Are Accelerators Effective? A New Study Has Some Surprising Answers.
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by Amy Cortese
5y ago
Accelerators have become a key tool in economic development and social entrepreneurship. Pioneered by Y Combinator a decade ago as a way to turbocharge startup ventures, they have become de rigueur in nearly every town, city and region around the world looking to spur new businesses and solutions to social and environmental challenges.  But just […] The post Are Accelerators Effective? A New Study Has Some Surprising Answers. appeared first on Locavesting ..read more
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New Crowdfunding Portal SMBX Offers Small Business Bonds
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by Amy Cortese
5y ago
At Locavesting, we’ve always thought the best use of Regulation Crowdfunding was helping individuals invest in local businesses. Rather than buying stock (or SAFEs) in speculative tech startups, we believed that lending money to established small businesses would become a mainstream option. Lately, that’s looking more likely, as new funding platforms emerge that cater to […] The post New Crowdfunding Portal SMBX Offers Small Business Bonds appeared first on Locavesting ..read more
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Celebrating the Creative Force Behind Impact Investing: Lawyers
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by Amy Cortese
5y ago
The concepts of local and impact investing are easy for most people to embrace: what’s not to like about investing in places you love and businesses who are doing good in the world? But the methods of doing so require specialized knowledge of securities laws. That’s why lawyers may be the unsung heroes of impact […] The post Celebrating the Creative Force Behind Impact Investing: Lawyers appeared first on Locavesting ..read more
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Celebrating the Creative Force Behind Impact Investing: Lawyers
Locavesting
by Amy Cortese
5y ago
The concepts of local and impact investing are easy for most people to embrace: what’s not to like about investing in places you love and businesses who are doing good in the world? But the methods of doing so require specialized knowledge of securities laws. That’s why lawyers may be the unsung heroes of impact […] The post Celebrating the Creative Force Behind Impact Investing: Lawyers appeared first on Locavesting ..read more
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Industry Group Calls for Changes to Regulation Crowdfunding
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by Amy Cortese
5y ago
Three years after Regulation Crowdfunding went into effect, advocates continue to call for improvements to the law, which made it easier for small companies to raise money from ordinary investors. The latest call for action came in June in the form of policy recommendations outlined by the Association of Online Investment Platforms (AOIP), a group […] The post Industry Group Calls for Changes to Regulation Crowdfunding appeared first on Locavesting ..read more
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Low Income Co-Living Offers a Solution to the Affordable Housing Crisis
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by Amy Cortese
5y ago
Call it a co-op for renters, or boarding house 2.0. Startup PadSplit, based in Atlanta, has a novel approach to solving the affordable housing crisis: shared homes, with private bedrooms for residents (or members, as they’re called), fixed utility costs and a business model that makes it all profitable for property owners. While many co-living […] The post Low Income Co-Living Offers a Solution to the Affordable Housing Crisis appeared first on Locavesting ..read more
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Low Income Co-Living Offers a Solution to the Affordable Housing Crisis
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by Amy Cortese
5y ago
Call it a co-op for renters, or boarding house 2.0. Startup PadSplit, based in Atlanta, has a novel approach to solving the affordable housing crisis: shared homes, with private bedrooms for residents (or members, as they’re called), fixed utility costs and a business model that makes it all profitable for property owners. While many co-living […] The post Low Income Co-Living Offers a Solution to the Affordable Housing Crisis appeared first on Locavesting ..read more
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Social Critic & Team Human author Douglas Rushkoff on Taking Back the Economy
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by Amy Cortese
5y ago
Douglas Rushkoff has been critiquing technology and social trends for more than two decades. His 17th(!) book, Team Human, weaves together the threads of much of his earlier work and asks us to rediscover our humanity in this age of technological and economic dislocation. Rushkoff will kick of ComCap19 in Detroit on June 11. We […] The post Social Critic & Team Human author Douglas Rushkoff on Taking Back the Economy appeared first on Locavesting ..read more
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Social Critic & Team Human author Douglas Rushkoff on Taking Back the Economy
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by Amy Cortese
5y ago
Douglas Rushkoff has been critiquing technology and social trends for more than two decades. His 17th(!) book, Team Human, weaves together the threads of much of his earlier work and asks us to rediscover our humanity in this age of technological and economic dislocation. Rushkoff will kick of ComCap19 in Detroit on June 11. We […] The post Social Critic & Team Human author Douglas Rushkoff on Taking Back the Economy appeared first on Locavesting ..read more
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Regulation Crowdfunding Turns Three!
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by Amy Cortese
5y ago
Regulation Crowdfunding, the law that ushered in mainstream crowdinvesting, turns three today. And while it might not be growing by audacious leaps and bounds, it’s not a slacker, by any means. Regulation Crowdfunding, a centerpiece of the 2012 JOBS Act also known as Title III, allows small businesses and startups to raise up to $1.07 […] The post Regulation Crowdfunding Turns Three! appeared first on Locavesting ..read more
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