How to avoid fraudulent actors and scams when facilitating a bank-involved capital guarantee
The long and challenging process of securing “impact” capital for worthwhile renewables / cleantech / healthcare / affordable housing / real estate projects just got easier. The traditional approach can be expensive and fraught with more than a few pitfalls, most of which go unnoticed until far too much “sweat equity” has been poured into…
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This article is for any stakeholder seeking In3’s project funding using a financial guarantee as completion surety. It defines the underlying legal venue, a set of well-proven rules for international “standby” or “demand guarantees” practices, with independent legal analysis. What is a financial or “demand” guarantee and why might you need one? More URDG-based financial…
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Doing social and environmental good in the post-Trump era By Daniel Robin Multiple recent articles (examples of EdTech in 2017 receiving $5m from the Kellogg Foundation, and many others) indicate that impact investing has reached investors of all ages and backgrounds, not just the liberal progressives on both US coasts, but hardcore angels and institutional investors…
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Why talk about barriers to effective innovation? Certainly it helps to identify obstacles to assist with breaking through to solutions, but nobody intentionally torpedoes a splendid idea, so surfacing what goes wrong is a powerful way to reduce missteps. If a barrier gets in the way, slowing or stopping further development, you’ll never realize its value. How…
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