Crowdfund Investing For Dummies (ePub)

The easy way to get started in crowdfund investing

Crowdfund investing (CFI) is going to be the next big thing on
Wall Street. U.S. investment banks, brokerage houses, and law
firms are gearing up for the creation and regulation of new
financial products that will be available to the general public
starting in early 2013. The introduction of these products
will revolutionize the financing of small businesses and startups
for these key reasons:

* Entrepreneurs and small business owners, who have had
difficulty obtaining capital through traditional means (such as
bank loans and angel investors) in recent years, will have access
to investors around the world through social media.

* For the first time, investors (so-called unqualified
investors) will be able to purchase an equity stake in a
business or new investment vehicle.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is overseeing the
creation of online portals that will allow entrepreneurs and small
investors to connect. When these portals go live in 2013,
Crowdfund Investing For Dummies will be on the front line to
educate business owners, other entrepreneurs, and investors
alike.

Crowdfund Investing For Dummies will walk
entrepreneurs and investors, like yourself, through this new
investing experience, beginning with explaining how and why CFI
developed and what the 2012 JOBS says about CFI.

Entrepreneurs will find out how much funding they can
realistically raise through CFI; how to plan and launch a CFI
campaign; how to manage the crowd after a campaign is successful;
and how to work within the SEC's regulations at every
stage.

Investors will discover: the benefits and risks of CFI
;how much they can invest; how a CFI investment may fit into a
broader investment portfolio; how to provide value to the business
or project being funded; and how to bow out of an investment when
the time is right.

Crowdfund Investing For Dummies is an indispensable
resource for long time investors and novice investors alike.