Daily Archives: November 21, 2013
SEC Gets Closer to Opening Up Crowdfunding; Here’s the Proposal
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioners on Wednesday unanimously voted to propose a set of rules on crowdfunding that would allow smaller investors to buy equity stakes in startups.
It’s a significant move after much delay, but only an intermediate one, given that this is just a proposal. The next step is a 90-day public comment period.
The SEC indicated that it would be looking for hefty disclosures from companies looking to raise funds from the crowd. But it hasn’t posted the full proposal online, and a spokesperson said that was unlikely to happen until tomorrow. (When it arrives, it will be here.) Until then, the folks at crowdfunding portal CircleUp helpfully provided a fact sheet that the SEC distributed about today’s hearing:
SEC crowdfunding fact sheet
Update 10:30 am PT: Well, that was quicker than forecast. Here’s the full proposal:
Www.sec.Gov Rules Proposed 2013-33-9470
10 Surprising Social Media Statistics That Will Make You Rethink Your Social Strategy
Know what the fastest-growing demographic on Twitter is? Or how many new members join LinkedIn every second? The answers will surprise you!
If you’re managing social media for your business, it might be useful to know about some of the most surprising social media statistics this year. Here are 10 that might make you rethink the way you’re approaching social media.
featured on Fast Company
Crowd-funding campaigns pop-up to buy alleged Rob Ford tape
I can´t believe they did that ! And they raised more than 200k US$ !!! LOL ! 😛
Crowdfunders beware — your crowd can become an angry mob
Conférence des investisseurs en Martinique du 25 au 26 novembre 2013
Atelier sur le Crowdfunding, animé par Mikaella Rojas Fanon
Lundi 25 novembre, Palais des Congrès de Madiana, 17h-18h, salle 2
Schoelcher, Martinique, French West Indies
Crowdfunding: la consolidación de la financiación colectiva
El crowdfunding nació como una alternativa para pequeños proyectos culturales que necesitaban financiación. Gracias al éxito de muchas de estas iniciativas, y a la crisis actual, es ya la primera opción para muchos emprendedores.
Historia completa en Silicon News
Hardware crowdfunding grows up and out of Kickstarter with new specialized platforms
FINANSO 2013 : Experts internationaux au Sommet sur le financement participatif (crowdfunding)
MONTRÉAL, le 20 nov. 2013 /CNW Telbec/ – Plusieurs experts internationaux de Paris, Londres, Beverly Hill, et San Francisco seront présents à l’occasion de la conférence FINANSO 2013 sur le financement participatif qui se tiendra à Montréal ce jeudi 21 novembre au nouvel hôtel Marriott Centre-ville.
« Ce premier sommet sur le financement participatif est une occasion unique d’entendre des experts sur l’achat d’actions d’entreprises, l’achat d’actifs immobiliers et le financement de projets de recherche universitaire à partir de plateforme web de crowdfunding », a déclaré Perry Niro, organisateur de la conférence FINANSO 2013.
La suite sur CNC Telbec
Soosoo Economics 