April 26, 2013 @ 7:23 am By Business2Community  |  

In its purest form, crowdfunding creates options for companies and organizations looking for ways to raise capital — a significant variable in an economy with close to 8 percent unemployment and slow GDP growth. According to the Mass Solution Crowdfunding Industry Report, these campaigns raised $2.7 billion last year, an amount expected to double this year…. Read More

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April 15, 2013 @ 7:35 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Senator spoke about the potential of securities crowdfunding, which would allow startup companies to make equity offerings to investors through websites and raise up to $1 million per year from investors online. The JOBS Act, which was passed in April 2012, established a legal framework in the United States for equity crowdfunding.

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November 24, 2012 @ 6:45 am By Star Tribune  |  

DANVILLE — U.S. Sen. Mark Warner will sponsor a “crowdfunding” event for Virginia-based entrepreneurs Thursday, Nov. 29, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville. The workshop, which is free, will offer information about raising capital from conventional sources such as friends, venture capital firms and angel investors,… Read More

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