General News

December 22, 2012 @ 9:33 am By Mosaic  |  

Empowering the 75% through co-ops Evan Wynns founded the San Francisco Energy Cooperative in 2011 with the 75% in mind. He began with the question of why we don’t have more green energy in the United States: “It’s frustrating because we have this technology which can take… Read More

December 21, 2012 @ 3:09 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

From Dara Albright, founder of NowStreet Journal Women transforming our financial markets symposium December 11, 2012 from Dara Albright

December 21, 2012 @ 3:07 pm By Crowdfund Capital Advisors  |  

There seems to exist in certain regulatory circles, particularly at the state level, a perception that Crowdfund Investing (CFI), when it comes on-line, will be rife with fraud. But this sky-is-falling mentality is unfounded and points to no structural or design problems with Title III and… Read More

December 21, 2012 @ 1:01 pm By Hypebot  |  

he Zappa Family Trust is attempting to raise funds to complete the film The Roxy Performances for theatrical and DVD release. Focused on concerts from 1973, they are offering 1000 people the chance to be a “distributor” with their own copy of the “CD Duplication Master” for $1000. From… Read More

December 21, 2012 @ 6:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The University of Utah wants to be on the cutting edge of the crowdfunding” trend and is starting an effort to bring this new funding source to the world of academic research and technology commercialization. The University of Utah’s Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) kicked off the effort today… Read More

December 20, 2012 @ 10:58 pm By Press-Telegram  |  

This column, which began one year ago this month, often focuses on the various trends that affect one’s, ahem, bottom line. But in honor of the holidays and the first anniversary of The Bottom Line, today’s column will highlight some of the things businesses and… Read More

December 20, 2012 @ 10:51 pm By Nerd Wallet  |  

We’ve all heard a lot about the crowdfunding revolution when it comes to funding big and small for startups, small businesses, socially responsible ventures, and the like.  But what about when it comes to real estate? Keep your eye on this trend in 2013 – it might… Read More

December 20, 2012 @ 1:19 pm By Zachary Barnett, Huffington Post  |  

“With regards to emerging HIV research, all bets are off,” Jenna* told me over the phone last week. As the director of a multimillion dollar AIDS charity, she should know. “Five years ago, if you would have said that a man could be cured of… Read More

December 20, 2012 @ 8:16 am By Cabume  |  

Anglia Ruskin University is backing a new equity crowdfunding business for investing into technology startups, potentially making business angels out of anyone with between £500 and £100,000 going spare. Founded by Gonçalo de Vasconcelos and Yutaro Kojim, the Syndicate Room web site says startup investment does not… Read More

December 20, 2012 @ 7:59 am By LA Weekly  |  

Boy band Allstar Weekend are Poway’s answer to One Direction. The San Diego county-bred group got its start on the Disney Channel music competition Next Big Thing back in 2009. They took second place on that show, but the exposure helped the band ink a four-album deal… Read More

December 20, 2012 @ 6:37 am By JD Alois  |  

There was an article published on Business Insider recently by James Pethokoukis from the American Enterprise Group talking about how public policy is stifling entrepreneurs in the United States.  He had some pretty interesting information to back up this statement. First lets look at some… Read More

December 20, 2012 @ 5:59 am By TriplePundit  |  

Democratic finance is a new way to invest your money that doesn’t involve trusting banks. Instead, you can make investments of as little as five pounds in renewable energy projects that power communities, and in return for investing you get a sensible amount of profit…. Read More

December 20, 2012 @ 2:05 am By Washington Business Journal  |  

Startups today are whining about the lack of funding available after raising a family-and-friends or angel seed round. They’re calling it the “Series A Crunch.” Angel investors made approximately 60,000 seed stage investments in 2011. In the same year, Venture capitalists made just under 2,000… Read More

December 20, 2012 @ 1:02 am By Bostinno  |  

AngelList was a big supporter of the JOBS Act, the legislation passed earlier this year that eased access to capital for startups and legalized crowdfunding. And I thought back then that the platform would likely consider facilitating crowdfunding once it became legal. With the SEC still working… Read More

December 19, 2012 @ 4:29 pm By Adam Bluestein, Inc.  |  

Used to be you had to please your customers, your investors, and the press. What happens when your customers are your investors and your press? This article is part of Inc.‘s special report on How (and Where) to Make Money in 2013 (and Beyond). Follow the links at… Read More

December 19, 2012 @ 12:55 pm By Sarah Lacy, PandoDaily  |  

In perhaps the worst kept secret in venture history, SecondMarket and AngelList have teamed up to allow accredited investors to legally invest purely online on AngelList for the first time. Basically, it’s getting a head start on the JOBS Act while we wait for it to become… Read More

December 19, 2012 @ 11:59 am By James Pethokoukis, AEI  |  

There are nearly 5 million small businesses in America, firms with less than 500 employees. On average, they employ 11 workers each and produce $1 million of output annually. They account for 60% of job creation, and nearly half of all employment and economic output. But, says… Read More

December 19, 2012 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Quirky the crowdsourced / crowdfunding site has a great Gift Guide posted on their site.  ‘Tis the Season to get Quirky – right?  This was too cool to pass on.  You must check it out for those last minute gifts here.  And yes – no… Read More

December 19, 2012 @ 7:09 am By The Guardian  |  

Key to the success of any new enterprise is having sufficient funds in place from day one. Here’s how to turn your big idea into a thriving business, through appropriate and affordable finance Every business requires money to get started. Perhaps for purchasing raw materials,… Read More

December 18, 2012 @ 6:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Douglas E. Castle, the Chief Executive Officer of CrowdFunding Incubator LLC (“CFI”), announced this morning that CrowdFunding Incubator’s revolutionary new website will be launched within the next four weeks. The site combines a highly-interactive mobile-friendly crowdfunding platform with a full range of entrepreneurial, incubator, accelerator,… Read More