Enterprise Networks and Crowdfunding Legislation

On November 10, 2011, the House passed Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act, H.R. 2930 by a 407-17 margin.  The legislation will allow companies to offer up to $2.0 million of equity with a limitation on individual investment of $10,000 or 10% of the investor's annual income, whichever is less.  This will allow issuing companies to bypass the difficult and costly registration process.  If enacted, it will completely enable Enterprise Networks and, as such, should be considered to be very major legislation.  It is also far more than what I have advocated in the way of revisions to the Regulation D exemptions.

Not only will this legislation or anything similar coming out of conference committee enable Enterprise Networks, it will bring their 70%+ annual returns on investment well within the prudent reach of nearly all participants.  Simultaneously, it will bring powerful new funding tools, as it is intended, to the start-up entrepreneur.  However, and this is critical, the enabling legislation alone will not be a panacea for the underfunded start-up.  In this case 1,000 true fans will, rather than buying content, products or services, will invest $2,000 in the fledgling enterprise.  All the problems with finding the 1,000 true fans will still exist.

This is why Enterprise Networks are so critical to Information Age success.  With the InfoAge Enterprise Networks we will make a broad sweep catching all people of intelligence, drive and vision who are interested in participating in the emergence of the Information Age civilization.  We can then organize them so that each market, each technology, each nascent culture can easily find the participants they need to succeed.

This is a very powerful idea that has very powerful potential.  For those who want to become involved, the first step is to subscribe to The Future 101.  A superficial understanding of the Transformation is not sufficient.  A deeper understanding will give you, the subscriber, the prohibitive competitive advantage you will need to achieve early entrance into the Knowledge Class.  At some point you will then join an Enterprise Network, either through our InfoAge Enterprise Networks organization or through some other mechanism.

A much more complete treatment of Enterprise Networks and the potential of 'Crowdfunding' is available to The Future 101 subscribers.