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By Kristian Marquez, CFA Founder and CEO, FinStrat Management, Inc.

The fund-raising environment for startups has experienced a significant shift. The strategy of “growth at any cost” is under threat as the Federal Reserve has raised rates to a multi-decade high. As a result, startups that built their foundations on cheap cash and unsustainable unit-economics are witnessing a decline in their valuations and access to capital. And while some fear an impending economic downturn, not everyone views

TRUSTO was created after 30 years’ experience in FinTech and a long and expansive research for over a 14-month period over the into the crypto-currency market space and related blockchain technology. We finalized a comprehensive study of more than 540 ICO’s and is concluded that less than 7%, only, are successful and we have firmly identified 26 conditions that determine success or failure. In order to be successful, and to overcome this any risk of market rejection, we recommend that each ICO  

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The Sprocket Network is About to Change History.You may be aware that investing in companies before they become publicly traded on a public stock exchange provides for maximum capital gain potential.

Friction Free Capitalism

First coined in 1995 by Bill Gates, Friction Free Capitalism is, simply, the “enhanced efficiency of markets due to the ‘coming’ Internet revolution”.

Learn how our Directors and Serial Entrepreneurs are leveraging NBN and Friction Free Capitalism visit:  https://www.newbusiness.network/friction-free-capitalism

If you are an expert in your field, especially in the legal, accounting, commercial or investment banking / venture capital industries, your expertise is critical to their success.

Are you ready to give back and build equity at the same time with limited risk, as an independent Director?

We invite you to become the mentor we know you are, with ease.

Please go to https://sprocketnetwork.com  and Click on “Directors” to find out more.    

 Interested in Pre-IPO Companies

What's your area of expertise?

Do you have a desire to support exciting new companies?

Are you an expert in your field or a professional in the legal, accounting, commercial or investment banking / venture capital industries?

Are you ready to elevate to the next level of professionalism?

We’ve been capitalizing start-up or early stage companies since 1998 and have many exciting opportunities you may want to consider. If you think you may qualify, please go to https://www.SprocketNetwork.com  and

https://www.newbusiness.network/effectiveness-of-a-business-plan-when-raising-capital/

Be sure to REGISTER on New Business Network to see how you can qualify for funding from Commonwealth Capital's Income Fund I & II.

Do you need to raise substantial amounts capital?

Commonwealth Capital has created the Sprocket Network™ to help cultivate quality deal flow for their V. C. Fund, Commonwealth Capital Income Fund - I & II.

What can Sprocket Network™ do for you?

Sprocket can help you become more appealing to investors, partners, management and sales distribution channels.

The Sprocket Network™ will take you on a journey of engineering your start-up or early stage company in a manner that mitigates operatio

More than just a venture fund or business catalyst, Sprocket allows startups and early stage companies to leverage the power of the crowd.

Sprocket is the "missing link" in the support of startup and early stage companies. When investors invest, they want to know what kind of safeguards the venture has in place to mitigate risk of loss. When you have what's called "social proof", you help mitigate that risk. Sprocket is the platform to gain social support, and proof for your idea, startup or e

Commonwealth Capital LLC, a venture capital management company, announced today that it has launched the Commonwealth Capital Income Fund-I to provide investment capital exclusively for startups and early-stage companies.

            The company also launched a new microsite at www.commonwealthcapital.fund  to assist capital seekers.  Entrepreneurs can sign up now and be matched with a no-cost, personal funding concierge who guides them through a standardized process for fund eligibility.

Considering the current climate is loaded with regulatory and market changes, funds transfer pricing frameworks must be adapted in such a way to account for this without losing competitive edge. In order to optimise the practice of FTP, banks need to understand how it can be implemented alongside evolving regulations and market changes. This marcus evans conference will show banks how to shape their FTP methodologies according to regulations such as the liquidity and capital regulations and appl

From Safety to Profit Tool: Collateral Optimization

Interview with Judson Baker, Senior Vice President and Product Manager of Derivatives at Northern Trust.

The past year and a half has seen collateral management evolve from a back-office concern, to a middle and front-office operation. The Dodd-Frank Act, devised as a solution to the financial crisis, has had a profound effect on the market, which many are still learning to manage effectively. The threat of new uncleared margin rules (taking ef

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): Will Governments Agree to Pass Massive Powers to Transnational Capital?

Source:

Our Birmingham

16 January 2016

Roger Godsiff MP for Birmingham Hall Green, has tabled a Parliamentary Question asking whether government will reconsider support for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership trade deal, following the announcement that a tar sands company is suing the American Government under existing trade law after it decided against a

Timothy Daniel Hogan, chairman & CEO of downtown-Chicago-based Commonwealth Capital, has addressed the complex issues every entrepreneur needs to know when raising seed, development, or expansion capital under the crowdfunding provisions: Title II and Title III of the Jobs Act of 2012.

Click for your complimentary, abridged edition of his e-book, The Secrets of Wall Street – Raising Capital for Start-up and Early Stage Companies.

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Quotes on Knowledge & Intangibles

Quotations on knowledge management, intellectual capital, intangible assets.

Source:

www.12manage.com

The single greatest challenge facing managers in the developed countries of the word is to raise the productivity of knowledge and service works

Peter F. Drucker 1909-2005, American management guru, in Harvard Business Review Nov-Dec 1991

Imagination is more important than knowledge

Albert Einstein 1879-1955; German-born American theoretical

The Age of Finance Capital—and the Irrelevance of Mainstream Economics

Source:

 Prof. Ismael Hossein-Zadeh

Global Research, September 12, 2015

Despite the fact that the manufacturers of ideas have elevated economics to the (contradictory) levels of both a science and a religion, a market theodicy, mainstream economics does not explain much when it comes to an understanding of real world developments. Indeed, as a neatly stylized discipline, economics has evolved into a corrupt, obfuscating and usel

Commonwealth Capital is proud to announce a New Venture Capital Fund specifically designed for Start-Up and Early Stage Companies.

We have access to many sources of capital for varying stages of a company’s existence. More importantly, we are looking to invest in start-up and early stage companies through our inaugural venture-capital fund, Commonwealth Capital Income Fund I.

Unlike most venture-capital firms, we’ve taken the mystery out of the application and funding process. We’re upfront about

Although there’s an unlimited number of ways to structure a deal, or a securities offering, the use of hybrid securities, such as; convertible notes or preferred stock, enables the entrepreneur to attract investors due to the recent ability to advertise the securities offering and compete with financial institutions for investor capital. Investors in today’s market are seeking short-term investments with relative safety and high yield.  If you provide this to the investor community, you will inc

Although there’s an unlimited number of ways to structure a deal, there are a limited number of acceptable ways to valuate a company. Wall Street valuates publicly traded companies’ common stock primarily based on “Price Earnings” or PE ratios. Then the company value is arrived at by multiplying the number of total outstanding shares by the price per share, less total liabilities (debt). It would seem impossible to use this method to valuate a privately held start-up or early stage company, sinc

Everyone’s talking about future workplace. We all know where it’s heading – people-power, social networking, crowdsourcing, limitless connectivity and a workforce that is contingent (self-employed in some form) and virtualized (anytime, anywhere). But what about the HR team - its leadership? In a people-power world, what does it look like?