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Alternative Investments: A New Asset Class, A New Investor Class

New York, NY — May 2014

A new asset class and a new investor class is being creating through securities based crowdfunding. Re-regulating and democratizing the global capital markets is necessary given the world economy continues to drag along at a snails pace after six long years of recession.

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Crowdfunding Industry Leaders Take on IAC

5/24/2014

Kim Wales and Scott Purcell, industry leaders in securities based crowd funding and Board Members of the Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CFIRA) recently posted a comment letter on the SEC web site regarding JOBS Act implementation. The comment letter was in direct response to the recommendations provided by the Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) who recently met – reviewing their requests for JOBS Act implementation. CFIRA is a group of industry advocates and participants that have consistently championed the benefits of investment crowdfunding. The IAC is a committee established under the Dodd-Frank Act to advise the SEC.

This specific letter, co-signed by CFIRA board members Scott Purcell and Kim Wales, challenged several of the requests by the IAC – an entity that has not been known for their support of crowd funding.

Company Growth Dynamics for Entrepreneurs

5/24/2014
The World Economic Forum, is a global outreach and is in collaboration with Stanford University, E&Y and Endeavor, surveyed over 1,000 entrepreneurs from around the globe with the goal of better understanding how successful entrepreneurial companies accelerate access to new markets and become scalable, high-growth businesses. Ushering entrepreneurs through an eco-friendly infrastructure should aid in the success of companies globally.

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Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Around the Globe and Company Growth Dynamics