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Maine’s Coworking Development Fund

EntreWorks Consulting

Our latest edition of EntreWorks Insights examined the power of place, i.e., how community gathering places can help build social capital and promote economic development. These powerful places can take many forms, including business offices, libraries and coworking spaces, among others. Maine’s Coworking Development Fund.

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How Influencers Can Legally Raise Capital for Funds and Companies

David Teten VC

How can influencers raise capital for companies or funds, without running afoul of restrictions on “general solicitation”? The 2012 bipartisan JOBS Act was supposed to empower funds and individuals to raise capital more openly: to publicly advertise their track record and what they’re selling, just like almost every other industry.

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 Child Care & Coworking part 3

GCUC

In every facebook group, forum, contact form and unconference- Coworking and childcare comes up. What made you want to have childcare to your coworking space? Can you tell me a little bit about how your coworking and child care is set up? We are a coffee shop, with coworking rooms, and on-site childcare. Investment?

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Cheat Codes for Raising Capital from Venture Capitalists

David Teten VC

One or more of our past coworkers are joining us in this new business, and working for sweat equity.”. One of our past colleagues / managers is investing.”. “We We want you to invest because we think you have resources that can address some of our biggest challenges, which are…” . “We Current status .

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Startup Investing: The New Trend in Alternative Assets

Onevest

But the data shows a rapidly growing trend in accredited investors investing together. Trending Investment Strategies Global investor surveys have shown that since the crises of the early 2000s more affluent and sophisticated investors are choosing to invest in partnership with each other. That means safety in investing.

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How VCs, Accelerators, and Coworking Spaces Put Communities in Buildings vs. Buildings in Communities

This is going to be BIG.

VCs and fulltime angels bring a lot more than just money to the communities they invest in. You can get just about any wealthy person to part with some small portion of their wealth to put into risky investments, but these people don't contribute back to the ecosystem. On top of that, they tend to be the locus of innovation networks.

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Japan Launches Silicon Valley Hub for Startups: Innovation Campus in Palo Alto

AsiaTechDaily

The strategic location aims to facilitate collaboration with local entities such as companies, venture capital firms, and research institutions. Around 50 venture capital and other companies will also utilize the coworking space within the facility.