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More than 700 leaders of top entrepreneurial companies around the U.S. -- from the likes of Apple, Yahoo and Yelp -- signed a letter that was sent to U.S. Senate leaders today encouraging them to pass legislation that would make it easier for startups go public. "During the past decade, [...]
A federal program that had the potential to extend $4 billion in credit to small-business and community-development lenders has been reduced by half. The program's fate underscores how difficult it can be for the government to get much-needed capital to entrepreneurs. The CDFI Bond Guarantee program, signed into law through [...]
The nation's small businesses have struggled to get anybody to loan them money since the Great Recession started. Meanwhile, banks and credit unions have been fighting over who deserves the right to make small business loans to them. And as the JOBS Act works its way through Congress, that battle has grown fiercer. Credit [...]
The law that President Obama is set to sign this week is expected to unleash a wave of crowdfunding. That promises to give some startups access to capital they wouldn't have had otherwise, but it could set up unwary entrepreneurs for a headache. Crowdfunding is a way of raising capital that involves getting [...]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has the delicate task of writing guidelines for the next generation of crowdfunding, so that investors are protected and yet preserving its benefits to companies seeking to raise money. Crowdfunding has been mostly restricted to artists and business owners accepting small donations in exchange for things like [...]
Mari Alstin knew the $10,000 she had in savings and credit wouldn't be enough to open her women's clothing boutique. To cover the cost of rent, a security deposit, displays and inventory, she needed an additional $15,000--fast. Waiting on a bank loan was out of the question, and her credit [...]
Thanks to the JOBS Act signed into law in April, startup founders soon will be able to tap average Joes and Janes for equity-based investments. To help the process along, a new crop of crowdfunding companies has already sprung up. In April, industry resource Crowdsourcing.org predicted the world would have 536 crowdfunding companies [...]
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 [...]
Fundraising by getting small donations of money from a large group of people, what’s called crowdfunding, is a very different animal than getting access to capital at a bank: your story matters more than your credit score. To be successful in a crowdfund, remember who your audience is and cater to [...]
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 [...]
