Blog Posts
Episode 36: Getting Money Working for Justice with Morgan Simon
In this episode, Capital Insight co-hosts and securities attorneys Jenny Kassan and Michelle Thimesch talk with Morgan Simon, co-founder of Candide Group, an investment firm working with families,...
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Episode 32: Integrating Money and Meaning with Maggie Kulyk
In this episode, Capital Insight co-hosts and securities attorneys Jenny Kassan and Michelle Thimesch talk with Maggie Kulyk of Chicory Wealth, an investment advisory firm that helps people align...
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Creating a Regenerative Business Ecosystem
by Bennet Zelner The centralized, disconnected pattern of our current economic systems facilitates the extraction of resources from individuals and communities to support the interests of one group...
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What Businesses and Investors Can & Can’t Discuss: Six Guidelines for Business-Investor Conversations
By Jenny Kassan and Michael H. Shuman What kinds of conversations can a business owner have with potential investors without breaking the law? Over the past year many local investment advocates and...
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What goes on in the heads of investors?!
As an entrepreneur, do you ever wonder what investors think about and care about? Do you wish you knew what they are looking for?The graphic above comes from a brainstorming session by a group of...
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What if I told you the only thing standing in the way of large-scale prosocial economic development was you?
Few people know about the potential of Investment Crowdfunding to save the middle class and bring back the unique character and charm of our individual states, cities, and towns. Investment...
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5-Day Challenge: Create a Golden Opportunity for Investors
We just wrapped up a LIVE 5-day challenge—Create a Golden Opportunity for Investors: How to Design a Win-Win Investment Offering. It was awesome! Hundreds of people joined the challenge where we...
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Leap Before You Feel Ready
Last month, the third annual Conscious Company World-Changing Women’s Summit was held in Sonoma, CA. As Crowdfund Mainstreet co-founders, both Jenny Kassan and I were honored to each be named to the...
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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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