Earlier this month, Dave had the opportunity to lead a Webinar about how individuals can use their self-directed IRAs and 401Ks to participate in Investment Crowdfunding projects. As we previously told, he joined Gordon Nutall, CEO of Couragent, Inc., and Clay Malcolm, Business Development Manager at New Direction IRA. The webinar offers an overview of [...]
View Post 401k, Clay Malcom, couragent, crowd investing, crowdfunding, Funding Launchpad, Gordon Nuttall, investment crowdfunding, IRA, JOBS Act, New Direction IRA, rewards based crowd funding, startup, webinarTake a look at this article about filings being made in an alleged crowdfunding fraud case. Interesting stuff, except for the fact that the headline could not be more incorrect. This story is not about crowdfunding at all, and it certainly does not illustrate a scenario that will occur more when the rules for investment [...]
View Post crowd investing, crowdfunding, investment crowdfunding, small businessCouragent, Inc. will be conducting a webinar on Wednesday, December 5 at 12:00 PM (Noon) MST. We would like to encourage to join in and learn more about Couragent, an investment crowdfunding pioneer. Couragent is a Fort Collins, Colorado company “that delivers patented solutions to common problems with electronic equipment that is simple to use [...]
View Post ceo, client, colorado business, crowd investing, december 2012, patents, startup, strategy, webinarLast night, we posted about the new CROWDFUND Act that was introduced in the Senate yesterday. We’ve managed to get our hands on a copy of the bill, and we thought we’d share, for those who are watching this development as excitedly as we are. Sorry the below is so lengthy, but we thought you’d [...]
View Post bennett, brown, crowd funding, crowd investing, CROWDFUND Act, crowdfund investing, crowdfunding, investment crowdfunding, merkleyThe rest of the Perfect Earth investment crowdfunding feature… Crowdfunding is About More than Money Christian was delighted when two people separately approached him about potential large investments. Both also want to play a role in developing the project. Like Christian, both are willing to work for no salary [...]
View Post Christian Batist, crowd investing, crowdfunding, environment, Habbo Hotel, investment crowdfunding, Perfect Earth, virtual worldIt’s a game. It’s a green education tool for kids. It’s Perfect Earth, today’s investment crowdfunding feature. Background Perfect Earth is the dream project for Christian Batist, veteran of virtual world Habbo Hotel which boasts 240 million accounts. He has also acted as a consultant on the subject to some of the world’s [...]
View Post Christian Batist, crowd investing, crowdfunding, environment, Habbo Hotel, investment crowdfunding, Perfect Earth, virtual worldThis morning, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing titled “Spurring Job Growth Through Capital Formation While Protecting Investors, Part II”. It was clear throughout the hearing the goal is a balance between freeing up capital for small businesses and protecting investors. In his prepared statement, Chairman Tim Johnson, who was not present, said the [...]
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