Dallas CrowdCamp: A Crowdfunding Meetup #tmucrowd
Description
Our Event Partners:
October is TechMeetups Global CrowdCamp month. Make sure you use the hashtags #TechMeetups and #TMUcrowd to get yourself heard!
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was signed into law on April 5, 2012. This bill makes it easier for startups and small businesses to raise funds, especially through online crowdfunding.
TechMeetups is partnering up with EarlyShares for TechMeetups’ CrowdCamp event which takes place in October 3th, 2012. EarlyShares.com is educating America about the benefits of Equity Based Crowdfunding, a new alternative route to fund small businesses run by people with brilliant ideas. Together, TechMeetups and EarlyShares will run events in Miami, New York and Dallas.
What will you get by attending
As someone who is interested in crowdfunding (or potentially an expert in the field) you can meet entrepreneurs, developers, startups and crowdfunding users to discuss the most pressing questions and challenges concerning raising money through online crowdfunding.
Startups and Small Businesses
If you are a startup or small business, we would like to invite you to pitch in front the crowdfunding experts. Get all the documents in place, this includes your business plan, financial forecasts and a full executive team bio. Do market research. Get all the facts in place in order to have a strong argument as to why people should fund your project. Start to craft your pitch. Present. Email me if you’d like to pitch in front of the experts at [masked].
THE SPEAKERS:
Maurice Lopes, is currently the CEO and co-founder of EarlyShares.com. Maurice is an expert in building successful businesses. He , a leading equity-based crowdfunding platform. In the mid-90’s, Mr. Lopes developed and formed GICC (Global Interconnect Communications Corp), a company that supplied network services to major U.S. telecom carriers such as Sprint, MCI and Frontier Communications. In 2003, he became co-owner of HotBrick, an internet security operation providing superior firewall routers bridging the gap between usability and network security specifically for the small business owner.
Mr. Lopes is on the board of directors for the National Crowdfunding Association (NLCFA). He has direct experience with Telecom / Data-Com, Real Estate, food-Service Logistics and Tech Start-ups.
More speakers TBA...
Hosted by: Dallas Silicon Prairie Meetup, Tech Meetups and Connective hub
If your are interested in speaking or presenting at future events, please contact us. (214) 432-4878 or mike@connective3d.com
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TechMeetups.com’s global audience is located across the USA, Europe and Asia where we have active and fast-growing networks.
Through our reach we’ll be marketing the event to the entire TechMeetups’ global community of over 4,500+ members across all these cities. For more information about our reach and activities, please visit www.techmeetups.com
If you’re interested in promoting your company throughout the month, here’s more about what you can expect:
As a Sponsor of TechMeetups.com’s Cloud Base month your brand will have local and/or global exposure. Our event attendees will be Dallas-based developers, designers, entrepreneurs and those interested in innovative technologies for the purpose of growing their business or project.
Platinum Sponsors of the month will also be able to deliver a presentation to an audience both at the event and viewers via livestream.
Email us for more details: mike@connective3d.com
More info about this event is available at our website:
http://techmeetups.com/crowd-camp