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Tag Archives: diligence
Crowdfunding Platform Finds A Niche
As a market gets crowded, players start looking for niches to fill. That’s Honeycomb, an accelerator startup that is now an SEC registered web portal. Honeycomb plans to have local customers fund small loans for community businesses that have actual … Continue reading
Posted in accredited investor, Banking, Banks, checkbook, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding Platforms, Funding Portals, Investments, Jobs, Legislative Intent, review, SEC, Small Business, technology
Tagged accelerator, AlphaLab, bank, banking, crowdfund, crowdfunding, debt, diligence, fee, financing, friends and family, Honeycomb, interest, kickstarter, kiva, lending, loan, loan officer, local business, micro lending, niche, percentage, small business, Small Business Saturday, technology
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BBB Helps Donors Parse Crowdfunders
The Better Business Bureau has some tips to avoid being scammed by crowdfunding appeals. The best way to determine if it’s a fraud is if you know the person that is making the appeal. Also, do some quick diligence such … Continue reading
Posted in accredited investor, Charity, checkbook, Congress, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding Platforms, discrepancies, fraud, Funding Portals, Investments, Jobs, Legislative Intent, review, SEC, Small Business, technology
Tagged 501(c)(3), Better Business Bureau, charity, charity review, crowd fund, Crowd Fund Act, crowdfunding, diligence, equity, fraud, fundraising, funeral, google, image search, internet, invest, investigation, investment, medical, news, scam, scammer, technology
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Charity Crowdfunding Portal Working Around-The-Clock To Stop Fraudsters
GoFundMe, a charity crowdfunding portal, says that it has taken down “a handful” of fraudulent campaigns seeking money for victims of the Manchester, United Kingdom bombing. One such false campaign was put up by a guy “Mike Collins” for his … Continue reading
Posted in accredited investor, Charity, checkbook, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, Funding Portals, Investments
Tagged Ariana Grande, charity, concert, concert bombing, diligence, fraud, fraudsters, GoFundMe, ISIS, Manchester, Manchester bombing, monitor, performance, portal, suicide bomber, take down, terrorist, website
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Police Chief Asks People To Stop Crowdfunding
Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams has asked the public to stop donating to the crowdfunding pages set up for the family of murder victim Robert Godwin. Godwin was assassinated by a killer who posted the murder on Facebook’s live stream. … Continue reading
Posted in balance, Charity, checkbook, Congress, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, deposits, fraud, Funding Portals, Investments, Jobs, Legislative Intent
Tagged Attorney General, charity, Charity Navigator, check, Crowd Fund Act, crowdfund, crowdfunding, diligence, donation, donor, Facebook, fraud, GoFundMe, help, killer, livestream, murder, research, scammer, video
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Charitable Crowdfunding: Trust But Verify. But How?
Americans are an empathetic bunch as the recent GoFundMe campaign shows. But should they be more cautious? A person posting as “R.b. “Razor” Sheldon on behalf of Amber Boyd” started a crowdfunding campaign to benefit the family of the challenged … Continue reading
Posted in balance, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, deposits, discrepancies, fraud, Funding Portals, Legislative Intent, review, unfair and deceptive practice
Tagged assistance, campaign, charity, Chicago torture victim, crime, diligence, donation, donor, empathy, fund raising, GoFundMe, help, internet, love, medical, news, non-profit, NPR, proof, sympathy, terms of service, trust, truth, verify
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Crowdfunding Fraud Accusations Result in Backlash
While some say that the “crowd” will be able to nose out crowdfunding fraud, there is a danger that publishing unconfirmed reports could be dangerous to the accuser. Canadian internet publisher Ezra Levant is suing freelance broadcaster Adam Stirling in … Continue reading
Posted in accredited investor, Charity, Congress, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, discrepancies, fraud, Funding Portals, Investments, Jobs, Legislative Intent, SEC, Small Business, VC, Venture Capital, Wall Street
Tagged accredited investor, accusations, capital, charity, crowd fund, Crowd Fund Act, crowdfunding, crowdfunding fraud, defamation, diligence, due diligence, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, FINRA, fraud, GoFundMe, IndieGoGo, investigation, JOBS Act, kickstarter, lawsuit, litigation, private placement, Red Cross, Regulation D, rewards, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, slander, startup, unconfirmed reports, unsubstantiated claims, VC, victims
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Crowdfunding Site Defends Its Diligence Process
In 2015, UK company Rebus raised “£816,790 via crowdfunding platform Crowdcube last year to fund an expansion that aimed to deliver investor returns of up to 10 times within three years,” per the Financial Times. It has since gone into … Continue reading
Posted in accredited investor, Broker dealers, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, fraud, Funding Portals, technology, VC, Wall Street
Tagged accredited investor, administration, bankruptcy, capital, Crowd Fund Act, CrowdCube, crowdfund, crowdfunders, crowdfunding, diligence, due diligence, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Financial Services Compensation Scheme, financial statements, Financial Times, fraud, funding portal, investment, investment return, loss, platform, Rebus, rewards, Silicon Valley, UK, web
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