The 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 worldYesterday was another day of positive progress towards investment crowdfunding becoming a reality. Following Tuesday’s Senate hearing on crowdfunding, President Obama and the House of Representatives sent strong signs of support for crowdfunding. Early yesterday morning, the White House issued a statement in support of H. R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups, or JOBS Act. [...]
View Post crowd funding, crowdfunding, House, House of Representatives, investment crowdfunding, JOBS Act, Obama, President ObamaIt’s been a busy week, positive week for investment crowdfunding. Here is a recap of this week’s progress. Senator Brown Discusses Investment Crowdfunding Monday, Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown participated in a panel at Boston City Hall titled “Accessing Capital for Small Business”. Needless to say, investment crowdfunding was a major [...]
View Post crowd funding, crowdfunding, H.R. 2930, Harry Reid, investment crowdfunding, Karen Kerrigan, Mitch McConnell, S. 1790, S. 1791, Scott Brown, Senate, Senator Brown, Senator McConnell, Senator ReidThe rest of the BuyDarlo investment crowdfunding story… Launching The New Darlington FC McKenna is confident the investment crowdfunding raise will succeed, and that Darlo will thrive. Local economic woes were supplemented by poor management which saddled the team with heavy debt, much of which will [...]
View Post BuyDarlo, crowdfunding, Darlington, Darlington FC, Darlo, equity-based crowdfunding, football, investment crowdfunding, soccer, The QuakersEver dreamed of owning a professional sports team? Thanks to investment crowdfunding, now you can! Background To Investment Crowdfunding English football, ahem, soccer team Darlington FC, The Quakers, is selling 100% equity to the public via crowdfunding. According to Craig McKenna, who is leading their crowdfunding funding campaign, not only is this a once [...]
View Post BuyDarlo, crowdfunding, Darlington, Darlington FC, Darlo, equity-based crowdfunding, football, investment crowdfunding, soccer, The QuakersThis time last week, the crowdfunding world was abuzz about two projects surpassing $1 million raised: Elevation Dock and Double Fine Adventure. A mere week later, the investment crowdfunding community is in shock and mourning following ProFounder’s announcement that they are shutting down. What does it all mean? First and foremost, interest in crowdfunding is [...]
View Post California Department of Corporations, crowdfunding, Double Fine Adventure, Elevation Dock, Entrepreneur's Access to Capital, equity-based crowdfunding, GOOD, GOOD.is, H.R. 2930, investment crowdfunding, Jessica Jackley, Kickstarter, Kiva, kiva.org, ProFounder, TikT+LunaTik, TikTokPart 2 of Funding Launchpad’s interview about the status of investment crowdfunding legislation with Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council. Funding Launchpad: It seems to us that with each new bill are proposed, the value to entrepreneurs is being diminished. Karen Kerrigan: Absolutely. The Merkley bill and NASAA [...]
View Post crowdfunding, H.R. 2930, interview, investment crowdfunding, Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship CouncilYesterday, Funding Launchpad was lucky enough to interview Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council. Our conversation focused exclusively on the status of investment crowdfunding legislation. Here is a partial transcript. Funding Launchpad: How did you become so engaged in investment crowdfunding? Karen Kerrigan: Access to capital has been [...]
View Post crowdfunding, H.R. 2930, interview, investment crowdfunding, Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship CouncilThe following question was recently posted on Quora: What will happen if the SEC chooses to permit crowdfunding? Below is our response (posted by Co-Founder Dave Milliken). Please share your predictions about investment crowdfunding? Needless to say it is hard to predict the future. In addition to many of the previous suggestions becoming reality, here [...]
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