Vicinity Views
News, education and insights on investing in public offerings through the Vicinity platform and private early-stage offerings with VentureSouth.
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Testing…
Testing testing… Two new testing the waters campaigns are live on Vicinity! With interest building in both of these deals, let’s recap what “testing the…
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Rethinking Portfolio Diversification: The ROI of Local
Portfolio diversification is your ally when it comes to risk. But it’s not only traditional assets: consider investing in local real estate.
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Reinventing Retirement: Invest Local for a Better Future
Concerned about retirement? Read this article and discover how a local investing strategy can help make your golden years truly shine!
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Investing in a Recession: Assets to Consider
Economic uncertainty can be tough for investors to manage. Read this article and discover which assets can help you diversify your portfolio.
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What Silicon Valley Bank can teach us about the power of community
Imagine driving down the interstate, 4+ hours in the car, children in tow, late in the afternoon. Suddenly, brakes. Your map app did not…
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Self-Directed IRA (SDIRA): What Investors Need to Know
A Self-Directed IRA is a retirement account that provides investors with an opportunity to diversify their portfolios. Read on to learn more!
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The Case for Mid-Market Real Estate and Crowdinvesting
Investing in mid-market real estate through “crowdinvesting” is a winning strategy. Read on to discover this booming asset class.
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Historic Tax (Rehabilitation) Credit FAQs
Tax credits can be an exciting part of real estate investing. Here are some frequently asked questions to help build a foundation.
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Reg CF: Rules Investors Need to Know
Before you invest through Reg CF, you must understand the rules. Read this article and discover everything you need to know to get started!
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The 5 Benefits of Reg CF for Investors
Looking to diversify your investment portfolio? Reg CF can get you there. Read on to find out how and discover the many benefits of…
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Millennials and Investing: A Complete Guide to Reg CF
Are you a millennial looking to diversify your portfolio? Read this article and discover everything you need to know about investing with Reg CF.
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Reg CF Compliance: A Brief Guide for Issuers
Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) enables eligible companies (developers and business owners) to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding. And yet, before you can make…
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VentureSouth portfolio news – summer 2018
KIYATEC led the big news this summer, with the admittance of the first patients to its first clinical trial. Learn more here and in…
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The 10 year history of UCAN and VentureSouth
The Upstate Business Journal’s feature on UCAN and VentureSouth’s 10 year anniversary is available here. You can learn more about the portfolio companies mentioned…
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VentureSouth investment in Threatswitch
We are delighted to announce officially VentureSouth’s investment in Threatswitch. You can learn more from the Charlotte Business Journal here (thanks Caroline Hudson for…
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UCAN Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Record Quarter
Thanks to all our friends – like Bauknight, Pietras & Stormer, the Upstate Business Journal, and others – who helped us celebrate… Greenville, S.C. –…
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VentureSouth portfolio news – Spring 2018
The VentureSouth portfolio continues to blossom in the spring of 2018. Here are a few highlights from the last few weeks. Zipit – announced…
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An exit! FarmShots acquired by Syngenta!
Investing in early stage companies pays off in many ways. The most tangible is when they are bought by bigger companies. We’re delighted to…
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Playing the Long Game: Matt’s latest UBJ column
Matt’s ability to combine sporting analogies and angel investing insights is a unique skill. Enjoy his latest thoughts on how angel investing is like…
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VentureSouth 2017 Summit – the other activities
And lastly there are other interesting events going on at the Summit. We’re hearing from Proterra on how it’s doing – an amazing example…
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VentureSouth 2017 Summit – portfolio review
Third (back off our soapbox), we are dedicating most of our second day to hearing updates from our portfolio companies. An absolute key part…
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VentureSouth 2017 Summit – the economic development
(2) Our second main workshop is “Angel Investing for Economic Development.” This session aims to tell more people about why angel investing is critical…
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VentureSouth 2017 Summit – the education
Second, connecting informed investors and educated entrepreneurs is key to our business model: if either group doesn’t know how to operate, good investments and…
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VentureSouth 2017 Summit – the format
First, a key selling point of our angel group is that we have so many members – 240 and counting – who can provide…