Introduction: The New Funding Frontier for Underrepresented Founders For far too long, underrepresented entrepreneurs have been left behind by traditional funding sources like venture capital, angel investors, and banks. Investment crowdfunding is now turning the tide, democratizing access to capital for these visionaries who were previously overlooked. Find out how investment crowdfunding is reshaping the financial landscape and giving underrepresented … Read More
Investment Crowdfunding Unleashed: How RegCF Empowers Women, Minorities, and Boosts Local Economies!
Introduction: The Power of Investment Crowdfunding The JOBS Act’s crowdfunding provisions, known as Regulation Crowdfunding (RegCF) or Investment Crowdfunding, have transformed the fundraising landscape for startups and small businesses. By enabling low-dollar offerings of securities to a crowd of interested investors, RegCF has provided a lifeline for thousands of businesses, particularly during the global pandemic. In this blog post, we’ll … Read More
3 Reasons Black Professionals Should Invest in Black-owned Businesses and Founders!
Introduction Small business ownership and entrepreneurship have been longtime wealth builders for Americans, but there have always been systemic barriers in place to prevent Black Americans from taking full advantage of these proven wealth-building staples. The systemic barriers have resulted in an immense racial wealth gap. The advent of investment crowdfunding supporting Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs through direct small-dollar investments … Read More
Investing In Black Businesses Should Drive The Buy Black Movement!
Introduction Maggie Anderson and her family made history and dominated headlines as global media covered their stand and study living exclusively off businesses, professionals, and products from the Black community for an entire year. The landmark study by Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business stand and study proved how an incremental increase in support for these businesses and entrepreneurs and … Read More
Black-Owned Businesses Must Integrate Digital Technology to Thrive in the 21st Century!
Introduction Successful businesses must constantly innovate and reinvent themselves to thrive in the new economy. Today, many companies use mobile-friendly websites, social media, and apps to optimize digital visibility and boost brand awareness. Savvy businesses are also using innovations like data analytics and tracking software to gain insights that help to increase their market shares. These innovative new technologies are … Read More
Investment Crowdfunding: A Solution To Help Close The Racial Funding And Wealth Gaps?
Introduction Entrepreneurship is driven by the entrepreneur’s ability to access the financing, support, and digital resources you obtain to impact your business’s success directly. In an ideal world, access to help would be equal,e maker’s output could be judged on comparable grounds. Unfortunately, as many black and business owners have found, this is not the case, and the effect of … Read More
Crowd-Max Leading The Development Of A Black Crowdfunding Ecosystem
Introduction The lack of capital for Black-owned businesses and founders, a well-documented fact, is an enormous issue that negatively impacts black businesses and the black community. Since the passing of the JOBS Act of 2012 and the new 2021 rules in the Reg CF space specifically, many of these Black businesses and founders want to enter this space. Many Black-owned … Read More
Investment Crowdfunding Can Close The Racial Funding Gap According To New Data
Introduction Black people have faced economic inequality for hundreds of years in this country. Still, the recent Black Lives Matter protests have made this generation-spanning problem into a hot-button issue of our present time. The data is clear and consistent the United States remains an inequitable society. The preponderance of data identifies this fact when connecting and investing dollars into … Read More