You can start with investmentlawgroup.com , or capitalmanagementservicesgroup.com. Both of these companies are expert lawyers that specialize in and set up hedge funds.
If you have enough of your own money to trade than prop-trading is not for you. You have to figure out weather you want to daytrade ,swing trade or invest.
You can start your hedge fund out as an incubator fund , then go into a full hedge fund. That basically gives you time to work on your track record and study and take any exams. Obtain necessary regulatory registrations
You can try Interactive Brokers. You can set up Advisor,broker,proprietary trading groups, hedge funds,etc. And you can set up accounts in which you can trade someone elses account. Check theis web site out and give them a call.
You cant raise enough money through crowd funding. You will have to borrow it, apply for a loan, or try an angel investor web site, or apply for a small business loan SBA 7 (a).
DEO is a good one in that catagory target on DEO is $144.00. Started following this in NOV. 2012 at about $114.00 currently at $121.64, it is a slow mover.
Nailed that bottom 1600 S&P, bounced right off it ta-day. My luck it will probably turn around and go thru it........................NOT! have a good day all.