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OPINION: Why I Think the Hype About Crowdfunding Is Too Good to Be True
There are inherent risks with every new business venture, but for many, crowdfunding simply has more risk than reward.
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More than a Buzzword: How crowdfunding can expand opportunities for low-income entrepreneurs
Long seen as a vehicle for funding artistic ventures, crowdfunding is evolving into a potentially powerful resource for low-income people and the organizations that serve them. With loosening regulations in the U.S., startups may soon be able to fund their businesses through large pools of small investors, which could be a boon for low-income individuals striving to achieve financial stability through entrepreneurship.
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OPINION: Will Equity Crowdfunding Laws Be the Death of Kickstarter?
There have recently been some angry grumblings from the blogosphere about the government wanting to stick its fingers in the crowdfunding pie. The concern across the internet seems to be that new regulations will destroy the rapidly-growing crowdfunding industry that brought us the Pebble Watch and the Veronica Mars movie.
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Can Crowdfunding Help Cleantech Ride the Big Data Wave?
"Big data is a coming wave of 'green gold,'" says Nick Eisenberger of Pure Energy Partners."Information technology will be the most powerful tool to address resource challenges in our lifetime."
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Why crowdfunding for start-ups could turn out to be a huge mess
Rules under consideration by the Securities and Exchange Commission would allow start-ups to "crowdfund" their businesses, raising capital from people who have traditionally been barred from making such risky investments.
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The challenges of setting up a social investment fund
Today Nesta launch their first impact investment funds. Its director of impact investments outlines the challenges they faced.
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Crowdfunding Could Change Chinese Politics
Crowdfunding, which allows web users to contribute small sums of money to fund collective projects like concerts and films, is taking off in China — and just how far it will go is more than a business question. By allowing netizens to vote with their renminbi, online crowdfunding could become an economic activity with political effects, bringing closer two separate spheres that rarely overlap in China. As a result, in the future, crowdfunding platforms could do more than make music; they may also help bring political changes to the country.
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4 ways investing in startups will become easier for you
Crowdfunding is emerging as a truly disruptive force in business. The JOBS Act, or Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, became law in 2012 and paved the way for companies to use crowdfunding to access capital. In September, 2013, Title II of the JOBS Act — which allows for general solicitation of accredited investors — was implemented. As of October, however, the Securities and Exchange Commission had merely proposed rules for Title III, which allows unaccredited investors to enter the market.
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