Earlier this month while traveling in Costa Rica, I attended an entrepreneur community meetup in the heart of the country’s most-prominent metropolitan area, Escazú. The meetup was organized by Chepetech and the discussion was led by Marcela Ledezma, Director at Klap, which focuses on the payments sector in Latin America (LatAm). The region represents a…
Costa Rica is well known for its agricultural products. Contrary to this belief, the country has much more to offer than its agricultural know how. Over the years, the Costa Rican economy has been morphing into a more diversified economy, offering medical devices and other technology. Agriculture accounted for about 16% of Costa Rica’s GDP…
Much hype regarding Crowdfunding has hit the internet recently, given new rules (effective May 16, 2016) adopted as part of Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, also known as Regulation Crowdfunding. The purpose of this article is to provide some information on Crowdfunding in the US and what the new regulations…