It’s not just what you know. It’s also who you know. This is one of the reasons Liquida Capital has been such a success.
Liquida Capital is a U.S. financial institution which has been established to provide financial support to businesses of all sizes, including start-ups and entrepreneurs. As the vision of Andre Dowdell Jr., the company has leveraged its influence through strategic partnerships and a person-centred approach.
Andre believes that people matter, having learned early on in his career that relationships drive success. As a former football player, he says learning teamwork was one of the most valuable lessons he learned. He says he took the foundational truths of teamwork into the workplace when he started his successful car-related business, and that the success of this car business helped him to leverage the capital needed to begin to support other businesses, through Liquida Capital.
Speaking of Liquida Capital’s robust network of partnerships with leading U.S. banks, he says: “These partnerships have allowed us to maximize the amount of capital we can get our clients access to. I realized that I needed a strong group of individuals, and institutions, to reach more people and help businesses.”
With this collaborative infrastructure, Liquida Capital is able to secure six- and seven-figure funding for businesses, startups and SMEs alike, offering financial leverage that many businesses struggle to obtain through traditional routes.
Strategic collaboration: an emerging trend
Collaboration has become one of the emerging trends in markets shaken by economic challenges. Strategic partnerships are a strategy for businesses to gain success in an increasingly complex world. According to Forbes, ‘collaborative ecosystems will be indispensable for businesses’, and ‘Working together and forming strategic alliances allows for a more diverse range of resources, abilities and viewpoints to be considered’.
Businesses are increasingly turning to alternative financing sources, and looking beyond traditional lending models. Alternative sources of funding can be anything from crowdfunding, to revenue-based financing to peer-to-peer lending.
As a nontraditional source of funding, Liquida Capital steps into this gap to fulfill this growing need for external business funding. Andre explains that partnering with banks allows the company to fulfill this purpose.
Nontraditional financial institutions, such as Liquida Capital, are transforming the landscape of lending and Andre explains that now more than ever, the old adage of ‘together we can’ stands true.
“Too many entrepreneurs and businesses struggle to leverage their impact and revenue to new heights. Often, they isolate themselves and weather the economic storms alone, now understanding the options available to them,” he says. “Just as we have sought to team with major U.S. banks, we also seek to team with them, believing that collaborative efforts and strategic partnerships are what will lift us up and out of challenging economic conditions. No man is an island and the same is true for businesses. No business is an island.”
A new era of funding opportunities
There is talk of a new era of innovation and funding opportunities for the banking industry. Luther Liang, Director of Product at Grasshopper Bank, says, “Given a push towards a ‘bank direct’ model, we expect partnerships to grow closer than ever in 2025. Conversations around redundancy, shared outcomes, and long term business plans are gaining increased prominence.”
Andre believes his company’s partnerships with prominent banks and the flow of capital through Liquida Capital and to clients, is one of the ways this new era of innovation and funding opportunities is being ushered in.
He says his own story, from taking a simple start-up and creating a seven-figure enterprise, is evidence that if one dreams big and with the right help, start-ups can take off and significantly impact the economy.
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