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Kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms, where entrepreneurs and other creative professionals can raise money from consumers, have become a popular way for entrepreneurs to get funding without giving up equity. But these platforms can also provide valuable market insights and other benefits. Tom Gerhardt (on left) and Dan Provost raised more than $130,000[...]
To make the leap from theory to reality, crowdfunding will require the core elements of entrepreneurial spirit: a tolerance for risk and an urgency to execute on a great idea. Sadly, both of those qualities are in short supply in Washington, D.C. While the U.S. government slid under its New Year deadline[...]
Giving away portions of the company you poured your blood, sweat and tears into may be painful. But, as an entrepreneur, selling equity in your startup for cash can be financially beneficial. Many successful startup entrepreneurs follow a well-worn series of stages in their quest for funding from a first friends-and-family round,[...]
The burgeoning crowdfunding industry is giving entrepreneurs more access to capital, but if spent foolishly, even unlimited amounts of money will not support a single successful business. Money paired with mentorship can turn ideas into growing businesses. Springfield, Mo.-based CrowdIt, a crowdfunding portal which launches today, is building mentorship into its DNA. "To support[...]
Giving away portions of the company you poured your blood, sweat and tears into may be painful. But, as an entrepreneur, selling equity in your startup for cash can be financially beneficial. Many successful startup entrepreneurs follow a well-worn series of stages in their quest for funding from a first friends-and-family round,[...]
An 80-year-old ban that has prevented private companies from publicly advertising their efforts to raise funds will lift on Monday. If you are an entrepreneur struggling to find investors, that may be very good news. But hold the champagne for now. What this historic change in general solicitation law really means is that[...]
Raising money for your business? Shout it from the rooftops. For the first time, it's allowed. The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted four to one that it will overturn the ban on publicly advertising that your company is raising money, what's called "general solicitation." By voting to lift the ban on general solicitation, the Commission[...]
We are entering a golden age of small-business and entrepreneurial finance. Between the crowdfunding boom (both donations and soon-to-be investment-based) and the surging growth of peer-to-peer lending sites like Lending Club and Prosper.com, never before have there been so many places for those seeking and those providing capital to connect and transact. As a result,[...]
The government shutdown is thankfully behind us, but this needless crisis certainly damaged the economy -- particularly small businesses and entrepreneurs who lost sales and access to programs to help them expand. It’s now time to move our economy forward and focus on the key economic question before us: How do we create strong middle-class jobs[...]
While much of the startup community is fretting over a new rule requiring that accredited investors have their status verified by a third party, AngelList CEO Naval Ravikant says that what is more important to him is that his investors are "sophisticated." Ravikant says he is focused on making sure investors are informed and[...]
Crowdfunding is global and growing. Quickly. There are approximately 600 crowdfunding platforms, which help users raise small sums of money from a group, throughout the world, according to Los Angeles-based crowdfunding and crowdsourcing research firm Massolution. By the end of 2013, crowdfunding is expected to reach $5.1 billion in funds raised, Massolution reports.[...]
Nine out of 10 of all the mission statements I read in business plans are wastes of time, paper or digital space. The rare one is a useful view into strategy or a helpful reminder about long-term goals. I read hundreds of business plans every year. I get to do so since[...]
