Blog Posts
Angels of Main Street is one year old and growing fast!
A little over a year ago, Crowdfund Mainstreet CEO Michelle Thimesch and I had a crazy idea—create an angel group for EVERYBODY! The traditional definition of an angel investor is a wealthy person...
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Major changes for maximum impact
Dear Community, This is my last blog post for 2019, and I want to thank you for all your support this year. As we work to change the face of investment in our country, your outpouring of love for...
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Go Ahead, Get Invested! The power of community investing
Local businesses are the touchstone of our communities. And in the last decade, social entrepreneurship and community investing have moved from fringe experiments to mainstream ideas. Together,...
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2019 Social Venture Circle Conference Highlights
I have been attending Social Venture Circle (fka Social Venture Network) conferences for about 10 years, and they never disappoint. These conferences attract business and finance leaders of all ages...
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We are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting for
This year’s CoCap (Community Capital Conference) was our best yet, and I walked away feeling very hopeful. One of the main themes was this: we don’t have to wait for a white knight to move capital...
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Decolonizing Access to Capital
I am so proud to announce that we will be holding our annual CoCap conference this year on October 20-22 in Oakland and San Francisco, and it promises to be the best one yet! The first CoCap...
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Investor Management 101
I advise my clients to be open to having a larger number of smaller investors rather than one or two big ones. Why? There are two reasons: (1) it’s easier to reach your fundraising goal when you...
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Main Street America: Notes from the Field
Last month Jenny and I attended Main Street Now 2019, the annual Main Street America™ Conference which was held in Seattle. Main Street America is a grassroots network made up of small...
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Stop Bootstrapping, Stop Leaning In, and Organize
It used to be that only men were called entrepreneurs.1 But women have been entrepreneurs for a long time.2 We have opened and run businesses out of necessity, passion, and genius. We’ve had...
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FAQ: How can I get funded without giving up too much of my business?
In a recent virtual training, I asked participants to submit their top questions about raising funding from investors. Below is one of the most commonly asked questions. How can I get funded...
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