Tagged: new jersey

August 27, 2015 @ 11:18 am By Erin Hobey  |  

EarlyShares, a real estate crowdfunding platform that gives accredited investors direct access to commercial real estate opportunities, has announced a new venture with Accordia Realty Ventures. Their second offering on EarlyShares, Accordia debuted the Shoppes at Godwin, an equity investment opportunity in the redevelopment of a… Read More

August 13, 2015 @ 1:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PALMco, a family owned and operated energy supply company, announced today its third annual commitment to funding environmental science projects in partnership with DonorsChoose, a non-profit crowdfunding platform where teachers can request classroom resources. By partnering with the DonorsChoose.org “Double Your Impact” initiative, qualified projects in… Read More

July 26, 2015 @ 10:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

New Jersey recently presented a job creation and economic growth package and as part of the legislative push the state may legalized investment crowdfunding.  The New Jersey bill allows entrepreneurs based in the state to seek up to $1 million in private capital.  Non accreds… Read More

February 4, 2015 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to stop its June 2015 closure, a supporter of the Middletown, New Jersey’s Mater Dei Prep launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise $1 million. The campaign’s description reads, “Facing a sever multi-year financial deficit, Mater Dei Prep, Middletown will close its door in… Read More

February 3, 2015 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PALMco, a family owned and operated energy supply company, announced today that it has successfully raised an additional $25,000 for environmental science classroom projects through DonorsChoose, a non-profit crowdfunding platform where teachers can request classroom resources ranging from printer paper to educational magazine subscriptions. The combined… Read More

January 31, 2015 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dashbon, a New Jersey-based tech startup, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $50,000 for its new mobile boombox known as Flicks. According to its description, Flicks is a mobile “party powerhouse” that is perfect for indoor and outdoor fun because it’s 100%… Read More

January 26, 2015 @ 4:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The organizers of Howler Con, a convention dedicated to the hit MTV series Teen Wolf, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indieogogo to raise funds for this year’s event. Sharing details about the event, Howler Con’s Amy Mancini and Betsy Graham wrote, “We held our first… Read More

January 23, 2015 @ 9:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Shortly after a devastating fire destroyed their Edgewater Avalon apartment homes, co-stars and supporters of THE LION KING on Broadway’s Nteliseng Nkhela and Aaron Nelson took to crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to raise $10,000. Within only 21 hours, the campaign surpassed its initial goal and has… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 12:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Today, PALMco, a family owned and operated energy supply company, announced a recommitment to funding environmental science projects in partnership with DonorsChoose.org, a non-profit crowdfunding platform where teachers can request classroom resources. As part of the DonorsChoose.org “Double Your Impact” initiative, PALMco will fund 50% of qualified… Read More

October 30, 2014 @ 8:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Next Generation Trust Services, a professional third-party administrator of self-directed retirement plans, is alerting its clients about possible SEC changes regarding who qualifies as an accredited investor. The administrator of self-directed retirement plans has among its clients, investors who use the funds in their self-directed IRAs to… Read More

August 28, 2014 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

American Homeowner Preservation, AHP, is rebuilding communities devastated by the foreclosure crisis, and August proved to be a successful month for the company as it sold vacant, abandoned properties spanning across nine states. In the last 30 days, AHP has found new owners for vacant properties… Read More

July 7, 2014 @ 7:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Stepping up to help a love one in need, 7-year-old Quinn Callender has launched a YouCaring campaign to raise funds for his friend Brayden, who has been struggling with a terrible disease known. Although he was only looking to raise $20,000, the British Columbia resident… Read More

March 14, 2014 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched on FundElevator to raise donations to battle the State of New Jersey’s ban on Tesla sales. Money raised will be designated for a lobbying effort to fight against the odd ban.  The  group behind the campaign has labeled themselves… Read More

November 3, 2013 @ 11:01 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Alon Hillel-Tuch is a co-founder and the Chief Financial Officer of RocketHub. In a recent talk at TEDxNavesink, he outlines the ethos of the crowdfunding space as a disruptive technology based on a need in the market. He says that “some of the ebst innovations… Read More

September 25, 2013 @ 2:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

As the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delays final regulations pertaining to final legalization of crowdfunding, various state legislatures have taken matters into their own hands in their efforts to create jobs as opposed to over-regulating the capital formation process.  Now New Jersey has tossed… Read More

November 5, 2012 @ 8:15 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

  It is becoming clear that Hurricane Sandy has had an astonishing impact on the eastern seaboard of the US.  Dozens are dead.  New York officials estimate that up to 40,000 people were left homeless by the storm.  The FEMA trailers made famous in the… Read More