New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/08/2012 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

WHAT: Jason Best & Sherwood Neiss, national and international experts in Crowdfund investing, to speak at two Washington D.C. events for Global Entrepreneurship Week (Nov. 12-18)

WHERE: White House and SEC Headquarters in Washington D.C.

- White House Celebration of Global Entrepreneurship –1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC
- SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation – 100 F Street, Washington, D.C.

WHEN: November 15, 2012
- White House: 1p.m. - 4 p.m. EST
- SEC Event: 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. EST

WHO: At the White House, Jason Best, founder and principal of Crowdfund Capital Advisors, will address the U.S. Department of State and entrepreneurs and leaders from U.S. entities interested in entrepreneurship and building new markets overseas, including university, industry, NGO, and foreign embassy communities. The White House event will aim to amplify and identify partnership opportunities that will expand the technology innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem being built through programs, partnerships, and policymaking efforts overseas. It will build on work catalyzed to date by the United States, leverage existing USG funding, and spur new initiatives.

At the SEC, Sherwood Neiss, founder and principal of Crowdfund Capital Advisors, will be attending the morning event about the global impact of crowdfund investing on entrepreneurs and small businesses seeking investment capital to launch innovation, grow their businesses, and create jobs. In the afternoon, Neiss will participate in the SEC's breakout session on Crowdfund investing and the critical need by American small business for the SEC to move forward on issuing regulations that will enable entrepreneurs and small businesses to access capital through this new channel.

WHY: With Crowdfund investing in the U.S. poised for launch in 2013 and with the release of the SEC's regulations at the close of 2012, it's a hot topic for entrepreneurs, small business, investors, and lawmakers. It is an extremely relevant topic during Global Entrepreneurship Week, and Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss are recognized both nationally and globally as leaders in the fight to democratize access to capital through Crowdfund investing.

This will be an opportunity to see in action the men who founded Startup Exemption and created the framework used in the JOBS Act to legalize Crowdfund investing in the U.S. There will also be limited availability for interviews, so if you are going to be covering these events and desire an interview, please contact us immediately.

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San Francisco, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/02/2012 -- Crowdfund Capital Advisors, an advisory, implementation and education firm specializing in crowdfund investing, has announced a partnership with IRAvest, the Internet's first equity-based Crowdfunding portal specifically created for self-directed IRA accredited investors, and GATE Global Impact LLC, a technology provider of robust electronic platforms for the crowdfunding industry. The partnership is launching a new equity and debt-based crowdfunding portal, in readiness for the SEC's regulations on crowdfund investing expected to be released in early 2013.

"The self-directed IRA market is huge, with approximately $100 billion available for investment. Conversely, only 1% of the total investment capital currently flows into small business, although they create 50% of the jobs. We see this new partnership between IRAvest and GATE Global Impact LLC expanding investment options for investors and increasing access to capital for business — leading to a boon for the economy. GATE and IRAvest bring a lot to the market; IRAvest provides deal-flow to long term investors looking to diversify their portfolio, while GATE Global Impact provides the infrastructure IRAvest needs to launch rapidly and efficiently by taking care of the back-end reporting that can often be difficult for platforms," stated Jason Best, cofounder of Crowdfund Capital Advisors. "This partnership is a prime example of our work at Crowdfund Capital Advisors, where companies benefit from our relationships and knowledge within the crowdfunding industry."

IRAvest, which started building their database of accredited investors in January 2009, created its crowdfunding portal specifically for self-directed IRA accredited investors. Once the JOBS Act provisions go into effect, their platform will allow its members to join, review, post and invest in quality equity and debt-based crowdfund investment opportunities posted on its website.

"The timing is right for IRAvest to take the next step in our business, and a key element of that is our partnership with Gate Global Impact and Crowdfund Capital Advisors ," said Chris Reed, President and Founder of IRAvest, Inc. "Vince Molinari, Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss have the experience and track record to make this partnership a long-term success. I look forward to delivering together the $100 billion self-directed IRA market to the crowdfunding revolution and to helping bring businesses and self directed IRA investors together all over America."

GATE Global Impact, the leading backend technology provider for the crowdfunding industry, will provide a robust electronic platform handling all reporting and backend functions. The platform brings buyers and sellers of these securities together electronically to deliver transparency, efficiency and liquidity to traditionally opaque marketplaces. In addition to intelligence and independent research for listed securities, the platform will provide a Trade Dashboard, portfolio management tools, and social media connectivity.

"As more investors are seeking to direct their retirements accounts into alternative investments in order to capture alpha, it is clear that the need for a regulatory compliant system to transact, settle, and clear these assets is necessary to grow the space. Additionally, investor protections and access to information is paramount. GATE is very excited to bring standardization and best practices via our technology suite to the self-directed IRA sector," said Vincent Molinari, CEO of GATE Global Impact.

"We see a bright future for both GATE Global Impact and IRAvest and are excited about the impact their relationship will make on the market," adds Sherwood Neiss, cofounder of Crowdfund Capital Advisors. "Ensuring that investors have the information they need to make the right choices with their self-directed IRA requires a solution tailored to the market. IRAvest delivers this unique product in a way that will not only enable Americans to diversify into private shares but to actively participate in helping stimulate our economy and create jobs. Due to our relationships and knowledge of the industry we daily encounter incredibly promising new companies preparing to utilize this new funding mechanism. As an investor it is exciting to think about the new deal flow this will bring to IRA investors."

About IRAvest
As the first equity-based Crowdfunding portal specifically created for self-directed IRA accredited investors, IRAvest.com is the preeminent self-directed IRA crowdfunding network, providing a unique platform that enables accredited participants with self-directed IRAs to find, review, and inquire about listings made available through its network of Brokers, Borrowers, and Private Lenders. For more information visit http://www.iravest.com

About GATE Global Impact LLC
GATE Global Impact LLC is an impact investing-focused electronic regulatory compliant marketplace. that provides market infrastructure and related services for the emerging impact investment industry -- public and private investments with a sustainable social and/or environmental component that also generate a healthy rate of financial return. Gate US LLC is a New York-based broker dealer and a member of FINRA and SIPC. For more information visit http://www.gateus.com or http://www.gateimpact.com

About Crowdfund Capital Advisors
Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) is an advisory, implementation and education firm founded by Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss (founders of Startup Exemption), the leaders of the investment-based Crowdfunding movement. CCA provides comprehensive advisory solutions for both the public and private sector - that enables clients to achieve maximum results. As part of the team that led the fight to make Crowdfunding legal, and through ongoing work with the foreign and domestic governments, SEC, FINRA, Crowdfunding platforms and industry leaders, CCA helps clients succeed in this new era of financing, in a way that few can match. CCA works with a variety of groups from professional investors, Crowdfunding platforms and professional services firms to foreign and domestic government agencies and entrepreneurs.

For more information visit http://www.crowdfundcapitaladvisors.com

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New whitepaper from Crowdfund Capital Advisors, How Crowdfund Investing Helps Solve three Pressing Socioeconomic Challenges

Washington, DC -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/22/2012 -- Crowdfund Capital Advisors today, announce the release of new their white paper "How Crowdfund Investing Helps Solve three Pressing Socioeconomic Challenges." This paper dives deep into how governments around the globe can use crowdfund investing to solve some of the world's most pressing socioeconomic challenges, giving real life examples, rich data and lessons learned from their work helping to legalize debt and equity Crowdfund Investing in the U.S. with the passage of the JOBS Act.

The paper analyzes how governments can introduce a crowdfund-investing framework to enhance their private capital markets leading to decentralization of capital formation—unlocking innovation and creating economic growth. It gives an in-depth analysis of how the Capital Crowdfund Advisors team worked with one of the most politically polarized Congress' ever—doing the impossible getting a bill passed in a record 460 days.

The Crowdfund Capital Advisors white paper looks into the process of democratizing access to capital markets, so that local communities can create businesses that provide services (like water and power) and new products (like mobile games or medical devices) to their countries and regions. This paper is a must read for NGO leadership and policy makers, looking to make an impact around the globe.

The JOBS Act was one of the fastest major bills to be passed besides wartime legislation, and was passed with surprisingly strong (390-23 in the House & 73-26 in the Senate) bi-partisan support. (Using equity or debt securities, this new U.S. law creates a financial vehicle for community financing in which the average American can invest in entrepreneurs they believe in and local businesses they trust. Prior to this law, only accredited investors (less than 2% of the US population) had this opportunity.

Visit Crowdfund Capital Advisors for a synopsis, and get the full white paper here. For information on interviewing the authors, contact Leverage PR at the contact info above, or contact Joy Schoffler at Joy@leverage-pr.com or at 512-271-9484 x701.

About Crowdfund Capital Advisors
Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) is an advisory, implementation and education firm founded by Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss (founders of Startup Exemption), the leaders of the investment-based Crowdfunding movement. CCA provides comprehensive advisory solutions for both the public and private sector - that enables clients to achieve maximum results. As part of the team that led the fight to make Crowdfunding legal, and through ongoing work with the foreign and domestic governments, SEC, FINRA, Crowdfunding platforms and industry leaders, CCA helps clients succeed in this new era of financing, in a way that few can match. CCA works with a variety of groups from professional investors, Crowdfunding platforms and professional services firms to foreign and domestic government agencies and entrepreneurs.

As leaders in the industry they founded and currently sit on the boards of the Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CfIRA), the Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) and the European Crowdfunding Association.

Crowdfund Capital Advisors provides strategy and technology advisory services to platforms, professional investors, government agencies and entrepreneurs seeking to benefit from the JOBS Act and crowdfund investing.

Best & Neiss are both INC award winning entrepreneurs and speak throughout the world on entrepreneurship and crowdfunding, at high profile events such as the Globe Forum in Stockholm, the Global Innovation Summit, and the Brookings Institution. They contribute to a number of publications including VentureBeat, TechCrunch and co-authored Crowdfund Investing for Dummies through Wiley and Sons Publishing.

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Miami Beach, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/21/2012 -- Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) Principals, Sherwood Neiss and Jason Best were named among the "Top 10 Most Influential People in Business Crowdfunding," by Forbes Magazine contributor Chance Barnett this week.

"This is my list of crowdfunding revolutionaries; these are the ten I see as innovators, game changers and thought leaders impacting future business crowdfunding – shaping what it will mean for innovation, entrepreneurship, economic growth and jobs," Barnett explained in his Forbes column.

In his explanation of why The Crowdfund Capital Advisors Founders made the list Barnett sited the following reasons, "Working shoulder-to-shoulder with Rep. McHenry, Jason & Sherwood authored parts of the framework for H.R. 2930. Off the Hill, they galvanized a national grassroots coalition of thought leaders, and groups from business, government, higher education, consumer and non-profit sectors to urge Congress to make business crowdfunding a reality.

"It was an honor to be included in the list", says Crowdfund Capital Advisor, Founder Jason Best. "Helping to change a major federal law, and disrupt the capital creation process in the US in 460 days was an exciting process. There are a lot of hard working people that were by our side in this effort."

"We are very excited to see the impact on our economy the legalization of debt and equity based crowdfunding will bring to the U.S.", says Crowdfund Capital Advisor, Founder, Sherwood Neiss. "The next phase is even more rewarding -- working with governments, investors and entrepreneurs from around the globe, helping them to launch their own crowd-revolutions."

More information on can be obtained by contacting a representative through their website at: http://www.crowdfundcapitaladvisors.com

About Crowdfund Capital Advisors
Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) is an advisory, implementation and education firm founded by Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss (founders of Startup Exemption), the leaders of the investment-based Crowdfunding movement. CCA provides comprehensive advisory solutions for both the public and private sector - that enables clients to achieve maximum results. As part of the team that led the fight to make Crowdfunding legal, and through ongoing work with the foreign and domestic governments, SEC, FINRA, Crowdfunding platforms and industry leaders, CCA helps clients succeed in this new era of financing, in a way that few can match. CCA works with a variety of groups from professional investors, Crowdfunding platforms and professional services firms to foreign and domestic government agencies and entrepreneurs.

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Washington, DC -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/19/2012 -- Six crowdfunding platforms and affiliated companies, representing half the board of the National Crowdfunding Association (NLCFA) have left to join forces with Crowdfunding Professional Association(CfPA).

Maurice Lopes, of Early Shares, joined NLCFA's board early in its inception "I didn't know there was another organization, until later, particularly one founded by Sherwood Neiss and Jason Best, the chief advocates and crowdfund investing framework authors who I worked with during the fight to legalize crowdfunding."

Lopes was joined by RenneCaputi (Early Shares), Luan Cox (Crowdnetic) and Sang Lee (Return on Exchange). They all play an active role in the crowdfunding industry and work closely with CfPA's sister organization the Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CFIRA).

"Both myself and Renne decided that our efforts would be better on the board of the CfPA" said Lopes. "In recent weeks, we tried very hard to unify both associations and establish a single voice, but it was clear that wasn't going to happen without NLCFA's Founder David Marlett changing roles. This seemed an impossible task, so we decided to resign."

Neiss, co-chair of CfPA said, "Having worked with these crowdfunding advocates across association lines, we were thrilled when they mentioned the thought of merging the two organizations. While they couldn't make that happen, having them on board allows us to speak with a more powerful collective voice. We are happy they see value in being part of the organization that has the support of Washington, DC."

"Our priorities are education, advocacy and awareness" says Neiss. "In my opinion, the CfPA and CFRIA are more engaged in the process and investor and policy maker collaboration and education. That is the kind or organization I want to be a part of."

About Crowdfunding Professional(CfPA)
The Crowdfunding Professional Association is dedicated to facilitating a vibrant, credible and growing crowdfunding community while also advocating for an industry view versus a single company perspective. Uniting a broad-based coalition of industry participants, the association is committed to ensuring the credible development of the industry, including a commitment to the highest ethical standards. The association's collaborations and insights are shared broadly to avoid onerous, stifling bureaucracy that can endanger innovation, idea generation and job creation. For more information visit www.crowdfundingprofessional.org

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San Francisco, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/12/2012 -- Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) Principals Sherwood Neiss and Jason Best announced today they have joined the Board of Advisors of leading crowdfund investing platform Crowdfunder.

"We see a great deal of potential in Crowdfunder," said Sherwood Neiss, Principal of Crowdfund Capital Advisors. "They have a leadership team and a business model that makes them unique in the industry. While there are a large amount of crowdfunding platforms launching we are anticipating many of the new entrants to the market to be absorbed into more viable platforms like Crowdfunder."

While CCA consults to numerous platforms, helping them to understand the nuances of Title III of the JOBS Act and navigating potential hurdles, they are only selecting a small group of the most promising platforms for board positions.

"As the driving force behind Startup Exemption, Sherwood and Jason are responsible for catalyzing the crowdfunding bill passed by Congress earlier this year," said Crowdfunder CEO Chance Barnett. "Their engagement at the highest levels of government, coupled with national thought leadership around how crowdfunded investments will serve entrepreneurs and protect investors, is a tremendous asset to the future of Crowdfunder."

"The legalization of debt and equity-based crowdfund investing has created a great deal of opportunity as well as uncertainty," said Jason Best of Crowdfund Capital Advisors. "Crowdfunding platform leadership teams have the large challenge ahead of them of launching in a heavily regulated environment that is still writing the rules they will have to live by. Add to that the massive influx of new platforms entering into the market, and the challenges can feel overwhelming."

More information on can be obtained by contacting a representative through their website at www.crowdfundcapitaladvisors.com.

About Crowdfund Capital Advisors
Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) is an advisory, implementation and education firm founded by Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss (founders of Startup Exemption), the leaders of the investment-based Crowdfunding movement. CCA provides comprehensive advisory solutions for both the public and private sector - that enables clients to achieve maximum results. As part of the team that led the fight to make Crowdfunding legal, and through ongoing work with the foreign and domestic governments, SEC, FINRA, Crowdfunding platforms and industry leaders, CCA helps clients succeed in this new era of financing, in a way that few can match. CCA works with a variety of groups from professional investors, Crowdfunding platforms and professional services firms to foreign and domestic government agencies and entrepreneurs.

About Crowdfunder

Crowdfunder is a Business Crowdfunding platform that will enable U.S. startups and small businesses to raise funds by selling equity, debt, and revenue-based securities to investors online. They will provide a robust entrepreneurial and investor community to help companies locate resources , funding, education and guidance in all matters relating to entrepreneurship.

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Austin, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/30/2012 -- Crowdfunding Capital Advisors (CCA) has selected Austin-based Leverage Public Relations as their national agency of record. Leverage PR will help CCA launch their new consulting organization. Because of the overwhelming amount of information that is available on this hot new topic, Leverage PR will assist CCA in educating the public and working with strategic partners. Leverage PR's responsibilities will include public relations strategies across all media, assisting with marketing and conference opportunities, applying for industry-specific awards, search engine optimization and social media initiatives.

"We are thrilled to be working with Leverage PR," said Sherwood Neiss, one of the co-founders of CCA. "Crowdfunding has its tenants in reputation. When looking for an agency that understood our brand, we wanted to find the one that the community regards highly, Leverage PR rose to the top of the list for us and for them."

The two-man CCA team, Sherwood Neiss and Jason Best, originally worked together at Startup Exemption, the company that launched the Crowdfunding effort and developed the framework which allowed Crowdfund Investing to be legalized. President Obama included the proposal that Startup Exemption wrote, word for word, in the Jobs Act and the team has testified in Congress on the bill numerous times.

"Coming from a background in finance and growing startups, I see Crowdfunding as the future of equity-based finances," said Joy Schoffler, Principal at Leverage PR. "I'm looking forward to working with the CCA team to help investors and entrepreneurs alike take full advantage of the Jobs Act."

Currently, CCA is working through their board positions to set the rules with the SEC, ensuring that concerns and advice of the venture community are incorporated in their working sessions with the SEC and FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority). CCA works with a variety of groups from professional investors, crowdfunding platforms and professional services firms to governments and entrepreneurs.

"We are creating a new market and new investment asset classes with equity and debt based Crowdfunding," said Jason. "We needed an agency that could take out the challenge of engaging in these conversations at both the strategic and tactical level. Leverage PR was the clear choice for our partner in this work."

About Crowdfund Capital Advisors
Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) is an advisory, implementation and education firm founded by Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss (founders of Startup Exemption), the leaders of the Crowdfunding movement. CCA provides comprehensive advisory solutions for both the public and private sector - that enables clients to achieve maximum results. As part of the team that led the fight to make Crowdfunding legal, and through ongoing work with the SEC, FINRA, Crowdfunding platforms and industry leaders, CCA helps clients succeed in this new era of financing, in a way that few can match. CCA works with a variety of groups from professional investors, Crowdfunding platforms and professional services firms to foreign and domestic government agencies and entrepreneurs.

About Leverage PR
Leverage PR, is an Austin, TX based Public Relations firm that specializes in helping high growth technology companies, financial services firms and dynamic thought leaders achieve their business objectives. With a background in launching successful startups they understand the challenges and opportunities these firms face and how to produce results, in a climate that is always changing. They provide results-driven programs that help companies meet their ongoing business and communications goals. Having worked with startups from the ground floor that went on to make the INC 500 list, raise $10s of millions in capital and land major accounts they look at PR as a tool, one that will help you build creditability and achieve growth. They also provide PR training and coaching to founders and marketing teams.

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How Crowdfunding went from Idea to Law in 460 Days.

Atlanta, GA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/24/2012 -- Sherwood Neiss and Jason Best, Principals of Crowdfund Capital Advisors and founders of Startup Exemption, the group that developed the framework which made Crowdfund Investing legal, were recognized last week at the Fortune Leadership Summit for the great work they have done helping entrepreneurs gain access to capital through the legalization of Crowdfund Investing here in the United States.

The Fortune Leadership Summit was held in Atlanta on May 15th and 16th bringing together CEOs and their executive management teams for two intense days of interactive learning. The Summit hosted top thought leaders, such as Author of The Rockefeller Habits Verne Harnish, Jim Collins, Brad Hams and many other business leaders.

The CCA team was recognized by keynote speaker Verne Harnish after a powerful presentation that told the story of how their team got the bill passed and signed into law in 460 days.

"It was incredibly exciting to have the founders of Startup Exemption with us at the Fortune Leadership Growth Summit to recognize them for their achievement," said Verne. "What they have accomplished is no small feat. In 460 days they took the concept for equity and debt based Crowdfunding, created a regulatory framework, proposed it to members of Congress and got it passed with overwhelming bipartisan support. I congratulate these passionate entrepreneurs for creating a new way that both main street businesses and startups can seek capital for growth and look forward to hearing about the numerous other changes they will produce for the world in the years to come."

"It was such an incredible honor to be mentioned by these amazing businessmen in front of such an overwhelmingly over-accomplished group," said Jason Best of Crowdfund Capital Advisors and Startup Exemption. "Sherwood and I were just thrilled to be in attendance and it feels amazing that these extremely successful, bright and influential authors saw similar insight in our ideas and everything we having accomplished and are continuing to work on."

About Crowdfund Capital Advisors
Crowdfund Capital Advisors is an advisory, implementation and education firm founded by Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss (founders of Startup Exemption), the leaders of the Crowdfunding movement. CCA provides comprehensive advisory solutions for both the public and private sector - that enable our clients to achieve maximum results. As part of the team that led the fight to make Crowdfunding legal, and through our ongoing work with the SEC, FINRA, Crowdfunding platforms and industry leaders, we can help you succeed in this new era of financing, in a way that few can match. We work with a variety of groups from professional investors, Crowdfunding platforms and professional services firms to foreign and domestic government agencies and entrepreneurs.

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