Who Can Invest Once the Solicitation Ban is Lifted?   Who can invest in start-ups once the general solicitation ban is lifted? That’s the 64,000 dollar question – or to be more “inflationary precise”, the 540,963.63 dollar question.   I’d gladly relinquish the half million+ dollars for a different answer. Because even though the removal of the restrictive solicitation ban helps smaller issuers raise capital, it does absolutely nothing to …Read More

Valuation, What is it? How to calculate it? So do you think that your company is the next LuLu Lemon, Skype, LinkedIn?  I know, you have an idea that is so unique and no one else will ever think of it or be able to compete!  We have all been there but when seeking capital to make your fantastic idea real, convincing the angel groups, venture capital firms that their …Read More

Crowdfunding, I Have Invested, What’s Next? It’s 2013. The crowdfunding regulations are finalized and effective. You have invested in your first crowdfunded company and you are now officially an owner of that company. What’s next? Traditionally, an investor’s role after they have invested in a company is determined by the amount and type of ownership the investor has in that company. Equity-based crowdfunding will likely change this, but not how …Read More

CROWDFUNDING IS HERE AND SO IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE The language of crowd funding technology, capital formation, the requirements and the rules and regulations has been centered on Funding Platforms for the Intermediaries (Brokers and Register Funding Portals). However, some thought leaders in the industry have been listening and speaking a different language and realized that in order for crowd fund investing to be sustainable, the physical components of interrelated systems …Read More

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? 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

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

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

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