ComCap

Initial speakers announced for #ComCap19, including @rushkoff @Locavesting @OurSmallChange @smallmart @AngelaBarbash @brianbeckon @Ohesterman @Cooperative_Cap @MilkMoneyVT & more! Details: comcap.us/speakers

Thanks to @MargoDalal of the #Detroit Community Wealth Fund for the kind words in @modeld & @ConcentrateA2 -- we loved having you at #ComCap19! secondwavemedia.com/concentr…

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We need policy platforms on a local, state, and federal level to advance #communitycapital, led by @ComCapCoalition.

We need to think about what money means, what wealth is, and why we have an economy built on debt. How much of the wealth we're building is actually wealth, as opposed to extracting resources from land, communities, etc. What future are we investing in?

Could we launch a #classaction suit stating that the 1930 act is unconstitutional because it violates freedom of speech, using #CitizensUnited as a precedent?

Always ask "How Can I Help You?" in every room and convening, in all of our respective communities. --@TLCpower

Approaching education for investors, entrepreneurs, and regulators from an #opensource perspective. --@Cooperative_Cap

Reaching out to professional and trade associations of attorneys, financial planners, etc. to educate them about local investing. --@AngelaBarbash

We need to enable people to use tax-deferred retirement savings for local investing, as in self-directed IRAs or solo 401ks. --@smallmart

We've made it illegal for #investors and #smallbiz owners to talk to each other in early stages. This may make sense for corporate IPOs but does not make sense on a neighborhood or community level. --@smallmart

The @SEC_News should issue a general no action letter about intrastate investment to let states experiment and do what they want with investment opportunities within their own states. --@smallmart

#Michigan (& every other state) should pass a state income tax credit for local investment, a la #NewBrunswick. --@smallmart

On August 13, the @SEC_News is holding their annual #smallbiz investment forum in #Omaha. This is a great opportunity to engage with #smallbiz advocates in federal regulatory agencies. @mspieciak encourages others to attend, in person or online.

We need better financial education for investors to learn how to make and evaluate local investments. And we need to learn how to engage more stakeholders, including state and local govts, private sector, and NGOs to invite them into the movement. --@mspieciak

On a regulatory level, roadblocks have existed for intrastate investments. We've made progress with rule 147A but we haven't yet created exemptions for platforms, broker dealers, and others who assist issuers. --@mspieciak

We also need to change the culture and hold corporations to a higher standard than just creating profits. Corporations also owe an obligation to their employees, customers, communities, etc. to be responsible stewards and citizens. -- @brianbeckon