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Equity Crowdfunding Rules in the U.S.: 15 Things Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know Now
Equity crowdfunding promises to open up a new financing source for thousands of capital starved businesses around the country. Many entrepreneurs are wondering what this means for them and don’t have time to digest the complex 585 page rule proposal.
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Crowdfunding, Smartphones and Bitcoin, Oh My…: Seven financial innovation questions that could shape 2014
2013 was a momentous – perhaps even an historic – year for financial innovation and inclusion, and it has left us primed for a fascinating 2014. Here are seven questions raised by some of 2013’s biggest developments that could resonate in the coming year and beyond.
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Crowdfunding paves into India, Exhilway set to raise and invest $1bn
Exhilway Global, the emerging markets private equity fund is set to launch one of the largest crowdfunding platform called "Exhilway Link" which will cover all major types of crowdfunding, classified into debt, equity and royalty. The platform will initially operate in India, US and UK.
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Crowdfunding For Good Now A Growing Global Movement
Imagine raising $17 million in one day. Using the Razoo platform, GiveMN, a statewide crowdfunding campaign for Minnesota nonprofits, did just that on November 14, 2013, when over 52,000 individual donors combined to set a record for the most money raised in a single day through crowdfunding (as far I can tell).
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Crowd-sourcing Nepal’s rural healthcare
An Internet campaign to solicit funds for the medical procedures of individual patients in rural Nepal is increasing donor awareness and healthcare provider accountability, public health practitioners say.
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Crowdfunding and Climate Innovation: The Next Steps are in Funding Impact Investing
The future of Impact Investing and Crowdfunding was on display in Nairobi, Kenya last week.
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Microlender Kiva gets $3M grant from Google; Aims to tackle microfinance 2.0
Late last week Google’s philanthropic arm announced it had chosen to give online microlender Kiva a Global Impact Award, which comes with a grant of $3 million.
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Taking The ‘Fun’ Out Of Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is a trendy and cool buzzword. “Crowd” sounds sociable and “funding” is, of course, always good. But equity crowdfunding as contemplated by rules proposed by the SEC in late October is not promising.
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