Fullsail conferences around the province to inform the public on a range of issues pertaining to raising capital. Crowdfunding – or the raising of money from a broad group of people on the Internet – is a topical subject because it offers growing businesses a chance to raise money before they even have a final product to sell.

The conference on Wednesday – which takes place from1-4 pm at the Crowne Plaza Fredericton – will deal with more than just equity crowdfunding, in which companies sell securities online. This has become a topical subject since six provinces, including New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, have approved a limited form of equity crowdfunding.

But beyond that, the conference will examine how to use crowdfunding to sell a product, often before it is even ready for the market.

The speakers include the following founders: Peter McMath of Timbre Cases; Ken Seto of Massive Damage, Inc.; Justin Bailey of Fig.co; Levi Lawrence of Real Food Connections; and Jake Wildman-Sisk of Oasis Farmery.

To register for the free event, call 506 643-7805.