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The advent of crowdfunding for accredited investors is great. It will allow crowdfunding platforms to leverage the best of technology and the internet to bring dramatic efficiencies to financial...
Michael Dinan, founder of ConfidentCrowd and chief executive of Phoenix-based investment bank Dinan & Co., says, "ConfidentCrowd will be registered with the Securities and Exchange...
ConfidentCrowd aims to increase investors’ confidence by using Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) registered broker-dealers to screen businesses looking to raise capital. For the investors, the crowdfunding portal offers, foremost, the ability to minimize risks.
Jonathan Sandlund, founder of localinvestors.org and a crowdfunding evangelist, writes in to discuss the relationship between equity crowdfunding platforms and broker-dealers.
We are an equity based crowdfunding platform and we are looking for suggestions on a broker dealer to clear through. We have not found one that we have been happy with. Do you have any suggestions...
Previously, crowdfunding has been limited legally to nonprofit and philanthropic fundraising efforts but the new law will open the opportunities to include investments in a full range of...
Crowdfunding could become one of the most promising new strategies for business creation in decades — but intermediaries, investors, and entrepreneurs need to manage the risks to reap the rewards.
“This deal is in line with our commitment to conservatively interpret the law, it will not be made public, and it will only be available to accredited investors who have a pre-existing,...
“Having worked closely with CrowdClear over the past year, we believe they are the leading provider of broker-dealer services and technologies to address the challenges of the online Reg D and...
We recently spoke with Smart Money Entrepreneurs founder and CEO Jeremy Andrews to find out more about the platform's crowdfunding model, which will allow entrepreneurs to raise funds from the crowd before the SEC makes rules mandated by the JOBS Act.
“Crowdfunding is emerging as a viable way for businesses to secure the financing they need to grow, but most broker dealers are not prepared for this technology intensive, low touch, high volume...
"As we patiently wait for the SEC to enact rules around the JOBS Act, we are utilizing traditional securities laws to connect startups with great investors. This is only possible as a result...
WealthForge: where Social Media meets Investment Banking, taking steps beyond Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or other crowd funding sites to make business happen. WealthForge (WF) is creating a...
There is a solution to the nation’s poor growth and anemic state of job creation. However, it requires updating Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations regarding general solicitation and accreditation so average Americans can choose to invest in local small businesses. It is called Crowdfund Investing (CFI) — a common sense idea that has attracted the interest and support of President Barack Obama. Republican House member Patrick McHenry (NC) recently introduced H.R. 2930, the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act, legislation that aligns with the general framework supported by the President. So here we have a “common ground” idea where both sides of the political aisle agree on many key details. There is no excuse to move slowly with crowdfund investing as it will help thousands of small businesses and add fuel to our gasping economy.
Nascent entrepreneurs and growth-oriented firms continue to have a difficult time finding capital to expand, innovate and grow. Of course, our nation has counted on the job-creating prowess of small businesses to lead us out of difficult economic periods. This time around, unfortunately, the uncertainties have become too great. New start-ups, which have fueled job creation after previous recessions, have not taken root at the same pace as in the past. Weak demand, tight capital and credit markets, and policy uncertainties continue to erode confidence. The CFI solution is one leg of the stool that will help entrepreneurs identify new sources of capital, thus providing optimism and much needed resources for investment and growth.
A self-proclaimed "old-schooler" explains why the SEC may have chosen not to embrace crowdfunding, and what can be done to make the case to the old school.
The same Congressperson, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R) of North Carolina, has introduced separate pieces of crowdfunding legislation, one for the general public and one for angel investing. That's awesome, although the two pieces of legislation don't exactly synch.
Proponents of Crowdfunding want unlimited, face-to face solicitation of funds. The Senate bill would require a licensed broker dealer to act as an intermediary. Start up entrepreneurs would be...
At this reading both sides are looking for compromises that would insure final passage of the Crowd Funding bill. The key sticking points are the licensing and public solicitation of funds....
The following comes to us courtesy of Candace Klein, founder of SoMoLend and securities attorney Sean Peppard from Ulmer & Berne, LLP. This should answer some of the questions that came up during Monday's live chat on the JOBS Act and crowdfunding in the U.S. moving forward.
Yesterday we posted a piece from Candace Klein of SoMoLend and securities attorney Sean Peppard on how the crowdfunding portions of the JOBS Act will unroll over the next several months. Today we follow up with some more detail from attorney Mike Liles, Jr. of the firm Karr, Tuttle and Campbell.
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