Getting Started with Crowdfund Investing In a Day For Dummies

by Sherwood Neiss, Jason W. Best, Zak Cassady-Dorion

Overview

Getting Started with Crowdund Investing In a Day For Dummies shows small business owners what they can do now to prepare for crowdfund investing since the signing of the 2012 JOBS Act into law.

 It includes an overview of how crowdfunding came about; the steps you can take to get ready for CFI  once it is available, and ways you can make your company or business project attractive to investors.  

 • The origins of the JOBS Act

• Working within the legal standards and processes for the business and investor side of crowdfunding

• Requirements for investors, internet-intermediaries, and small businesses

• Shopping for the best crowdfund investing platform

This e-book also links to an online component at Dummies.com that extends the topic into step-by-step tutorials and other “beyond the book” content including: advice and articles on how to find a startup worth funding; information on the future of crowdfunding; pros and cons of CrowdFunding; an exclusive “Part of Tens” chapter; and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118502242
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	10/26/2012
Series:	In A Day For Dummies
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	72
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Sherwood Neiss, Jason Best, and Zak Cassady-Dorion are the founders of Startup Exemption (developers of Crowdfund investing framework) and startupexemption.com. They deeply understand? the process, rules, disclosures and risks of capital formation from both the entrepreneur and the investor's point of view. Dorion is also responsible for the framework of all current Crowdfunding legislation in congress, as well as the Crowdfunding portions of President Obama's 2011 jobs act. The 3 co-founders of Startup Exemption have bootstrapped their advocacy efforts and have worked closely with Chairman McHenry on H.R. bill 2930, the 'Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act,' including testifying before the committee on Crowdfunding where the bill passed the House with an overwhelming 96% approval.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1: Tapping a New Source of Business Funding 3

Chapter 2: Financing a Startup or Small Business 13

Chapter 3: Picturing Your Crowd 27

Chapter 4: Working with an Online Investing Platform 39

Chapter 5: Making Your Pitch and Recruiting Investors 53

Chapter 6: Where to Go from Here 65