Sherwood “Woodie” Neiss is passionate about entrepreneurship. And he has helped lead the charge to change nearly 80-year-old federal securities laws about investing, so that entrepreneurs can gain access to capital. Called crowdfunding, the changes will allow small investors to fund start-up businesses, hopefully creating jobs and boosting the economy in the process. Earlier this month, while Neiss was in Dubai speaking at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, we emailed him …Read More

The main organization lobbying to legalize equity crowdfunding in Canada is teaming up with a major U.S. group to bolster its efforts. Invest CrowdFund Canada (ICC) announced today it is formally partnering with the U.S.-based Crowdfunding Professionals Association (CfPA). The new partnership – referred to as the CfPA/ICC National Canadian Board – will feature CfPA co-chair Sherwood Neiss as well as board members from ICC including ICC national chair Dr. …Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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