Bolstr named Black Enterprise Tech Startup of the Week
Published April 18th, 8:15 PM
Bolstr was named the Black Enterprise Tech Startup of the Week! Click on the image below for the full profile:
Bolstr In The News
Bolstr Chats with Crain's Chicago
Published April 3rd, 9:28 AM
We sat down with Crain's Chicago's John Pletz to talk local Chicago business, crowdfunding, and the new twist that is Bolstr....
Bolstr on MSNBC's Your Business
Published March 11th, 9:59 AM
This weekend, Larry and Charlie were guests MSNBC's Your Business with JJ Ramberg to chat small business, Bolstr and revenue-sharing. Check it out!
4 Things Young Entrepreneurs Need to Know About the JOBS Act
Published March 4th, 3:38 PM
Charlie and Larry pen a guest article for Entrepreneur Magazine's "Young Entrepreneur," outlining four things young entrepreneurs need to know about the JOBS Act..
Bolstr LIVE Interview on FOX32 Chicago Talking Small Business Financing
Published February 25th, 1:39 PM
Check out Bolstr Co-Founders Larry Baker & Charlie Tribbett LIVE on FOX32 Chicago with Kori Chambers and Anna Davlantes!
Inc. Magazine interviewed Bolstr about working remotely in the early days...
Published February 15th, 5:00 AM
Why You Should Spend Less Time With Your Co-founders
Some start-ups rely on almost round the clock face time, but others--like Bolstr--find hanging out together less means getting more done.
If you're going to be basically sleeping under your desk to get your start-up off the ground, why
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Bolstr in NerdWallet's CEO Series on Small Business Lending
Published February 11th, 10:01 AM
CEO Series on Small Business Lending
Prior to co-founding Bolstr, Larry was an Investment Banker at J.P.Morgan, where he focused on financial restructurings, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate financing transactions. He then spent two years in the mergers & acquisitions group of a $4
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An Investment-Based Crowdfunding Platform for Small Businesses
Published December 14th, 9:58 AM
Small Business Spotlight: Bolstr
Who: Cofounders Charlie Tribbett and Larry Baker, both 28, @Bolstr
What: An investment-based crowdfunding platform for small businesses
Where: New York City
When: November 2011
How: Tribbett and Baker met while interning at JPMorgan. The two men went on to work in
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Compliance Week Explains How Bolstr Enables Small Business Capital Ahead of JOBS Act
Published October 16th, 12:10 PM
Crowded Funding: Ahead of SEC, Small-Business Investing Gets Busy
by Joe Mont
October 16, 2012
Sometime early next year, the Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to propose rules that would pave the way for “equity crowdfunding,” harnessing the groupthink of social
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Team Bolstr's Live Demo at Finovate!
Published September 28th, 4:39 PM
Bolstr was selected to present at Finovate 2012 in New York. Check out our live demo below!
Bolstr profiled in "UPSTART Business Journal" as Crowdfunding Trailblazer
Published September 20th, 12:13 PM
No Need To Wait For Crowdfunding
Companies don't need to wait until the beginning of next year and new federal rules to start raising money over the Internet. And they don't have to offer perks or products to supporters.
A handful of upstarts are working to
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Forbes Explains Why Small Businesses Should Use Bolstr Over Kickstarter
Published September 13th, 4:00 AM
If You Want to Really Raise Capital, Try This Company and Not KickStarter
by Mark Fidelman, Forbes Contributer
An OP/ED View of the Next Generation Enterprise
Bolstr is a company that is changing the small business fundraising game. It’s one of the best crowd funding platforms I’ve seen
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Bolstr is the American Express OPEN Startup of the Week!
Published August 5th, 10:00 PM
Check out the full article here and below!
Bolstr Gets Main-Street Businesses Access to Capital
Banks aren’t lending to small businesses, the housing crisis has choked off home equity lines of credit, and private investors typically look the other way unless there’s a clear and attractive exit strategy.
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Crowdsourcing.org: Bolstr's Unique Approach to Crowdfunding
Published August 3rd, 3:19 PM
Bolstr's Unique Approach to Crowdfunding
by Anton Root
It’s no secret that small business access to capital is drying up. In a recent survey by the National Small Business Association, for example, 43% of small business owners reported that they had looked for capital in the last four years and
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Bolstr Profiled by Startup America Partnership "Invest in and Support Local Businesses"
Published July 20th, 7:00 AM
Bolstr has been profiled by the Startup America Partnership
Here are some of the highlights:
Although there are many crowdfunding platforms entering the market Bolstr is specifically unique and distinguished for the following reasons:
1. We are focused on empowering
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Bolstr Selected to Present at FinovateFall 2012: The Biggest Innovations in FinTech!
Published July 19th, 3:00 AM
On September 12th and 13th join Bolstr at FinovateFall 2012: The Biggest Innovations in FinTech!
For the first time Bolstr will publicly display the technology that enables small businesses to seamlessly crowdfund investments from their community in advance of the
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Bolstr Co-Founders Interviewed for Startup America Partnership!
Published July 9th, 12:30 PM
As part of being a named "Featured Member" for the Startup America Partnership, Bolstr Co-Founders Larry Baker and Charlie Tribbett were interviewed about how they are helping local small businesses raise capital through crowdfunding.
SEC Misses Key JOBs Act Rule Making Deadline
Published July 5th, 8:00 AM
The Securities and Exchange Commission missed a deadline of July 4, 2012 to adopt rules lifting a general advertising ban for private securities offerings as a part of the JOBs Act. Mary Shapiro, Chairman of the SEC expects to approve the rule sometime this summer, however the delay in finalizing rules on general
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Crowdfunding & the JOBS Act: What Does This Mean For You?
Published June 19th, 8:00 AM
Bolstr is the first investment based crowdfunding platform that is able to operate under today's securities laws, and in advance of the JOBs Act. Learn how and why in this great post from Grasshopper: Crowdfunding & the JOBS Act: What Does This Mean For You?
Bolstr Co-Founder comments on the NYSE Big Startup initiative in NYSE Magazine
Published May 17th, 7:13 PM
Accion, along with the Startup America Partnership and the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, or EO, has joined forces with NYSE Euronext to launch the NYSE Big StartUp, a nationwide jobs-growth initiative designed to connect high-growth small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs with
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