Vicinity Views
News, education and insights on investing in public offerings through the Vicinity platform and private early-stage offerings with VentureSouth.
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Testing…
Testing testing… Two new testing the waters campaigns are live on Vicinity! With interest building in both of these deals, let’s recap what “testing the…
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Rethinking Portfolio Diversification: The ROI of Local
Portfolio diversification is your ally when it comes to risk. But it’s not only traditional assets: consider investing in local real estate.
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Reinventing Retirement: Invest Local for a Better Future
Concerned about retirement? Read this article and discover how a local investing strategy can help make your golden years truly shine!
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Investing in a Recession: Assets to Consider
Economic uncertainty can be tough for investors to manage. Read this article and discover which assets can help you diversify your portfolio.
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What Silicon Valley Bank can teach us about the power of community
Imagine driving down the interstate, 4+ hours in the car, children in tow, late in the afternoon. Suddenly, brakes. Your map app did not…
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Self-Directed IRA (SDIRA): What Investors Need to Know
A Self-Directed IRA is a retirement account that provides investors with an opportunity to diversify their portfolios. Read on to learn more!
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The Case for Mid-Market Real Estate and Crowdinvesting
Investing in mid-market real estate through “crowdinvesting” is a winning strategy. Read on to discover this booming asset class.
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Historic Tax (Rehabilitation) Credit FAQs
Tax credits can be an exciting part of real estate investing. Here are some frequently asked questions to help build a foundation.
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Reg CF: Rules Investors Need to Know
Before you invest through Reg CF, you must understand the rules. Read this article and discover everything you need to know to get started!
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The 5 Benefits of Reg CF for Investors
Looking to diversify your investment portfolio? Reg CF can get you there. Read on to find out how and discover the many benefits of…
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Millennials and Investing: A Complete Guide to Reg CF
Are you a millennial looking to diversify your portfolio? Read this article and discover everything you need to know about investing with Reg CF.
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Reg CF Compliance: A Brief Guide for Issuers
Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) enables eligible companies (developers and business owners) to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding. And yet, before you can make…
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VentureSouth’s regional and national profile
At VentureSouth, we aspire to be one of the leading early stage investment firms in the US. From humble beginnings, we now manage over…
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Back to Basics: why across the southeast?
Why “across the southeast”? This balances two offsetting requirements. 1) Diversification. We make many investments in North and South Carolina because of where most…
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Back to Basics: types of angel groups recap
Over the last month we’ve outlined the thinking behind why VentureSouth is organized the way they it is. Starting here we outlined the basic…
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Back to Basics: why “early stage”?
Why “early stage” (not “seed” or “growth” stages)? We use “early stage” to mean companies that are beyond just an idea, have a team…
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Back to Basics: why private capital?
Why individual private capital (not public or institutional funding)? 1) No strings. Grants or other public funding for early stage investment, if it even…
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Back to Basics: why in-person groups?
Why in person (not virtual or online)? There are a few reasons why we prefer in-person angel group meetings over virtual or online-only platforms.…
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Back to Basics: why a professional team?
Why a professional team? Angel groups can be led effectively by unpaid volunteers, often members of the group itself. But a professional team brings…
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Back to Basics: why a group?
Why a membership group (not a fund)? Our lives might be easier if we had committed capital funds waiting for us to invest them.…
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Back to Basics: why a network?
Types of angel groups In our last post, we outlined the different kinds of angel investing structures. Next, we wanted to explain why we…
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Back to Basics: types of angel groups
Angel investment groups come in many flavors. Does it matter to know the different types? Potentially, yes: Here is our outline of the different…
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VentureSouth announces investment in KWIPPED
We were very pleased to announce yesterday that VentureSouth members have invested in KWIPPED. KWIPPED is an online platform that helps businesses and organizations…
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VentureSouth announces record year in 2016
In 2016, VentureSouth’s members invested over $4 million in 15 companies – a record year. Here is some news coverage and below is our…