THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- Third Quarter GDP: A Mixed Bag
- Personal Income and Spending Rise in September
- September Port Figures – Exports Continue to Deteriorate
- Events of Interest
- November 8, 2012: LAEDC 17th Annual Eddy Awards
Tag: funding
‘Flaming Carrot’ creator Bob Burden turns to crowd-funding | USATODAY.com
Created by Burden in 1979, the Flaming Carrot has no secret identity, no superpowers, and is not particularly intelligent. After reading 5,000 comic books in a single sitting to win a bet, a man was driven quite mad and was permanently transformed into the orange superhero.
Crowdfunding: What’s All The Noise About? | Lydia Mehit
Crowdfunding is the latest buzz to hit the entrepreneur community, but no one really knows how it is going to work. What we do know is that it will allow people like you and me (non-accredited) investors to use our money to help small businesses to start or grow. The problem is that the funding entrepreneurs need to prove, start and grow their ideas into companies has been at a premium since 2008. The question now is whether the excitement will translate into a meaningful solution.
The turn of the century already saw a slow down from the tech investing of the 90’s, but when the recession hit, bank funding ground almost to a stop. Where could the entrepreneur go to seek funding for their idea or startup?
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Weekly Economic Update | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- California Home Sales and Median Prices in July
- Weak July Port Figures Reflect Deteriorating Global Economy
- Youth Employment Summer 2012
- Events of Interest
- September 25: The Federal Budget Deficit, the Fiscal Cliff and the Southern California Economy
- September 30: October 6, 2012: Canada Trade and Investment Mission
- October 29, 2012: Southern California Visitor Outlook Conference: Stepping on Uneven Ground
- October 30, 2012: X Marks the Spot: Discovering the Treasure in Today’s Real Estate Market
- November 8, 2012: LAEDC 17th Annual Eddy Awards
Weekly Economic Report | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- June U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows – Some Unexpected Good News for the Economy
- Credit Markets Continue Slow Thaw
- Consumers Continue to Chip Away at Credit Card Debt
- Productivity Report Suggests No New Hires on the Horizon
- Events of Interest
- September 30: October 6, 2012: Canada Trade and Investment Mission
- October 29, 2012: Southern California Visitor Outlook Conference: Stepping on Uneven Ground
- October 30, 2012: X Marks the Spot: Discovering the Treasure in Today’s Real Estate Market
- November 8, 2012: LAEDC 17th Annual Eddy Awards
Weekly Economic Report | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- California’s 2011-2012 Fiscal Year Closes
- Consumers Credit Card Debit – Largest Jump since 2007
- Events of Interest
- July 25: 2012 LAEDC Mid-Year Economic Forecast
- July 28: 8th Annual Access to Capital Business Expo
Idle corporate cash piles up | David Cay Johnston
IRS data suggests that, globally, U.S. nonfinancial companies hold at least three times more cash and other liquid assets than the Federal Reserve reports, idle money that could be creating jobs, funding dividends or even paying a stiff federal penalty tax for hoarding corporate cash.
Do the ‘Job Creators’ really need more cash? – Ed.
Weekly Economic Report | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- U.S. June Labor Market Report
- U.S. Light Vehicle Sales in June
- May Hotel Figures Show Los Angeles is Busy
- Events of Interest
- July 25: 2012 LAEDC Mid-Year Economic Forecast
- July 28: 8th Annual Access to Capital Business Expo
Shorter Flights at Lower Heights: The Right Way To Angel Invest | OnStartups.com
A more effective model for Angel investing is long overdue. If Angels want to win — they want to lower their risk, create better returns, and help entrepreneurs more they’ll do the following: fly lower heights (avoid trying to fund the next 5 Facebooks) and take shorter flights (avoid riding each investment out all the way to the end).
Dispatches From The Front 