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Cate delves deep into her proposal of Luminary's now global professional education and networking platform. Cate chats about her gut instinct that led her to creating her business plan for Luminary and how her career in corporate investment banking made it all possible. “The path to investors and external capital isn't just one way. There are many financial instruments out there that can help a small business owner grow.” - Cate Luzio A huge thanks to Entrepreneur Media and Jessica Abo for this feature!   [Watch and read the full story here](https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/how-this-entrepreneur-went-global-without-vc-funding/448045). ## Comments ### Subscribe for Blog Updates [![Luminary-2](https://www.weareluminary.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Luminary-2.png?width=1081&height=1081&name=Luminary-2.png "Luminary-2")](https://www.weareluminary.com/home) ###### Location **NoMad** 1204 Broadway New York, NY 10001 (646) 876 - 8680   ###### Hours **Monday-Thursday** 8:30am - 7pm **Friday** 8:30am - 6pm **Saturday** 10am - 4pm ###### Social [**](https://twitter.com/weareluminary_) [**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/weareluminary) [**](https://www.instagram.com/weareluminary/) [**](https://www.facebook.com/weareluminary) ### Stay updated with our latest news and events. © 2022 Luminary Legacy, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 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