Need cash? New crowdfunding options to ease startup financing

December 11, 2012 @ 11:02 am By Monica Ginsburg

T Hephner, president of Healthy U Snacks, has more calls for his vending machines stocked with energy bars and other good-for-you snacks than he can handle.

“We get requests for our services every day and we don’t have the manpower to respond,” says Mr. Hephner, who started the McHenry-based company in 2009 and recently began franchising the business to meet demand.

But when four potential franchisees recently withdrew contracts, citing an uncertain economy, Mr. Hephner, 39, decided to seek out a buyer for Healthy U. Earlier access to cash may have changed the direction of the company, he says.
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Reg A - Form 1-A Filings Beta

Beta. Initial Form 1-A only. Target raise is the stated Amount to be Raised, totaled. Compared with the same dates one year earlier.

YTD: Jan 1, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026 vs Jan 1, 2025 - Oct 25, 2025

Number of Filings131Prior 126 +4.0%

Target Raise, Total$3.40BPrior $3.54B -3.9%

	This YTD	Year prior	Change
Filings	131	126	+4.0%
Target raise	$3.40B	$3.54B	-3.9%

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Source: DisclosureQuest. Initial Form 1-A only.

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This display counts initial Form 1-A filings only. It does not represent subsequent filings, including Form 1-A/A amendments or Form 1-A POS post-qualification updates filed by the issuer. Amounts are the stated Amount to be Raised on the initial filing, not capital raised and not amounts revised in later filings.

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