General News

November 9, 2012 @ 4:03 pm By GigaOm  |  

Millenials get a bad rap for being entitled, lazy and self-centered. The people at USEED, a new crowdfunding site for college students, have a different view:  they believes millenials are eager to show initiative if only they’re given an environment that encourages it. “Students from all… Read More

November 9, 2012 @ 3:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Fort Collins, CO (PRWEB) November 08, 2012 For students who have ever desired to study French in Paris or wanted to care for orphaned children in Tanzania, but couldn’t afford to do so, GoAbroad.com is thrilled to introduce the newest initiative, Fund My Travel. Fund My Travel is an… Read More

November 9, 2012 @ 1:12 am By Charles Luzar  |  

An organization affiliated with Occupy Wall Street has a crowdfunding idea aimed at reducing or eliminating crushing debts for private citizens. Most Americans are accustomed to carrying debt, and when bad things happen in life sometimes that debt can become a serious burden.  When debtors… Read More

November 8, 2012 @ 10:09 pm By Lane Report  |  

Department of Financial Institutions warns of potential scams FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 8, 2012) – Would you like to help a local business or start-up entrepreneur gain its first foothold in the community? What if after you invested, that business never produced its promised goods or… Read More

November 8, 2012 @ 8:54 pm By Venture Beat  |  

Nobody wants to attend a concert or a sporting event alone, but buying tickets for a number of people is a hassle. PayByGroup has added a “fixed price” feature today to make it easier to collect funds for group ticket buying. PayByGroup is payment platform where people… Read More

November 8, 2012 @ 3:30 pm By CleanTechnica  |  

Churches in the United States are non-profit. Therefore, they aren’t eligible for investment tax credits (no federal funding is available to them), and this complicates the process of funding solar panels on their properties. So, some California churches have decided to use an unusual approach,… Read More

November 8, 2012 @ 11:57 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The SEC has released the agenda for next week’s Forum and is below.  We will be on the ground for this event.  To schedule time to meet with us please email info@crowdfundinsider.com Washington, D.C., Nov. 7, 2012 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the… Read More

November 8, 2012 @ 7:44 am By JD Alois  |  

As reported in MusicWeek, new crowdfunding site is preparing to launch with a focus on Music: The UK’s newest crowd-funding platform BankToTheFuture.com has arrived.  BankToTheFuture is music focused, aiming to support upcoming UK artists, young talent and music innovators raise the funds necessary to release… Read More

November 8, 2012 @ 3:50 am By The Stanford Daily  |  

“When you try and make change happen, that’s not easy,” conceded Steve Hilton, currently on sabbatical from his position as senior advisor for British Prime Minister David Cameron. “There are vested interests, people have different views.” Hilton, whose formidable reputation in British politics stems largely… Read More

November 8, 2012 @ 2:52 am By Business2Community  |  

The world of social media underwent major changes in 2012.  We saw the addition of Facebook Timelines for Fan Pages, the rise of Pinterest, revamped LinkedIn Company Pages, improved Twitter profile pages, and the increasing pressure to prove social media ROI.  As more companies begin… Read More

November 7, 2012 @ 9:20 pm By Rikki Swannell  |  

Top surfer Paige Hareb has turned to the public for help in funding her next season on the world tour. Without a major sponsor, Hareb has set up a ‘crowd-funding’ web page, where the public or business can donate as little as $10. She’d hoped… Read More

November 7, 2012 @ 9:15 pm By The Conversation  |  

Vietnam has thousands of kilometres of coastline, and may have thousands of shipwrecks. Many of these wrecks would be loaded with archaeologically fascinating and significant items. But the country has struggled to preserve its underwater cultural heritage. To date the protection and preservation of Vietnam’s… Read More

November 7, 2012 @ 2:40 pm By The Soho Loft  |  

Kevin McGovern, Founder of SoBe soft drinks, sold to Pepsi for $325 million, and current Trustee at Cornell University, has taken a board advisory position with The Soho Loft.  The intention is to build TSL to a media company and allow capital creation such as… Read More

November 7, 2012 @ 7:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Xpert Financial, one of several online marketplaces created for pre-IPO companies like Facebook to raise funds and sell shares prior to going public, is retrenching, VentureWire reported Tuesday, as interest in its business waned following Facebook’s lackluster IPO. Although it still has several assets, most… Read More

November 7, 2012 @ 6:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The next Artists’ Salon, sponsored by the Orange County Arts Commission, will be held on Friday, Nov. 16, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the West End Theatre at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro. Salons are free and for artists of all kinds: performing, visual, literary,… Read More

November 7, 2012 @ 5:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding — where capital is raised online by many “micro-philanthropists” rather than a few big investors — is leveling the playing field for start-ups and investors alike. We speak to Jordan Raynor, co-founder of Citizinvestor, a crowdfunding platform for civic projects, about his venture and… Read More

November 7, 2012 @ 5:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Organic egg producer Vital Farms has big plans for the future. And judging from the response on the crowdfunding site, When You Wish, the hens are probably clucking with excitement. In September, we gave readers a virtual tour of the Aurora, Texas-based enterprise, which has… Read More

November 7, 2012 @ 3:38 am By JD Alois  |  

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry won his fifth term Tuesday night, defeating state legislator Patsy Keever in the 10th Congressional District race. The Cherryville Republican lead Keever 57 percent to 43 percent, according to complete but unofficial results. McHenry, a 36-year-old Belmont Abbey graduate, ran a… Read More

November 6, 2012 @ 2:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

OneMedPlace today announced panel presentations for the 6th Annual OneMedForum, on January 7-9, 2013, at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco. “We’ve identified a number of timely themes that address the rapidly changing financial environment and ideas on how to build companies in… Read More

November 6, 2012 @ 12:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

In the spring of 2012, President Obama passed an act that will drastically alter the landscape of crowdfunding platforms. Until April 5, 2012, a small pool of existing crowdfunding sites were only permitted to operate on a reward or donation basis, essentially offering a product,… Read More