Alone in a Crowd: How Crowdfunding Could Strand Startups

You're receiving this newsletter because you've requested it from us. Having trouble reading this email? View it on your browser. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe. Small Business Mar 7, 2012 This Week's Top Story Crowdfunding Alone in a Crowd: How Crowdfunding Could Strand Startups Selling lots of small equity stakes to individual investors could scare off venture capitalists later More Top Stories Joining the (Cash) Mob to Help Main Street Organizers are preparing for the first National Cash Mob Day, when they'll lead strangers on spending sprees at independent retailers Taking Stock of Yelp's Ad Sales As Yelp's IPO nears, the review site is counting on local businesses to buy pricey advertising. Gauging its effectiveness isn't easy Women Inventors Double Their Share of Patents Although women still lag men in intellectual property, a new analysis shows the gap is shrinking Tax Help for Housecleaners and Cabdrivers Low-income business owners can't take advantage of the IRS's free tax prep. One nonprofit is trying to change that How a New IRS Form Affects Americans With Overseas Businesses More than 50 million businesses that use third-party payment servicers such as EBay and PayPal will get the forms. The goal is to flush out income that was unreported in the past Small Business Viewpoint Stop Pushing Universities to License More Inventions Policymakers are throwing around incentives to encourage more commercialization. A better approach: Focus on improving quality This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Dustine Peterson Bloomberg Businessweek Customer Rights 2005 Lakewood Drive, Boone, IA 50036 dpeterson@cds-global.com To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. This week in Small Business A White House-backed plan to loosen securities laws and let companies sell equity to crowdfunding investors passed overwhelmingly in the House of Representatives last year. Now the Senate is looking at the proposal. Hear from a handful of investors on what the change could mean in terms of future investment rounds. Then learn about National Cash Mob Day, essentially an altruistic push to get people to shop at independent retailers. Take a look at the advertising service Yelp wants small businesses to buy and how it compares to similar offers from Google and Facebook. Finally, weigh in on commentary about government efforts to spur universities to bring more inventions to market. Enjoy. -Nick Leiber Advertisement Small Business Resources Blog: The New Entrepreneur Smart Answers for Entrepreneurs Starting a Business Small Business Financing Managing a Small Business Small Business Sales & Marketing Small Business Policy Special Reports on Small Business Advertisement Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Change your E-Mail Marketing Department Privacy Policy Terms of Use Copyright 2009-2012 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED