By David Drake (The Soho Loft), Loft Solutions publishes this article in the framework of its media partnership. Crowdfunding for projects and companies is nothing new. In the online arena, however, it is quite young – in 1997 fans of the UK rock group Marillion ran the first recognized internet crowdfunding campaign, raising $60,000 to underwrite the band’s tour (more…)
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Crowdfunding – Disrupting the Old Boys Network
By Brett Bivens & Lionel Slusny [Loft Finance, 16 June 2012] Renewable energy sector has always been associated with innovations and the desire for achieving social good. It is also know for providing significant and steady financial returns to its investors. Now, a new financing technique, Crowdfunding, has emerged. It is believed this technique will bring a breadth of new (more…)
Read morePlease find the official US amendment here. Thu . 8 Nov. – The SEC signaled several months ago that it was willing to take a fresh look at its rules for broker registration, which were enacted in — and have not been changed since — the Depression. And last month, the House of Representatives passed the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act (more…)
Read moreThe Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services, and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs held a hearing entitled, “Crowdfunding : Connecting Investors and Job Creators” on Thursday, September 15, 2011. Starts 6’00 later. Please fast forward
Read more!! Disclaimer : Loud music after 30 sec. !! For those who only believe in what they see… This video is showing what happens when 620,000 lenders fund 615,000 entrepreneurs, students, and other microfinance borrowers around the world. Intercontinental Ballistic Microfinance from Kiva on Vimeo. As a reminder, Online microfinance is part of the broader trend of peer-to-peer lending. Loans (more…)
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