Bridges Ventures (Bridges) and Big Society Capital have today announced the launch of the Bridges Social Impact Bond Fund. The first of its kind, the fund will invest in charities and social enterprises to deliver programmes designed to improve social…
The Case Foundation announced today that Sean Greene has joined the organization as Entrepreneur in Residence. Having spent more than 20 years as an entrepreneur and investor, Mr. Greene most recently served as Associate Administrator for Investment and Special Advisor…
Several of our member funds, as well as some bank investors, have asked us about the effect of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (“Dodd-Frankâ€) on the ability of banks to invest in  CDVC funds.  This post answers that question…
 London, KY and Oak Ridge, TN – Meritus Ventures will be featured on an episode of Business Update this coming Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. EDT on Fox Business Network. Meritus Ventures is the only Rural Business Investment Company (RBIC)…
CDVCA Member Fund Bridges Ventures Brings UK an Award-winning Affordable Gym and Extraordinary Employer The Gym Group has placed 15th in the prestigious The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For list, the UK’s most extensive research into…
The 2013 CDFA National Development Finance Summit offers an in-depth look at development finance in the United States. - Of particular interest, this year’s National Summit will feature CDFA’s highly acclaimed Intro Public-Private Partnership (P3) Finance Course as a pre-Summit training option and a new…
Regulations on crowdfunded equity investments are still in flux under the implementation of the JOBS Act by the SEC. But these entrepreneurs of Louisville, K-Y, are using Kickstarter, the project and product crowdfunding phenomenon, to start local businesses through community action…
Meritus Ventures is a $36.4 million venture capital fund formed to make equity investments in private, expansion-stage companies in rural areas of central and southern Appalachia. Meritus provides operational assistance to portfolio companies and prospective portfolio companies. Meritus makes investments…
The East and Southeast Asia Impact Investing Forum brings Community Development Investment to emerging centers of global capitalism, including Shanghai, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg and Mumbai. In an effort to address the ongoing imbalance in investment between the northern and southern…
CDVCA Member Fund Bridges Ventures Brings UK an Award-winning Affordable Gym and Extraordinary Employer The Gym Group has placed 15th in the prestigious The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For list, the UK’s most extensive research into…