Onlycompaniesowned bytheintellectualcapitalandknowledge management is the difference between high and low levelsofbusiness formation in the fundamental source of competitiveadvantage.
With startup companies struggling to raise funds and the capital markets still reeling from the banking crisis of 2008, the advent of crowd funding may well find a welcome home in business plans throughout the U.S. This new capitalformation pathway needs to be balanced with safeguards to prevent fraud and protect the investing public.