New Impact Offerings, Greens Gone Wild Brings Healthy Ingredients, People Behind Regulated Investment Crowdfunding and Social Impact of Funding Small Businesses
New Impact Offerings, Greens Gone Wild Brings Healthy Ingredients, People Behind Regulated Investment Crowdfunding and Social Impact of Funding Small Businesses
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Equal Exchange Featured Among New Impact Offerings - February 19, 2024
Each week, Superpowers for Good shares a list of new impact-related offerings added to FINRA-Registered crowdfunding portals and by broker-dealers. We’ll share four separate lists:
Impact offerings as determined by KingsCrowd reviews.
Offerings with minority founders.
Deals with women founders.
Those with LGBTQ founders.
Greens Gone Wild Brings Healthy Ingredients to Tasty Protein Bars - s11 ep56
AI Episode Summary
1. Devin Thorpe hosts Laura Harris and Zach Meier on the Superpowers for Good show to discuss their company, Greens Gone Wild.
2. Laura started Greens Gone Wild to create snack bars packed with spinach and no added sugars or unnatural flavors.
3. The company offers three products: Almond Butter with Blueberry and Coconut, Salted Chocolate Cherry, and Peanut Butter Banana bars.
4. They are crowdfunding on Crowdsprout.co, a Colorado-exclusive platform where locals can invest and receive equity and bars and contribute to a charity.
5. Laura's future plan involves living a van life to promote the product across Colorado; Zach will handle backend operations.
6. Laura's superpower is her ability to genuinely connect with people and her passion for real food ingredients.
7. Zach's superpower lies in his culinary skills, particularly in creating exciting flavor profiles with clean, natural ingredients.
8. Both find using their skills to contribute to the well-being and diets of their customers and their communities rewarding.
9. Laura encourages listeners to visit their website to purchase products and consider investing in the growth of the company.
10. The co-founders' dedication to providing healthy and tasty snack options is underscored by their interaction with customers and commitment to quality ingredients.
Meet the People Behind Regulated Investment Crowdfunding
You are invited to watch the webinar at your convenience in the video player above. We are offering a $100 reward, however, to those who attend ten of our monthly SuperCrowdHour webinars. To be counted, you must register and attend via Zoom. (Zoom takes attendance for us.)
At this month’s SuperCrowdHour webinar, we’re hosting the leadership of the Crowdfunding Professional Association, including Brian Christie, president; Jenny Kassan, Vice President; Brian Belley, Secretary; and Scott McIntyre, Chair.
The Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) and its members have been leading the investment crowdfunding movement since before the passage of The JOBS Act of 2012. Since its implementation in 2016, over $2 billion has been raised via Regulation Crowdfunding. Hundreds of millions more have been raised via Regulation A, which also allows ordinary investors to participate.
CEO Explains the Social Impact of Funding Small Businesses - s11 ep5
AI Episode Summary
1. Devin Thorpe introduces his guest, George Cook, the founder and CEO of Honeycomb Credit, one of the leading crowdfunding portals focused on small businesses.
2. George Cook shares that Honeycomb Credit has grown from raising $1 million to being on its way to raising $25 million across its platform.
3. The platform enables small businesses to raise capital from customers, fans, community members, and internet supporters who are interested in aiding small businesses in their growth journey.
4. Honeycomb Credit has funded various businesses, including puzzle companies, ice cream shops, coffee shops, and microbreweries, helping them to purchase new equipment, launch product lines, or open additional locations.
5. The platform returns on investments can be compelling, offering a way for people to build a portfolio of loans with significant yields while also strengthening community ties as businesses repay their local supporters.
6. George discusses his background in banking and credit analytics and the need he saw for small businesses that were being left behind by traditional lending as industries evolved.
7. He shares the story of how he and his business school classmate co-founded Honeycomb Credit after his classmate, a former investment banker, had difficulties obtaining an SBA loan.
8. Honeycomb Credit focuses on empowering small businesses to raise capital from those who believe in them and know them, reinvigorating a sense of community lending.
9. George emphasizes the diversity of business owners who use Honeycomb, including women, BIPOC entrepreneurs, veteran-owned businesses, and businesses in low to moderate-income communities.
10. The company conducts thorough due diligence on all businesses seeking to raise money, including financial reviews, background checks, and credit reports, but also considers the businesses' community connections and customer relationships.
Stories & Lessons for Finding Your Purpose
This article is originally posted on Bold Journey
We recently connected with Devin Thorpe and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Devin, really happy you were able to join us today and we’re looking forward to sharing your story and insights with our readers. Let’s start with the heart of it all – purpose. How did you find your purpose?
When I was 11 years old, the Teton Dam in Southern Idaho failed, flooding the nearby college town of Rexburg and leaving about 80 percent of the structures damaged or destroyed. People from communities around the Western US organized to visit Rexburg to help dig out.
One day that summer, my father invited me to join him and a church group headed to help dig muck and mud out of basements. To my 11-year-old sensibilities, that sounded like fun, so I agreed.
The trip began with boarding buses at 2:00 AM in Salt Lake City. More excited than I’d have been to visit a Disney theme park, I remember watching out the window for the trip up to Rexburg. Arriving at dawn, we unloaded, ate donuts I remember fondly, and went to work. As the sun set late that summer evening, we loaded the buses and headed home exhausted.
Upcoming SuperCrowd Event Calendar
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SuperCrowdBaltimore, March 21, 2024: This in-person event at the B&O Rail Museum features some of Baltimore’s prominent citizens and community leaders. Save 30 percent with the discount code “SuperCrowd.”
Impact Cherub Club Meeting hosted by The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation, on March 26, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern. Each month, the Club meets to review new offerings for investment consideration and to conduct due diligence on previously screened deals. Everyone is welcome to join the free events.
SuperCrowdHour, March 27, 2024 at 1:00 Eastern. Devin Thorpe will explain the three surprising reasons impact investors should seek to make money from impact investing.
Superpowers for Good - Kinect Capital Live Pitch, March 28 at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific: Four companies currently raising via crowdfunding will pitch their offerings live via the Superpowers for Good streaming television show on e360tv. Kinect Capital will host the pitch. Applications to pitch are open now through March 8!
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