Monthly Archives: October 2014

Equity for Exporters

A historic shift is taking place in the world economy: record numbers of small and mid-size companies, microenterprises, and garage entrepreneurs are going global. Before content to sell in the giant U.S. market, now even the smallest American businesses are … Continue reading

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Why Should Exporters Use Crowdfunding?

Today I had an opportunity to speak about How Exporters Can Use Crowdfunding at the West Coast Trade and Export Finance Conference in Los Angeles. Conference site: http://lnkd.in/bzJiUXM. Here is the PPT: http://www.tradeupfund.com/uploads/2/6/0/4/26048023/exporta_l.a._-_suominen_101614.pdf

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TradeUp Opens to Accredited Investors – So What’s in It for Investors?

I just published this blog on TradeUp site: http://www.tradeupfund.com/blog/tradeup-whats-in-it-for-investors This week we opened TradeUp to accredited investors – angels, PE funds, VCs, banks, lenders. So what’s in it for investors to get on TradeUp? Here are 7 answers: 1. How … Continue reading

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