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News, education and insights on investing in public offerings through the Vicinity platform and private early-stage offerings with VentureSouth.
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Tips for reviewing the campaign page
Just in case you’re new to all this, (“this” meaning dropping angel investments like a boss) we thought we’d give a few tips on…
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How Small Business Raise Campaigns Work
Growing up, I always enjoyed reading Calvin and Hobbes, a comic series by Bill Watterson. There were comic strips where Calvin would ask his…
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How to raise money for your non-sexy business
Asking someone for money is rarely fun and almost never easy. But if you’re trying to grow your business then you’ll almost always reach…
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How to tell an investing expert from a non-expert
Investing can be complex. Building a smart investment strategy and risk management discipline takes work. But an investor is only deemed an expert based…
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Social Capital – What is it and why should you care?
Around here, we often say Vicinity is where financial capital meets social capital. Well, if you say something often enough, you should probably stop…
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An Adrenaline Junkie’s Guide To Analyzing Risk
Welcome to an adrenaline junkie’s guide to analyzing risk. I wouldn’t blame you if you closed your laptop immediately and walked away. But thanks…
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What do Angel investors look for in small businesses?
Angel investor. Probably the coolest title in the investing world. This moniker belongs to high net worth individuals who financially back a business, usually…
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Nomads Can’t Grow Gardens
It’s no secret. Whether we’re talking attention spans or investing strategies, we live in an age of short-sightedne… oh look! Bitcoin! Everybody wants to…
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Crowdfunding with Covid [Regulatory Update]
The investment crowdfunding industry is not losing any steam even during…well, you know… the feverish elephant in the room with a dry cough. Though…
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Unicorns & Workhorses
Did you know that drinking from the horn of a unicorn might protect you from stomach trouble, epilepsy, or poison? This mythological horned horse/goat…
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ICP, USP, and PMF: Business Acronyms for Investors
Business acronyms can frustrate new investors. Vicinity is here to help. Read this article and discover the power of ICP, USP, and PMF.
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A Modern Day Braveheart Has 5 Reasons To Buy Local
There’s nothing like the Upstate highlands. A green canopy of trees covers the Appalachian slopes like a blanket over the body of an old…
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Back to basics: General Solicitation: Who cares? 2. Investors
2. Informed investors. If you approach VentureSouth to ask for investment and we suspect you are generally soliciting investors, we will pass – no…
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Back to basics: General Solicitation: Who cares? 1. Regulators
Assume you are raising money, not really paying attention to posts like those in this series, and you generally solicit investors when you should…
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Back to basics: General Solicitation: What is an offer of securities?
Is publicly saying “we are raising money” the same as publicly soliciting a sale of securities? Well, if you really are not selling securities,…
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Back to basics: General Solicitation: 506(c) trade offs
As we mentioned a couple of posts back in this series, using 506(c) involves substantial trade offs. For us, it was fun to be…
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Back to basics: General Solicitation: Angellist rolling funds
As we were writing these posts, “rolling funds” became a topic of conversation on “VC Twitter”. Ignoring the “rolling” part for a second, these…
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Back to basics: General Solicitation: 506(c) offerings
506(c) offerings As you could probably guess from the last post, it is not actually that easy to qualify for a 506(b) exemption. However,…
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Back to basics: General Solicitation: Pre-existing substantive relationships
Pre-existing relationships One way to avoid general solicitation is to ensure that securities are only offered to those with whom the issuer has a…
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Back to basics: General Solicitation: Who was General Solicitation?
Who was General Solicitation? The short answer: publicly advertising that you are selling securities. The longer answer begins in 1933. That year, Congress passed…
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Back to basics: General Solicitation: A few disclaimers
If you came back after yesterday’s post, we commend your dedication! You may (understandably) not particularly care about the intricacies of the Securities Act…
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Back to basics: General Solicitation: The Perils of General Solicitation
At VentureSouth, we’ve learned a lot from Twitter. We also try hard to avoid trouble with regulators – both for ourselves and our portfolio…
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VentureSouth Establishing Fayetteville Angel Investor Group
VentureSouth, the Southeast’s largest angel investment network, is once again expanding its footprint. Fayetteville, N.C. will become the 14th community with a VentureSouth angel group, bringing…
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The negative side of being the lead investor
After reading the previous post about the advantages of being the lead investor, you may have been left wondering why so many people –…