Crowdfunding ECO Town Hall Ask to Join

Last July, AOIP - The Association of Online Investment Platforms - sent a letter to member of Congress to advocate for changes under the "JOBS Act 4.0"  

See the letter here: 

https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AOIP-JOBS-ACT-4.0-Policy-Paper_07.06.2022.pdf 

One of the things they mention is raising the $5 m Reg CF cap to $10m.   

"The AOIP would also like to advocate for the cap on offerings under Regulation Crowdfunding to be raised to $10,000,000 in any 365 day period, as has previously been proposed by the AOIP."  

Any thoughts or reactions to this? 

The question has been asked about CfPA logo use by members and prospective members. For example, "Can I post the CfPA logo on my company website?" The short answer is yes.  CfPA has published guidelines for proper usage of the CfPA logo. You can find these below.

If you have not yet become a member of the CfPA or would like to learn about sponsoring CfPA, you can find more info here: https://cfpa.org/join-us-become-a-sponsor/   

CfPA Logo Use Guidelines / Proper Usage of CfPA Membership Logo

IMPORTANT – This is a legally binding document between you (“You”) and the Crowdfunding Professional Association (“CfPA”), with it being understood that You are agreeing to this agreement in exchange for limited authorized use of the CfPA Member Logo (the “Logo”), as set forth below. Before accessing or using the Logo, you should read carefully the following terms and conditions as they govern access to and use of the Logo. CfPA is willing to allow access to and use of the Logo only on the condition that you accept all of the terms and conditions contained in this agreement.

The Logo is provided to You by CfPA on the basis of a personal, revocable, limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free, non-transferable license to use the Logo conditioned on your continued compliance with the terms and conditions of this agreement. This agreement permits you to download a copy of the Logo only for use to identify yourself or your business as a member of CfPA and it may only be used while you are a member in good standing with CfPA. You may display the logo on your website and hyperlink it to the CfPA website (https://cfpa.org) or the CfPA Ecosystem (www.crowdfundingecosystem.com). You may not use it to link to other pages on your website or any other websites. 

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In this course, you will learn the following and more:
- Understanding the value of pre-construction planning
- What value engineering is
- How to mitigate construction risk by understanding who to hire
- Do's and don'ts for construction contracts
- What goes into a Construction Feasibility study
- Common big ticket items in construction budgets

Attending this event will help you make sure your CF campaign is grounded in fact, and so you can raise enough to finish the project. The course will be led by Florida commercial builder Matthias Williams.

Date and time
Tue, April 12, 2022

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Location
Online event
Refund policy
Contact the organizer to request a refund.

Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Matthias has been a GC in the State of Florida for over 17 years. Over the past decade, Matthias has built a reputation as the go-to vendor for constructing vanilla box buildouts for some of the largest commercial brands in the USA. Building on this construction expertise, Matthias launched EasyTakeoffs.com a business specializing in material takeoffs for construction projects. If you're a real estate investor looking to understand how construction project costs are estimated, this class is for you.

 
NOTE:
• CfPA members attend FREE. Login to your account at http://Patreon.com to register and get the link to this important discussion.
• For non-members, join CfPA for only $10 per month to enjoy frequent events like this, and many other valuable benefits, for free.
• If you wish to attend just this webinar as a guest, click the link below to register for this practical informational event. $249

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/construction-estimating-for-real-estate-crowdfunding-projects-tickets-237889332397 

On April 5, 2012, real estate finance changed forever when the JOBS Act was passed by a bipartisan Act of Congress and four visionaries took their first steps to revolutionizing the industry. 

Join in an historic event marking the 10-Year anniversary of the day real estate finance changed as founders of the top private equity real estate syndication platforms, hosted by Dr. Adam Gower, GowerCrowd, come together to commemorate this momentous occasion: 

Tore Steen, CrowdStreet 
Jilliene Helman, RealtyMogul 
Adam Hooper, RealCrowd 
Charles Clinton, EquityMultiple 

Hear from these industry leaders as they reflect upon how they changed real estate investing for investors and capital raisers over the last ten years. 

Learn what their vision is for the industry and what it means for you and your financial future. 

Join us on April 5, 2022, to celebrate the democratization of commercial real estate investing and learn from the people who made it happen. 

FREE WEBINAR - Apr. 05, 2022 1:00 PM EST, 10:00 AM PST

Register here: https://learn.gowercrowd.com/10-year-anniversary/?utm_source=cfpa&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=promo 

Event announcement: Valuations - How to determine your startup’s valuation

Date and time
Friday, March 18, 2022

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT

About this event
In this class participants will learn the factors used in determining an existing business valuation, as well as walk through financial modeling of how to determine your Startup or existing business’ value.

Instructor: Prof. George S. Pullen
Course fee: $249 for non-members. $49 for members.
Time: 1.5 Hours + 30 minutes of Q&A
Offered: Quarterly
Class size: Maximum 10
 

This course is two hours long and taught by Professor George Pullen. Professor Pullen is an Adjunct Professor at UNH School of Law and Instructor at Columbia University in NYC where he teaches financial theory and modeling for blockchain, space and cryptocurrency business. In his day job he is the Senior Economist for the Commodities Future Trade Commission in Washington, DC and has over 20 years experience as an investment banker, trader and economist. If you are struggling to understand or explain your business’ valuation to potential and future investors, this course is for you.

MINIMUM LEARNING OUTCOMES

Understanding how businesses are valued.
Insights into how to model your business’ value.
Framework for you to model your business’ valuation.
  

REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/valuations-how-to-determine-your-startups-valuation-tickets-237881900167