General News

November 6, 2012 @ 4:44 am By JD Alois  |  

As a growing number of businesses turn to crowdfunders as a route to source finance, B&C has taken a look at the alternative lenders offering these types of loans and specifically investigated the difference between crowdfunding and peer-to-peer (P2P) lending… SMEs are the key to… Read More

November 6, 2012 @ 4:14 am By JD Alois  |  

The Money Crowd, a crowdfunding website designed for nonprofits in Tampa Bay, provides a new option for  community members to support the causes they care about. The site aims to give nonprofits an avenue to fundraise with little to no overhead and less administrative work… Read More

November 6, 2012 @ 3:22 am By JD Alois  |  

A young Israeli couple is raising the money to build their new home using crowdfunding, a method that until now was used mostly by politicians and celebrities. On Thursday Linoy and Ohad Rotem registered their “Social Justice House” as a project on the Headstart website,… Read More

November 5, 2012 @ 8:15 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

  It is becoming clear that Hurricane Sandy has had an astonishing impact on the eastern seaboard of the US.  Dozens are dead.  New York officials estimate that up to 40,000 people were left homeless by the storm.  The FEMA trailers made famous in the… Read More

November 5, 2012 @ 8:14 pm By IPO Village Blog  |  

This was reposted from IPO Village As the global economy continues to show signs of improvement, the market for Initial Public Offerings (IPO) is expected to jump by double digits in 2013. IPOVillage.com and First Line Capital are expecting 15 to 17 percent growth in… Read More

November 5, 2012 @ 2:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Poor social media. It’s received a lot of blame for relational difficulties in our day. The very tools that are supposed to help us connect can also put distance between us. Most commentary on the matter pushes us from one end of the spectrum to… Read More

November 5, 2012 @ 2:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Upstart, a Silicon Valley startup led by Massachusetts native and former Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) executive Dave Girouard, has extended its crowdfunding site for young entrepreneurs to students and recent alumni of five Boston area universities. The Upstart site, which launched in August, allows entrepreneurs to… Read More

November 5, 2012 @ 7:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) November 05, 2012 Crowdfunding 101 – Using Social Media to MegaFund Your Business or Project will be the topic of a workshop to be held on November 8th at The Small Business Expo in Los Angeles. The workshop will be presented… Read More

November 5, 2012 @ 6:13 am By JD Alois  |  

  Mosireen, a media collective in downtown Cairo that offers equipment and training to citizen journalists, was born out of the effort by activists to document the Egyptian revolution online. As the group’s mission statement says, that was vital during the street protests that drove… Read More

November 5, 2012 @ 4:11 am By JD Alois  |  

For the majority of accredited investors, putting funds in an early-stage startup is no better than pissing thousands of dollars down the drain. In the past, angel investors have been multi-millionaires, even billionaires. They are classified as “sophisticated” or “experienced,” primarily because they can afford… Read More

November 5, 2012 @ 3:57 am By JD Alois  |  

JuntoBox Films, a social platform that seeks to connect films, fans and funding, is joining forces with the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to help filmmakers looking to get their projects made, the companies told TheWrap on Sunday. The partnership with Indiegogo, which was to be announced… Read More

November 4, 2012 @ 3:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Independent presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo has drawn up a list of potential reforms and policies for the Korean financial market with the priority given to boosting start-ups, protecting consumers and helping credit delinquents to get back on their feet. The Ahn camp’s reform plans revealed… Read More

November 4, 2012 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

This technique of funding is otherwise called as crowd financing and hyper funding and it is earning widespread attention and recognition among people belonging to different parts of the world. It is nothing, but a technique of acquiring finance by asking a group of people… Read More

November 4, 2012 @ 11:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Two days after Caitlyn Lippolis’ 12th birthday she received news that changed her life, and the lives of those around her, forever. The bubbly, active pre-teen was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bone cancer. The eight months since have been a whirlwind. Caitlyn and… Read More

November 3, 2012 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Have you written a book, and can’t find a publisher? Did you invent a gadget that everyone would surely like, but you’re having problems finding an investor in today’s crisis-stricken economy? Many artists, writers, inventors or just people with good ideas all around the world… Read More

November 3, 2012 @ 10:57 am By JD Alois  |  

As new digital learning platforms transform how we think of universities, a new San Francisco startup wants to reimagine the degree. Quietly rolled out a couple of months ago, Degreed provides an online service that tracks, scores and validates all of a user’s educational experiences —… Read More

November 3, 2012 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Many times the main struggle for creative people such as writers, indie artist and social activists is to find the tools and resources to get their project properly created, packaged and promoted–whether its a book, an album or a charity event. Beyond that, it becomes… Read More

November 3, 2012 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Talk about intersecting trends: Mobcaster is pinpointing TV distribution, crowdfunding, and original programming production with its platform. And turning TV over to masses may be onto something, as Mobcaster has now raised over $100k for its hosted projects. Television distribution is a point of digital… Read More

November 2, 2012 @ 5:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Spotted on BetaBeat who felt compelled to pass on the rumor round up this week and take the higher road. Lucky us Community crowdfunding platform Lucky Ant is providing free crowdfunding for local businesses impacted by Sandy. The company has waived all fees for any… Read More

November 2, 2012 @ 12:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

In the entertainment industry there used to be just a few options for independent or nonprofit filmmakers wanting to showcase their work to the general public. YouTube began to change all of that in a few short years. But the missing element to really drive… Read More