March 1, 2014
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Banking without banks
By offering both borrowers and lenders a better deal, websites that put the two together are challenging retail banks. continue reading...
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March 1, 2014
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Growthfunders crowdfunding platform is launched
Growthfunders The North East’s first online equity crowdfunding platform has been launched to match ambitious entrepreneurs with great business ideas to a range of investors. The site has been launched by entrepreneurs Craig and Norman Peterson, who have a wealth of experience having supported entrepreneurs who are...
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March 1, 2014
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Ask an Angel: How to attract angel investors with crowdfunding campaigns
Since the signing of the JOBS Act in April 2012, there has been a lot of speculation as to how the angel and VC community will participate in crowdfunding and view businesses possessing heavily populated cap tables. Chris Camillo, an accomplished angel investor, author of...
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February 28, 2014
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The Decentralization of Finance: New Role For Gatekeepers
In a networked world where people can freely talk and transact with one another, it's inevitable that people will also freely fund one another. From our point of view at Indiegogo, it's just a matter of time until finance will become fully decentralized, just like...
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February 28, 2014
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Canadian securities regulators eye rules on crowdfunding
Canada's provincial securities regulators are looking to extend their jurisdiction to cover crowdfunding, the grass-roots form of fundraising being pursued by a growing number of start-ups and small ventures. The move is part of a broader plan to revise rules around who is qualified to invest...
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February 28, 2014
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Asia Weekly: Crowdfunding: How it works
Platforms help creators raise funds while giving small investors a wide range of opportunities Crowdfunding uses the power of large groups to generate capital for specific projects. The range of projects is limited only to the imagination of those who create them and the policies of...
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February 27, 2014
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SEC Urged to Scale Back 'Crowdfunding' Rules
Firms Warn Current Restrictions Will Serve as a Deterrent to Smaller Companies Washington - Startups and entrepreneurs are criticising proposed "crowdfunding" rules designed to ease their ability to reach large numbers of investors online, warning the current restrictions will deter smaller companies from using the financing...
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February 21, 2014
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Young Cadbury launches new property 'crowdfunding' site
The Cadburys are back in business – with not a chocolate in sight – after a new generation of the famous Birmingham family started a property crowdfunding firm. James Cadbury, the great, great grandson of George Cadbury, is following in his family footsteps by co-launching Property...
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February 21, 2014
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US Crowdfunding Takes Major Step Forward: Let’s Get This Right for Investors
Crowdfunding — the new capital-raising mechanism mandated by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) through contributions using the Internet — has come one step closer to becoming a reality in the United States. Through regulations proposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,...
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February 20, 2014
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The rise of the crowd funding economy [INFOGRAPHIC]
Crowdfunding is growing rapidly — we’ve heard as much from observers and consultants (including our sister company Massolution) for some time. But “crowdfunding” is hardly a rigid term. There are different ways to raise cash from the crowd, and the landscape is likely to change soon...
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