General News

November 2, 2012 @ 11:28 am By Tanya Prive, Forbes  |  

As a co-founder of RockThePost, the leading crowdfunding platform for entrepreneurs, I naturally advocate for startups to get funding via crowdfunding, as it provides several additional benefits that can prove very useful early on. On the flip side, other options to obtain funding include personally funding your venture, reaching… Read More

November 2, 2012 @ 11:26 am By Victoria Silchenko  |  

Stephen Hawking once said: “I don’t think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space.” Bold statement. But as I’ve been working on organizing the upcoming Next Generation and Global CrowdFunding Forum which is set to be on November 16th here… Read More

November 2, 2012 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

“I just started bawling,” Leila Janah is telling me about a trip she took to Sierra Leone earlier this year. “I’m usually pretty steely as a matter of course. But I’ve been crying a lot more lately.” Janah, the founder of Samasource, a nonprofit organization… Read More

November 2, 2012 @ 8:01 am By JD Alois  |  

  Once the domain of artists and philanthropists, crowdfunding — in which several investors put up cash for a project or business idea posted to the Web — has become a major source of capital for start-up entrepreneurs.       According to data compiled… Read More

November 2, 2012 @ 7:40 am By JD Alois  |  

With the provisions of the JOBS Act set to go into effect in early 2013, many small businesses are preparing to raise up to $1 million through crowdfunding. Frustrated with their inability to raise capital through traditional lending and investment mechanisms, scores of entrepreneurs have… Read More

November 2, 2012 @ 4:19 am By JD Alois  |  

(Staff Translation) Crowdfunding proves it: Printed books do not have to be crushed by digitalization Many nostalgics and pessimists believe that the internet is the reason why printed books will no longer exist in the future, why printed editions of daily newspapers and magazines are… Read More

November 2, 2012 @ 1:43 am By JD Alois  |  

A Toronto-based startup seeking crowdfunding to launch its next product is offering those who hand over enough cash a way to telepathically communicate with their iPhones and pour themselves a beer. Interaxon Inc. specializes in thought-controlled computing and it’s recently unveiled its latest EEG sensing… Read More

November 1, 2012 @ 11:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

ADRIAN —  Local investing is the best way to revitalize the economy, writer Amy Cortese told about 45 people Thursday at the Adrian Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Club Luncheon at the Christian Family Centre. Cortese, author of “Locavesting, The Revolution in Local Investing and… Read More

November 1, 2012 @ 10:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

In its prospectus, a penny stock named Caribbean Pacific Marketing proudly described itself as an “emerging growth company” when it began to sell shares to the public this summer. To someone uninitiated to the Orwellian nature of recent legislation, that phrase might have seemed downright… Read More

November 1, 2012 @ 9:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding is a hot market right now. Every other day it seems that a new crowdfunding portal appears. But when a company emerges that wants to do the backend plumbing so that everyone can have their own social fundraising platform, one might think that this… Read More

November 1, 2012 @ 9:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

When we last left off, the production of our short film, “Sunburn,” had capsized after being kicked out of our first location (not our fault!). In spite of our bad luck and thanks to the kindness of Sasha Eden, who plays one of the “Housewives”… Read More

November 1, 2012 @ 7:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Barely a day goes by without the launch of a new crowdfunding site or campaign. It’s easy to see why the trend, which lets entrepreneurs appeal to the public for financial help, has caught on. It’s empowering, and has the potential to disrupt traditional financing… Read More

November 1, 2012 @ 2:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this year I wrote in Harvard Business Review about the coming legalization of Crowdfund Investing in the U.S. in my article “Don’t Abandon Crowdfunding, Manage It”   That article noted that crowdfunding is rising fast as a significant source of funding for startup ventures, based… Read More

November 1, 2012 @ 6:25 am By JD Alois  |  

(Staff Translation) The Men’s fashion website Menlook recently announced the acceleration of its international expansion. Founded in 2010 by Marc Ménasé as part of the group MenInvest, today the website has an inventory of more than 250 brands across three ranges: Haute Couture, Sportswear and Casual. Beyond its… Read More

October 31, 2012 @ 10:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Washington, D.C., Oct. 29, 2012 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has instituted proceedings to determine whether to issue an order that would prevent sales of shares in Caribbean Pacific Marketing, Inc., based on allegations that the company’s disclosure is misleading…. Read More

October 31, 2012 @ 1:30 pm By Sherwood Niess and Jason Best, Crowdfund Capital Advisors  |  

Here’s a Halloween tale sure to leave you awake at night. It’s the tale of Zombie Capital… the scourge of the American economy, sucking the very life out of the public equity markets. (Okay, we all know zombies normally eat brains, but for the sake… Read More

October 31, 2012 @ 5:09 am By JD Alois  |  

NEW YORK, NY, Oct 31, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — As the holiday season approaches, many Americans are turning their attention to end-of-the-year giving and acts of charity. Though the opportunities for philanthropy are many, and range from artistic endowments to medical research, a recent… Read More

October 31, 2012 @ 3:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Senior Bank of England executive Andy Haldane has backed calls for the creation of a shared database for the storage of customer account details, arguing that the move would help boost competition in financial services. In a speech at Occupy Economics’ Socially Useful Banking event… Read More

October 31, 2012 @ 2:58 am By JD Alois  |  

  SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — In this age of budget cuts, school fundraising is an ongoing challenge for parents and the community. But now there’s a new tool that matches social media with need.   Have you heard of crowd funding? It is the latest… Read More

October 30, 2012 @ 10:17 pm By Devin Thorpe, Forbes Contributor  |  

Last week I wrote a tongue-in-cheek ten point plan to get rich quick.  David K. Williams, one of my Forbes colleagues, asked that I answer my sarcasm with an authentic ten point plan.  Here it is: Save every penny.  Social entrepreneurs as a general rule can make… Read More