Or, as Bruce Roberts titled it, "Our Coal Mine Is the Canary." I’m a career investment banker who now also owns and operates several Appalachian coal mines. This isn’t a piece defending coal – though you might find it surprising, if not more than a little ironic, to know that you can’t make a solar panel, or an electric vehicle, without metallurgical-grade coal, like ours. While canaries aren’t...
By Nash Roberts The road to starting a company often takes many turns. It took Coletta Dorado, founder of AZZLY, Inc., an addiction treatment and behavioral healthcare software company, two careers, the loss of one relative, and the persistence of Job to settle on her mission. Here is the story of a founder, mother, employer, and pioneer. But, first, some background on the world of...
Carofin and CFS Announce Successful Redemption of Commercial Airplane Parts Investment Brevard, NC – February 27, 2023 -- Carofin and Carolina Financial Securities are pleased to announce that DSC Trading, LLC has redeemed in full their investors’ capital and coupon in 11% Senior Secured Notes. Based in Branson, MO, DSC Trading has been a leading supplier of expendable and consumable...
2022 was, in many ways, a validation of internal investments in technology and process management. It also helped set the direction of where we’re going as an operating company. Here are the results: Total from Investors: $96,388,000 Number of Meaningful Investments: 33 Companies Provided Vital Capital: 24 Industries included: MedTech, Aviation, Agriculture, Mining, B2B Consumer Products,...
Carofin and CFS Announce Successful Financing of TxtSmarter, a secure pipeline for full communications capture across private messaging applications, platforms, and services. Brevard, N.C., December 13 , 2022 – With record-breaking fines facing major financial services firms, Carofin and Carolina Financial Securities are pleased to announce they have successfully raised a total of $2,020,000 in...
Parachute Manufacturer Lands Safely With Help From Carofin Carofin and CFS Announce Successful Financing of Global Military Grade Parachute Manufacturer BREVARD, N.C., Sept. 20, 2022 -- Carofin and Carolina Financial Securities are pleased to announce they have successfully raised a total of $7,500,000 in Senior Secured Debt and Participating Preferred Equity for Paradigm Parachute &...
Carofin Completes $2.5M Growth Financing for InfoTouch Corp. Carofin and CFS Announce Successful Financing of Industry Leading Point of Sale Software Provider BREVARD, N.C., Nov. 17, 2022 -- Carofin and Carolina Financial Securities are pleased to announce they have successfully raised a total of $2,500,000 in Senior Secured Promissory Notes for InfoTouch Corporation. The funds were sourced...
Blueberry Farmer is Anything but Blue Carofin and CFS Announce Successful Financing of Organic Blueberry Farm BREVARD, N.C., June 22, 2022 -- Carofin and Carolina Financial Securities are pleased to announce the firm has successfully raised $2.2M in Participating Preferred Membership Interests for Berry Capital Management, an SPV which provided working capital for a 400-acre organic blueberry...
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