Tagged: georgia

February 17, 2014 @ 11:18 am By Charles Luzar  |  

If we were tallying states up today, Kansas, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin have made equity crowdfunding legal and are in some stage of implementation. Alabama, Washington, Maine and North Carolina are all considering exemptions. Of course, that may change tomorrow. Amidst all the hoopla about a… Read More

October 16, 2013 @ 7:25 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Offer Ongoing As Minimum is Reached. Georgia-based SparkMarket has announced the success of the first crowdfunding campaign on their equity platform. Bohemian Guitars has hit their goal of crowdfunding $100,000, raising money to grow their budding guitar-making business. SparkMarket is calling it a first in… Read More

October 10, 2013 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Platform Operates Under Invest Georgia Exemption Allowing Crowdfunding CrowdVested opens real estate investment up to all Georgians, restoring the input and influence local communities have historically enjoyed while broadening the investment opportunities available to everyone.  CrowdVested, a crowdfunding platform focused on commercial real estate, has… Read More

October 3, 2013 @ 9:48 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Invest Georgia Exemption (IGE) is an intrastate crowdfunding exemption for Georgia’s businesses. Today SparkMarket launches in order to take advantage of this law and facilitate capital formation within the state of Georgia. The exemption allows participation in crowdfunding raises of up to $1 million… Read More

September 27, 2013 @ 9:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding conference organized by the Georgia Crowdfunding Association, University of West Georgia and Carroll Tomorrow to gather on October 12th, 2013. “Georgians helping Georgians”- A one day event to discuss ideas for creating new alternative financing options for businesses and investors to create jobs for… Read More

September 27, 2013 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

SterlingFunder is an Atlanta-based equity and debt crowdfunding platform. In addition to facilitating national crowdfunding transactions, SterlingFunder is the nation’s only crowdfunding portal for non-accredited investors as legislated under the Invest Georgia Exemption. SterlingFunder has partnered with a Georgia attorney to release a complete explanation… Read More

August 15, 2013 @ 12:44 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

In light of recent actions taken against Candace Klein and SoMoLend on behalf of the Ohio Division of Securities, Knox Massey has a simple message to Ohio startups: come to Gerogia! Massey is a managing partner of a private family investment partnership, co-chair of the… Read More

August 13, 2013 @ 8:28 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Today Wisconsin GOP lawmakers are expected to introduce a bill that would legalize intrastate crowdfunding in the state. Wisconsin is set to join Kansas, Georgia, Washington and North Carolina in either considering or adopting rules legalizing in-state crowdfunding. The bill will be proposed by Representatives… Read More

July 30, 2013 @ 5:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Website preps for equity/debt crowdfunding, committed to making it simpler to invest in companies. With support from the Georgia State legislature, and the Invest Georgia Exemption, SterlingFunder has been able to start equity crowdfunding without being delayed by the delayed implementation of the Jobs Act.  And… Read More

June 28, 2013 @ 10:50 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A. Brian Dengler of CfIRA posted a comprehensive breakdown of a paper released by two professors of economics and management at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. Crowdfunding, as an innovative capital formation strategy and investment possibility, has both supporters and skeptics. In order to investigate and… Read More

May 18, 2013 @ 10:49 am By Bizactions  |  

Out of a total $6.9 billion dollars invested across the nation during the first quarter of 2013, Georgia deals accounted for $322.4 million, catapulting the state to fourth place for venture capital funding last quarter. Georgia ranked behind only California, New York and Massachusetts. The… Read More

May 13, 2013 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

In what may be a first in the United States, Georgia based cMEcompete offers equity-based online crowdfunding through Sterlingfunding   cMEcompete, an Atlanta-based startup that provides a social platform for endurance events, claims to be the first company in U.S. history to issue equity through… Read More

May 10, 2013 @ 6:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Investors on the Crowdfunding Platform Must Be Georgia Residents, Investing in Georgia Companies. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, Georgia small businesses created 87 percent of the new private sector jobs from 2004-2008. Even more jobs can be created if more Georgia businesses are… Read More

May 4, 2013 @ 12:32 pm By Atlanta Journal Constitution  |  

The internet age has changed a lot of things about the restaurant industry, like the immediate public feedback from crowdsourced review sites like Yelp, to online ordering, the rise of food bloggers…ahem… and the connection restaurant owners can make with patrons through social media like… Read More

April 27, 2013 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

According to a post on Invest Georgia, equity crowdfunding is already legal in the state of Georgia via the Invest Georgia Exemption which was enacted in December 2011. As stated on the post; Georgia-based, private companies can sell equity (shares of stock or debt) to Georgia based… Read More

February 27, 2013 @ 7:51 pm By 11alive.com  |  

ALPHARETTA, GA Do you have a great idea for a business or project but no way to fund it? Some entrepeneurs are turning to what’s known as crowdfunding. Michael Lundmark and Josh Rachel have nearly completed the Jekyll Brewery in Alpharetta, a tasting and touring brewery featuring… Read More