When Crowdfund Investing starts in 2013, some regulators would have you believe that the Wild West of securities fraud will be perpetrated on the American people. Give the regulators a break. All they see, all day long, is securities fraud. They don’t understand that 99.9% of the markets function just fine. That fraud is a minute part of any efficient market and that markets don’t stop operating because there are …Read More
What are the Global Implications for CFI
What are the Global Implications for CFI? Government focused on growing economies focus on creating jobs. Small business and entrepreneurs are the driving force behind every successful economy across the globe. Cultures and governments that embrace and celebrate the entrepreneur are more likely to succeed in both the short and long term. Although crowdfund investing is not an economic cure-all, it can be an important part of the solution. It …Read More
Investor, Thrillseeker and Entrepreneaur Peter Shankman Opens Crowdfunding Bootcamp
Peter Shankman will be the opening keynote speaker for the Crowdfunding Bootcamp October 9, 2012 at the Ravella in Las Vegas, NV. Peter Shankman is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, worldwide connector and small business evangelist. Peter is best known for founding Help A Reporter Out, (HARO) which in under a year became the de-facto standard for journalists looking for sources on deadline, offering them sources around the world looking to be quoted in the …Read More
You Need the Crowdfunding Bootcamp
Immerse yourself in the best practices of the new regulations for Crowdfund Equity Investing. Be a part of the Crowdfunding Bootcamp(TM)and first annual CFPA Convention to The event takes place on October 9 through October 11, 2012 in Henderson, NV. This is an innovative conference and bootcamp that bridges the best of a conference with practical hands-on access to lawyers, accountants, social media and PR experts and other resource professionals essential to …Read More
Six Major Crowdfunding Platforms Join Forces with CfPA
Washington, DC — 07/19/2012 — Six crowdfunding platforms and affiliated companies, representing half the board of the National Crowdfunding Association (NLCFA) have left to join forces withCrowdfunding Professional Association(CfPA). Maurice Lopes, of Early Shares, joined NLCFA’s board early in its inception “I didn’t know there was another organization, until later, particularly one founded by Sherwood Neiss and Jason Best, the chief advocates and crowdfund investing framework authors who I worked with during …Read More
Take Survey: How Much Do You Know About Crowdfunding Investing?
How much do you know about crowdfunding? The Crowdfunding Professional Association is asking entrepreneurs, investors, intermediaries and crowdfunding portals to take a survey to see how much they know about — or understand — the upcoming changes for crowdfunding provided under theJumpstart Our Business Startups Act. The JOBS Act will enable businesses to seek up to to $ 1 million in equity per year from small investors through online crowdfunding portals. The Act requires the Securities and …Read More
Crowdfunding Pioneers Launch Professional Association in Concert with Regulatory Advocacy Group
Sister organizations dedicated to representing rapidly developing Crowdfunding industry and supporting SEC, FINRA during rule making period post JOBS act New York City, May 7, 2012 – A group of top debt and equity crowdfunding platform and industry experts today announced the creation of the Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA), which will operate as a complementary sister entity to the Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CFIRA) organization. Both non-profit organizations have been formed …Read More
New Research Shows Optimism For Crowdfund Investing Continues To Rise
This week the Crowdfunding Professional Association (www.crowdfundingprofessional.org) in conjunction with the co-founders of Crowdfund Capital Advisors, Sherwood Neiss, Jason Best and Zak Cassady-Dorion, are releasing additional information based on a comprehensive survey of 442 entrepreneurs, investors, and intermediaries about their interest in Crowdfund investing as the enactment of the JOBS Act, signed April 5, 2011, allows for equity based crowdfunding in the United States beginning in 2013. This means a …Read More
What the Heck is Crowdfunding?
Crowdfunding: the process of raising money to help turn promising ideas into business realities by connecting investees with potential supporters. Often using the Internet to reach possible investors, the process involves offering goods, such as a key chain or t-shirt, in exchange for a contribution to help a business get started. This process gives entrepreneurs a chance to test the marketability of their venture. They can set a deadline for …Read More
New Data Released by CfPA Shows Suprising Results
How much do you know about Crowdfunding? This was the context of a survey conducted by Crowdfunding Professional Association in conjunction with Crowdfund Capital Advisors. They asked 442 entrepreneurs, investors and intermediaries about their interest in crowdfunding, and also about themselves. What they discovered was encouraging as to the level of interest and how much capital they wish to invest, but there still is confusion about all the “CF” buzz words and how specifically equity-based …Read More