Today’s Small-Biz Brief (September 7, 2025) brings you three critical developments affecting your business operations: strategic AI resources to enhance your competitive edge, private equity movement in the insurance broker space, and immediate action items following the U.S. tariff exemption …
August 31, 2025 – The financial technology landscape continues to evolve rapidly, creating both opportunities and competitive pressures for businesses of all sizes. Today’s newsletter explores three interconnected trends: the growing imperative for SMBs to adopt embedded finance, a notable …
August 24, 2025 – The capital landscape is evolving across sectors as innovative financing models emerge to address market gaps. Today we examine three distinct yet interconnected trends: how crowdfunding is transforming rural agriculture, the rise of platform-embedded cash advances …
August 21, 2025 — Today’s newsletter brings together three critical aspects of business funding and growth strategies. We explore rapid funding options for immediate capital needs, examine how states are stepping in to fill biotech funding gaps, and share a …
The Professor, Irwin Stein, welcomes crowdfunding portal owner Levi Brackman. Levi is a data scientist, startup founder and, since 2020 CEO of a crowdfunding platform Invown, you’ll hear his unique approach to making funding more accessible and his discussion with …
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Join the Professor, Irwin Stein, as we greet Richard Rogers, an attorney specializing in urban planning and development, leveraging historic tax credits and how Common Owner is offering options for real estate investment to promote walkable neighborhoods, preservation and adaptation …
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Listen to the Professor and Devin Thorpe discuss who can and should be at the forefront of addressing issues keeping the crowdfunding industry from fulfilling the promise of crowdfunding. The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation, founder and CEO …
Devin Thorpe of the Crowdfund Professionals Association Read more »
Hear Ruth Hedges and the Professor speak of the power and promise of crowdfunding with one of the originators and where currently the crowdfunding portals, the finance experts, and the regulatory authorities fall short in delivering. They also share some …
Hear the Professor and Senior Vice President Dominic O’Dierno discuss their offer to investors in a case study of a great pitch deck review Here’s a link to download the pitchdeck. (Note it’s 345Mb) Get more information at Q5ID.Com
Hear the Professor and Managing Partner of Castle Placement Richard Luftig discuss what makes a crowdfunding platform successful and the future of this great option on the path to small business funding.