In the most recent blog, we discussed an example case in which the immigration lawyer was acting in the best interest of the regional center and developer, and many investors lost their immigration benefit and all of their money. During this case, the developer has continued to spin a story that he will sell the…
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Sam Goldman, co-founder of d.light, has figured it out. Investing in developing countries isn’t financially prohibitive, and it certainly doesn’t need to be purely charitable. The margin for growth is enormous in the developing world. After living in Africa during his time in the Peace Corps Sam witnessed firsthand the dangers of using kerosene as…
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The investor holds the money, which means that, although it often does not feel like it, each investor has the power in his or her transactions with regional centers and developers, at least at the onset. Today, there are far more EB-5 projects than could be financed given the limitation on visas available in the…
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Much has been written lately about the importance of having a broker dealer involved in your EB-5 project if you are a developer or regional center, or both. The importance of this is both compliance, and to ensure that the investors can confidently invest knowing that someone with a license has reviewed the documents and…
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The United Nations gathered, in part, to discuss the new Sustainable Development Goals, which chart a path for development in the developing world. These are a follow up to the Millennium Development Goals, which have produce admirable results, as a step forward toward economic and social development in the poorer countries of the world. Last…
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Among the various barriers to entry or growth of a company, but not often considered at the outset, is how a new business’ competition will react to it. Today’s buzzword is “disrupt,” but despite a lot of advice regarding how to disrupt a market is available, not enough is said about how to respond to…
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Proper functioning of an economy over the long haul requires certainty; that is to say, it requires trust in a system, whatever that system may be. A desire for certainty does not justify the proposition that a government ought to seek stability as the highest goal or means to protect its economy; rather the governmental…
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The Dollar is strengthening against many currencies, yielding a great opportunity to build capacity in the developing world. Thanks to China’s move to devalue its currency, many countries dependent upon exports to China and Chinese funding are watching their currency value slip as well. More importantly, the lack of a solid market based value for…
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Better known for its violence, Honduras lies only 48 hours via container ship from Miami, and even closer to New Orleans. Honduras is becoming safer, and is focusing on anticorruption efforts, as well as significant economic stabilization priorities. Labor in Honduras is relatively inexpensive and the government is highly motivated to bring in foreign investment. …
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Community Results Driven Approach and Maximizing ROI for Funding Sources Working in the developing world is difficult in that it is fraught with too many good ideas, from too many people with too many good intentions. So many good and effective solutions fall victim to a limited funding supply, or result in duplicative and sometimes…
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