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Building a Business

Investing in Startups Is Opening Up to the ’99 Percent’

The co-founder of crowdfunding platform RocketHub explains what the new generation of equity crowdfunding will look like and why it's important.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Starting Today, There Is a New Way for Entrepreneurs to Raise Money. Here’s the Good, the Great, the Bad and the Ugly.

Equity crowdfunding has historically only been open to accredited investors. As of May 16, anyone can invest in a startup with equity crowdfunding.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Equity Crowdfunding Explained — Jargon Free

A co-founder of crowdfunding platform RocketHub, Alon Hillel-Tuch, explains the difference between equity crowdfunding and more tradition donation-based crowdfunding.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

4 Local Businesses Perfect for the New Equity Crowdfunding Law

Small businesses can reach a local crowd through geo-targeted marketing in an economic manner.

By Kendall Almerico

Building a Business

Next Generation Crowdfunding Starts May 16. Expect Opportunity and Growing Pains.

Any long-lasting sea change in the landscape of startup capital will happen gradually with countless hiccups.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Which Entrepreneurs Will Benefit Most From the New Era of Crowdfunding?

As of May 16, new rules go into effect opening up a new form of startup finance. Here's a rundown of what kind of startup is likely to be best suited to equity crowdfunding 2.0.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Your Guide to the High-Risk, High-Reward World of Investing in Startups When Fundamental Finance Law Changes Go Into Effect May 16

New rules for equity crowdfunding mean that nonprofessional investors can now buy pieces of a business.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

An Entrepreneur’s Essential Guide to the New Wild West of Funding Opening on May 16

The new rules for equity crowdfunding will soon go into effect, giving entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their business a new way to access capital.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Starting May 16, Entrepreneurs Can Raise Money in a Whole New Way. Here’s What You Need to Know.

The rules for equity crowdfunding will finally go into effect, allowing companies to raise money from anyone.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

This Crowdfunding Platform’s New Tool Lets ‘The Crowd’ Invest Alongside Elite Venture Capitalists

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder today announced its new Venture Capital Index Fund.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

An Unlikely Romance Between a Venture Capital Fund and a Crowdfunding Platform Promises to Shake Up Startup Financing

VC firm Collaborative Fund and crowdfunding platform CircleUp announce a partnership, portending a future where the two industries increasingly sit together at the same table.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Only 1 in 3 Americans Have Heard of Equity Crowdfunding

But nearly three-quarters of Americans would consider making an investment in equity crowdfunding, according to a new survey.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Crowdfunding Isn’t Just for Cool Tech Gadgets. Just Ask Bernie Sanders. (Infographic)

Love him or hate him, the senator from Vermont has almost entirely powered his bid for president much the same way the Pebble smartwatch was funded on Kickstarter.

By Catherine Clifford

Business Funding

Equity Crowdfunding’s Unlikely Proof of Concept: Bernie Sanders

Two things Bernie Sanders and every startup have in common are neither can count on banks or Wall Street for funds, and now neither has to.

By Kendall Almerico

Building a Business

Women Raise More Money With Crowdfunding, Research Shows

The difference comes down to the words female founders use, according to a UC Berkeley study.

By Catherine Clifford

Business Accounting

A New Kind of Financing That Doesn’t Involve Taking on Debt or Giving Away Equity

Here are five ways that the new R round is different than other types of finance currently available for entrepreneurs.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Raising Capital Through Regulation A+? You Still Need to Market Your Socks Off.

Aggressive marketing is an essential part of every Mini IPO campaign, just as it is for rewards-based crowdfunding.

By Kendall Almerico

Building a Business

Why This $34 Billion Company Is Dipping a Toe Into Crowdfunding

Consumer product behemoth General Mills is looking to invest in early stage consumer product startups on the equity-crowdfunding platform CircleUp.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

What the New Equity Crowdfunding Rules Mean for Entrepreneurs

Here are the answers to seven questions that business owners may have about this method of raising capital.

By Kendall Almerico

Building a Business

The SEC Just Approved Rules Opening Up Equity Crowdfunding to the General Public In a 3-1 Vote

The new rules give entrepreneurs and small-business owners a new way to access capital to launch and grow their businesses.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Equity Crowdfunding Rules Are Finally Coming to a Vote On Friday. Here’s What You Need to Know.

The Securities and Exchange Commission will consider long-awaited rules to set in motion the next generation of crowdfunding.

By Catherine Clifford