How to Ensure a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign
Crowdfunding is proving to be a successful funding alternative for startups and growth companies. It can fill the gap for those who may not be able to get a loan or raise venture capital.Crowdfunding...
View ArticleRaising Capital With a Mini IPO Under Regulation A+: Is It Right for Your...
Until recently, your company would have had to spend millions and deal with a correspondingly large amount of paperwork to do an initial public offering (IPO). That changed on June 19, 2015 when Title...
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Disrupting Costly Access To Eldercare Leads To Business Opportunity
For more than 25 years, Ginalisa Monterroso worked for nursing homes, maximizing the amount of money they got paid for their services. Hospitals and nursing homes get paid more if customers pay...
View ArticleHow the VC Industry Is Becoming Women-Friendly
The venture capital (VC) sector took a well-deserved pounding in 2014 for its gender imbalance at the partner level. The proportion of women partners in U.S. venture capital firms was small in 1999...
View ArticleWomen Entrepreneurs Get Their Game On With Angel Investors
The media has been awash with stories about the decreasing percentage of women decision-makers in venture capital (VC) firms, which certainly deserves attention. But what has gone relatively unnoticed...
View Article9 Ways to Perfect Your Pitch and Investor Presentation
Whether you’re pitching to investors at a business plan competition, angel group meeting or one-on-one, your goal is to interest them enough so they want to know more about you and about your...
View Article6 Common Misconceptions About Equity Crowdfunding
Only a tiny percentage of wealthy people—less than 3%—who qualify to become angel investors actually do so. When people decide to claim their accreditation wings, angels are the most likely investors...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs Slow to Market Via Equity Crowdfunding Platforms
Equity crowdfunding platforms are providing a new and innovative way to raise money from angel investors that centralizes, streamlines, simplifies and shortens the fundraising process. Equity...
View ArticleLooking for Alternative Funding Sources? Go Online
If you’re a small business, you don’t need to be told that small businesses were hit harder than large ones during the financial crisis. Bank loans, especially those for less than $350,000, dried up....
View Article5 Common Mistakes Companies Make When Seeking Financing
Whether you’re starting a new business or expanding an existing $50 million enterprise, you may need to raise outside financing. I was surprised when my accountant, Gary Topche of Topche & Company,...
View ArticleWhich Shark on “Shark Tank” Should You Swim With?
Investors come in all shapes and sizes, and bring different types of value to the deals they make. It’s no different on Shark Tank, the ABC reality show that has become something of a cultural...
View ArticleThe 5 W’s (and How) of Equity Startup Financing
Every business is different when it gets started, and therefore every business has different needs. Some need no funding at all, and can get off the ground with the same amount of time and money that...
View ArticleEquity Crowdfunding: Lessons From the Field
Raising money is a time-intensive process. Marketing your securities offering online through equity crowdfunding can shorten the process. For those of you who feel trepidation about dipping a toe in...
View ArticleAs Banks Turn Away, Online Alternative Lenders Fill the Funding Gap
Small businesses’ cries for financing are being heard. Not by traditional banks, but instead by an array of online financing organizations that use technology and data to speed money to borrowers....
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Entrepreneurs Disrupt Costly Legal Fees For Startups And Small Businesses
Startups and small businesses complain that lawyers are expensive and costs are unpredictable. Lawyers complain that finding clients and getting paid is difficult. Sounds like an industry begging for...
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The Essential Guide for Female Entrepreneurs Who Want to Go Big
Women are sidestepping the glass ceiling and no longer aiming for the corner office. Instead, they’re choosing to strike out on their own. While more women-owned businesses are surpassing the $1...
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How An Army Veteran And Saffron Are Building Peace
When you think of Afghanistan, you probably think war torn and desolate. Not high quality produce.When Kimberly Jung was stationed there as an Army captain, she tasted some of the best fruits,...
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Women And Nature: A Powerful Combination For The Planet And Business Growth
Want to unlock innovation? Diversity is the critical factor in market growth, according to Diversity and Market Growth, research undertaken by The Center for Talent Innovation.More women in any field...
View ArticleEquity Crowdfunding on Its Second Birthday: A Look Back and Ahead
Title II of the JOBS Act recently passed its second birthday, which makes it an opportune time to take a look at the sector to date, as well as attempt to chart where it is going.The Floodgates Didn’t...
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Diverse Angels Breed Innovative Companies
Innovation doesn’t just happen. It is the result of making unexpected connections based on things we already know. This is as true for investors as it is for entrepreneurs. Investors are more likely to...
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