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January 23, 2013 @ 7:10 pm By Trey Bowles  |  

I often write about the brave and innovative entrepreneurs in Texas, but that is only because they are working overtime to lead by example in the startup community. We have a history of strong and successful leaders who paved the way for the future of… Read More

January 23, 2013 @ 9:45 am By Entrepreneur  |  

For Jen Barnett, winning two business-plancompetitions was about more than just prize money and bragging rights–it made the difference between launching her company and not.   In July 2011 the Birmingham, Ala.-based web and marketing strategist and her partner, web designer Sam Brasseale, won the incubate!(bang)… Read More

January 23, 2013 @ 9:14 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Tweeted from the Chartered Financial Analysts event in Chicago… OH: “The SEC is charged with protecting investors, not running a lottery.” @ CFA Chicago event #crowdfunding — Rod Rakic (@rodrakic) January 23, 2013  

January 23, 2013 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently a superlative document was published by the Milken Institute which reflected upon the current state of crowdfunding domestically within the United States but also drawing on parallels abroad.  This missive was authored  by Messrs.  Chris Brummer, a law professor at Georgetown University and Daniel Gorfine,… Read More

January 23, 2013 @ 5:07 am By JD Alois  |  

At the Sundance Film Festival 2013, Seed&Spark, Dogfish Accelerator, and Nice Dissolve revealed a new community forum to help independent filmmakers stay indie . “We are three companies working together to innovate the industry from different angles to restore true independence to filmmaking. This includes introducing… Read More

January 23, 2013 @ 1:11 am By JD Alois  |  

On April 4th and 5th 2013, Silicon Valley Crowdfund Ventures is organizing a conference in Palo Alto,CA. A year after President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. The President called the Act a “game-changer” Silicon Valley Crowd-funding conference will make an expert assessment… Read More

January 22, 2013 @ 7:04 pm By CBSNews  |  

Part of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups, or JOBS, Act of 2012 made it possible for the little guy to get a chance to put money into a startup. That’s the charitable interpretation, anyway: Many critics of the legislation worried that it may allow some… Read More

January 22, 2013 @ 4:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coming as probably no surprise to a reader of these pages, CFO.com lists crowdfunding as a top finance trend for 2013: Tight credit at banks will trigger increased use of alternative sources of funding. With regulations like Basel II hamstringing bank lending, private capital providers alternative sources… Read More

January 22, 2013 @ 3:18 pm By Forbes  |  

With a plethora of venture capitals, the issue of funding used to be just finding the right match. Now, Series A investments are in a crunch, with investors shying away from taking risks via internet companies seeking funds. Nicole Perlroth of The New York Times calls… Read More

January 22, 2013 @ 8:30 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Earlier this month we caught wind of the story of Hanfree, Seth Quest and Neil Singh as first reported by Eric Markowitz in Inc. It is supposedly the first time a Kickstarter backer had sued a project creator, and it eventually led to our story… Read More

January 21, 2013 @ 7:52 pm By NYDailyNews  |  

Noha Waibsnaider is savoring success: sales at her eight-year-old Gowanus-based food company, Peeled Snacks, doubled last year. Her kid-friendly, organic dried fruit snacks, already carried at Starbucks, Whole Foods and Fairway, are now heading to groceries nationwide. But when Waibsnaider thought about raising money to… Read More

January 21, 2013 @ 4:53 pm By VentureBeat  |  

Martin Luther King Jr.  had a dream that his children would “one day live in a nation where they would be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” While we’ve certainly made great strides towards racial and… Read More

January 21, 2013 @ 4:09 pm By MyCentralJersey  |  

In April, President Barack Obama signed the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act into law. The entrepreneurial community cheered, saying the law would help small businesses raise money during their most vulnerable periods, when companies try to move from early to late stage. “The thing… Read More

January 21, 2013 @ 3:43 pm By The Niche Report  |  

September 14th, 2010 marked the 50th anniversary of Real Estate Investment Trusts in the U.S.  For the first time, REITs brought the benefits of commercial real estate to the average investor. Since then, investors have risen to the opportunity and today U.S. REITs constitute a more… Read More

January 21, 2013 @ 3:13 pm By SmithsonianMag  |  

In 2009, a crowd-funding website called Kickstarter opened its doors to creatives who wanted to find funding for their projects. Since then, thousands of projects have been funded, and some clear trends have emerged. Games are clear winners, but so are, it seems, dance projects?… Read More

January 21, 2013 @ 7:41 am By USAToday  |  

In April, President Barack Obama signed the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act into law. The entrepreneurial community cheered, saying the law would help small businesses raise money during their most vulnerable periods, when companies try to move from early to late stage. “The thing… Read More

January 21, 2013 @ 1:03 am By ABC.net  |  

Kickstarter has become one of the main hubs on the internet for crowdfunding, raising almost US$320 million last year from over 2.2 million people around the world. The United States-based website recently published figures showing that 18,109 projects have been successfully funded, with supporters giving… Read More

January 20, 2013 @ 9:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter CEO Perry Chen is reported to be presenting at the  World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week according to USAToday.  The five day conference kicks of this week in the picturesque ski village featuring some of the most influential business, political and though… Read More

January 19, 2013 @ 4:08 am By WSJ.com  |  

After rising in 2011, U.S. venture capital investment fell 15% last year as firms put less money into consumer Internet, renewable energy and health-care companies. Software saw an upswing. Overall, investors deployed $29.7 billion into 3,363 financings for U.S.-based venture-backed companies, according to Dow Jones… Read More

January 19, 2013 @ 1:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Robert Dobyns, CEO of Conzortia Business Funding, Inc. announced today that they will be hosting their first annual crowdfunding cruise aboard Carnival Cruise Lines Triumph, sailing from Galveston, Texas to Cozumel, Mexico. The 4 night Western Carribean cruise will depart Galveston on September 5th, arriving… Read More