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
Crowdfunding is the Real Deal – a Report from the Crowdfunding Bootcamp
The first annual Crowdfunding Bootcamp co-sponsored by the Crowdfunding Professional Association and Funding Roadmap was held this week in Henderson, NV. In attendance were over 300 investors, entrepreneurs and members of the crowdfunding industry from eight countries. The conference produced some unique insights, and from our vantage point we can already see trends developing in this nascent industry. When President Obama signed the JOBS Act into law on April 5, …Read More
The Crowdfunding Bootcamp and CFPA Convention in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) October 17, 2012 - The Crowdfunding Bootcamp and CFPA Convention in Las Vegas Nevada, October 9-11, was a pivotal event in the establishment of the Equity Crowdfunding industry. Hundreds of crowdfunding thought leaders, service providers, nascent funding portals, social media experts, accounting, legal and policy professionals, and individual entrepreneurs gathered to understand the challenges, the promise, and the nuts and bolts of the coming equity crowdfunding era, …Read More
Alternative investment: Crowdfunding
Innovation was urgently needed to provide small and emerging businesses with alternative ways to raise sums of funds outside of the traditional financing methods. In December 2011, British MP Vince Cable launched a taskforce to open fresh funding channels for small UK business. Shortly thereafter, on 5 April, 2012, the US government, with the involvement of only a handful of entrepreneurs, enacted the Jumpstart Our Business Startup ACT, Title III …Read More
Crowdfunding Professional Association Partners with Invest Crowdfund Canada
Crowdfunding provides Canadian entrepreneurs with new alternatives for financing. Equity or Debt financing in Canada via crowdfunding portals is currently not accessible to Canadians. With the results from the World Economic Forum Report, Canada’s recent drop of two innovation rankings to 14th place further demonstrates Canada is not taking full advantage of its strong economic fundamentals. “We are integrating our ICC operation with CfPA to further strengthen our national lobbying efforts …Read More
Silicon Valley Debates the Do’s and Don’ts of Equity Crowdfunding
Your Facebook friends would love an “Attaboy” from you when they post about their new jobs, or an “Awwww” when they share a puppy picture. But what will you do when they offer you shares in their startup company? That expansion of social media is on its way, as soon as securities regulators finish the rules for a new way to float private stock issues—equity crowdfunding. Congress, by passing the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business …Read More
Survey Shows Many Small Business Are Not Aware Of Crowdfunding
At a time when small businesses cannot find capital, it’s hard to believe that small businesses do not know where to look to raise funds. Credit agency Experian discovered that more than two-third of small businesses surveyed by Experian are unaware of crowdfunding. Experian surveyed 300 small and medium enterprises (SME) and found that awareness of different types of business finance is very low among SMEs, with most continuing to rely on traditional bank …Read More