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Healthfundr is a health-focused funding platform that brings accredited investors the opportunity to invest in compelling early- to growth-stage healthcare companies that are positioned to change the face of health innovation. Boise, Idaho (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Healthfundr’s mission is simple: to accelerate healthcare innovation by making it possible for more investors to discover and invest in companies shaping the future of health. The company’s curated web platform gives more...

MINOT, N.D., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The 3(rd) Annual Bakken Investor Conference brings together oil and gas companies and investors along with real estate developers and investor to connect and explore emerging investment opportunities in the Bakken Shale play. The conference affords the attendees the advantage to: Discover high-growth investment opportunities. Identify investments with unique revenue models. Obtain the latest data on market conditions and development...

-- U.S. Firm believes they will need more capital to service all of their commercial B.P. Settlement Funding clients. LONDON, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Legal-Bay, a Leading U.S. Lawsuit Settlement Funding Firm for B.P. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill plaintiffs, announced today that they have been in talks with several foreign institutional Hedge Fund investors as well as traditional banks to raise more funding capital. Legal-Bay previously announced that they had secured up to US...

NEW YORK, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ExplorationFunder today announced the launch of the world's first equity-based Crowdfunding platform for Accredited Investors to connect with curated and high quality exploration and development companies in the natural resources sector. ExplorationFunder aims to leverage the disruptive power of the Internet to help investors and companies come together in the capital raising process. ExplorationFunder was founded by Yale PhD and tech...

Hundreds of New Openings for On-the-Job Personal Finance Training Available to Oklahoma Non-profit, Education, Health Care Workers, As Well As Active Duty Military Personnel and their Families WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The award-winning Investor Education in Your Workplace (IEiYW®) program in Oklahoma will be extended to 500 additional employees within the nonprofit, education and health care sectors as well as active duty military personnel and their...

WAYNE, N.J., Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to the recent JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act), signed by President Obama last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has lifted advertising restrictions for hedge funds and other kinds of private investment offerings as of 2013, allowing for direct solicitation to individual investors. The goal of the JOBS Act was to make it easier for small businesses to raise money, which would create more jobs and...

http://www.datasite.com -- Small and medium sized businesses are eager to find the funding they need to carry out expansion through mergers and acquisitions. But how do owners of SMEs and start-ups make sure their investors are the real deal? New York, NY (PRWEB) January 29, 2013 Merrill DataSite Announces a New Article "Due Diligence Tips for SMEs Looking for Venture Capital" on its Website: http://bit.ly/XgnrQw Small and medium sized businesses are eager to find the funding...

CLEVELAND, Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Last year, 105 tech-based companies in Greater Cleveland raised $201 million from venture capitalists and angel investors, according to the region's Venture Capital Advisory Task Force. This activity represents a 34 percent increase over the amount raised by companies in 2011. This growth also bucks a national trend: Data recently released in The MoneyTree(TM) Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital...

MAURITIUS, Africa and NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- African Information Solutions for Companies Online BVI Limited ("African Is Cool") is pleased to announce the African IR App, a smartphone application that allows African stock exchange traded companies to optimize their investor relations ("IR") content for iPhone, iPad and Android mobile devices. The African IR App is powered by theIRapp(TM), the leading investor relations app platform engine. Graham Young, said on...

New online platform allows aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners to connect with accredited investors and service providers without taking equity stake in deals. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) December 11, 2012 In an age where the markets are tough and investors are overly cautious, one Chicago based company aims to change the way individuals and firms invest in businesses. Venture Connects is an online platform which connects entrepreneurs with investors and business service providers....