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National Crowdfunding Services, LLC. December 1, 2014. Volume 4. Number 22. National CROWDFUNDING CROWDFUNDING FOR dc, minority and women businesses This newsletter is being sent to you because you signed up at National Crowdfunding Services, BlackCrowdfunding.net or MinorityFinance.com DC Crowdfunding! Shiloh Baptist Church holds a shopping expo every year at the Shiloh Family Center, 1510 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC. This year, we attended with DC Gives More, "an initiative to bring together a diverse and dedicated group of local organizations to raise awareness for #GivingTuesday and to help reach generous fundraising goals for Washington, DC." The Shiloh event was fantastic, and it does not stop here. It will be held on the weekends of December 6, 13 and 20.  other events and news Financing Options for Startups and Small Businesses. On Saturday, 12/6/14, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) will hold a seminar of Financing Options for Startups and Small Businesses. The event will be held at the Dorothy I. Height Building, 633 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. Free, but you must register by close of business on Tuesday, December 2 at hackshawncnw@gmail.com Next DC Equity Crowdfunding Meetup 12/3/14 at 7pm We held the DC Crowdfunding Challenge  launched the DC Equity Crowdfunding Meetup Group several weeks ago to facilitate the development of equity crowdfunding in DC. Our next meeting is on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 7 pm. Mr. Theodore Miles (left), Assistant Director, DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking, the agency responsible for regulating equity crowdfunding in DC, will speak about the new regulation allowing equity crowdfunding in DC. Wednesday, 12/3/14. 7:00 p.m. DC Equity Crowdfunding Offerings? Mellow Mushroom, 2436 18 Street, NW, Washington, DC. Free. RSVP at: http://www.meetup.com/DC-Equity-Crowdfunding-Meetup/events/218894597/ Four DC businesses use crowdfunding in support of innovative projects!   National Crowdfunding Services (NCS)  introduces several DC-based entrepreneurs and business owners to crowdfunding every month via the "Washington DC Crowdfunding Challenge", an initiative created by NCS and supported by the DC Government. At our most recent event, four DC-based individuals and businesses launched crowdfunding campaigns in support of innovative projects and products: City Fitness Gym, owned by Dega Schembri and Lucinda LaRee, is a local company founded in 1983. They are seeking help City Fitness to stay an independently owned neighborhood gym. http://igg.me/at/cityfitness Wanda's on 7th is crowdfunding a new product, Shirley's Secret, made with peanut oil and sage, Shirley's Secret "Keeps hair moist, strong and healthy."  http://igg.me/at/wandas Uniontown Bar and Grill is seeking to bring communities together. Uniontown wants to be known as a venue for bringing jazz musicians from all over the US to Anacostia. http://igg.me/at/uniontown African Heritage Dancers & Drummers has launched a campaign to create an archival book detailing and describing the origins and history of African Dance in America. http://igg.me/at/africanheritage For more, please see: http://www.slideshare.net/wmcunningham/nov-18-dc-crowdfunding-challenge-press-41867326 Schedule an appointment Learn more or to start crowdfunding (nominal fee): https://nationalcrowdfundingservices.acuityscheduling.com/ Our New app!  We have created a small app for National Crowdfunding. Please download it and let us know what you think:  http://ncsdca.appsme.com   Equity Crowdfunding Video and Top 50 Crowdfunding Report National Crowdfunding Services, LLC has been actively working to make sure DC residents are fully informed. These efforts include a Video on Equity Crowdfunding: http://youtu.be/HfZuroZG51Y National Crowdfunding Services has also been actively researching crowdfunding, having recently published a unique analysis of the Top 50 Crowdfunding Campaigns. The report, available online, notes that the best crowdfunding campaigns are about something people can't get anywhere else, at any price. They also are about something that makes life better for someone else. For more information or to schedule a consultation, contact wmc@nationalcrowdfundingservices.com or call 202-455-0430. ​Other Crowdfunding Articles and News: District Crowdfunding Proposal Good for Small Business Title III of The JOBS Act: A Major Win for Minority Businesses New Crowdfunding Site Supports Black Entrepreneurs Crowdfunding Site Targets African Americans A Crowdfunding Site for Black Entrepreneurs Book: The JOBS Act: Crowdfunding for Small Businesses and Startups Crowdfunding on Real Talk Radio, May 7, 2013. Businesses, Brushed Off by Banks, Seek Funding Knowledge@Wharton: Crowdfunding Grows... Washington Post Articles on Crowdfunding by William Michael Cunningham  10 Things Black People Should Know About Crowdfunding Subscribe to Crowdfunding Now! Visit our blog  Contact us at 202-455-0430 Unsubscribe williamcunningham840@gmail.com from this list | Update your profile| Forward to a friend Copyright (C) 2014 Creative Investment Research, Inc. All rights reserved.  866-867-3795 Note: Not an offer to buy or sell securities. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investing, even socially responsible investing, involves risk. All information from sources believed reliable, but the Advisor is not responsible for errors contained herein.

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