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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):
September 24, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>GLOBALWISE INVESTMENTS, INC.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Nevada</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">000-31671</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">87-0613716</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction of</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Commission</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">incorporation)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">2190 Dividend Drive</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Columbus, Ohio</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center">43228</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(614) 388-8909</B></P>

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area code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>n/a</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.55in">Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.</P>

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.</P>

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.</P>

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On September 24, 2012, Globalwise Investments, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;),
with the approval of the Board of Directors, appointed Kendall D. Gill, 64, to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
effective September 24, 2012. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Gill and any other persons pursuant to which
he was selected as Chief Financial Officer. There are also no family relationships between Mr. Gill and any director or executive
officer of the Company and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant
to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Prior to joining the Company as the Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, Mr. Gill served as an accounting contractor to the Company since September 15, 2011. From May
2006 to September 2011, Mr. Gill served as the Chief Financial Officer of PT Brands, Inc. From May 2010 to August 2012, Mr. Gill
served as President and CEO of Gill Products, LLC. Mr. Gill is a Certified Public Accountant and worked as an Audit Manager at
Coopers &amp; Lybrand from 1974 to 1985.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Employment Offer Letter and Employment Agreement</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Company entered into an Offer of Employment and Employment
Agreement, each dated September 24, 2012 (the &ldquo;Agreements&rdquo;) with Mr. Gill. The material terms of the Agreements are
summarized below.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the Agreements, Mr. Gill (i) receives compensation
at the rate of $145,000 per year, (ii) is eligible to participate in certain employee benefit programs, including a 401(k) plan,
health insurance, paid vacation, access to an exercise facility, and use of certain company-paid technology, and (iii) may become
eligible, at the sole discretion of the Company, for profit sharing, and bonuses. The term of the Agreements is indefinite, and
both parties stipulate and agree that Mr. Gill is an &ldquo;at will&rdquo; employee under Ohio law, which governs the Agreements.
Under the Agreements, Mr. Gill covenants (i) not to disclose trade secrets or proprietary information of the Company, (ii) not
to solicit customers, clients, or employees of the Company for a period of two years after termination of the Agreements, and (iii)
not to compete with the Company in the state of Ohio for a period of six months after termination of his employment. Under the
Agreements, Mr. Gill shall be awarded 250,000 restricted common shares of the Company, $0.001 par value, (subject to the applicable holding period restrictions under Rule 144) in reliance
upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The foregoing description of the Agreements is qualified in
its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The Company also intends to enter into its standard form indemnification agreement
with Mr. Gill, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 13, 2012 and
is incorporated by reference herein.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Effective September 24, 2012, Matthew L. Chretien resigned from
the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Chretien remains a member of the Board of Directors and remains as
the Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On September 27, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing
the management changes described in Item 5.02 of this Form 8-K. A copy of the Company's press release is furnished with this Form
8-K and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed &quot;filed&quot; for purposes of
Section 18 of the Exchange Act and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 27.5pt">(d)<I> Exhibits</I></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 22%; font-weight: bold">Exhibit No.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 78%; font-weight: bold">Name of Exhibit</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">10.1</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">10.2</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">99.1</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Offer of Employment of Kendall D. Gill dated September 24, 2012</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Employment Agreement of Kendall D. Gill dated September 24,
        2012</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Press release issued by the Company, dated September 27, 2012.</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.55in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dated: September 27, 2012</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">GLOBALWISE INVESTMENTS, INC.</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(Registrant)</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 49%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 42%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">/s/ William J. Santiago</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>William J. Santiago</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">President and Chief Executive Officer</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>EXHIBIT INDEX</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">10.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Offer of Employment of Kendall D. Gill dated September
24, 2012</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">10.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employment Agreement of Kendall D. Gill dated September
24, 2012</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Press release issued by the Company, dated September
27, 2012</P>

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
__________________________________
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):
September 24, 2012
GLOBALWISE INVESTMENTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Nevada
000-31671
87-0613716
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
2190 Dividend Drive
Columbus, Ohio
43228
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(614) 388-8909
(Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers
On September 24, 2012, Globalwise Investments, Inc. (the "Company"),
with the approval of the Board of Directors, appointed Kendall D. Gill, 64, to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
effective September 24, 2012. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Gill and any other persons pursuant to which
he was selected as Chief Financial Officer. There are also no family relationships between Mr. Gill and any director or executive
officer of the Company and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant
to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Prior to joining the Company as the Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, Mr. Gill served as an accounting contractor to the Company since September 15, 2011. From May
2006 to September 2011, Mr. Gill served as the Chief Financial Officer of PT Brands, Inc. From May 2010 to August 2012, Mr. Gill
served as President and CEO of Gill Products, LLC. Mr. Gill is a Certified Public Accountant and worked as an Audit Manager at
Coopers & Lybrand from 1974 to 1985.
Employment Offer Letter and Employment Agreement
The Company entered into an Offer of Employment and Employment
Agreement, each dated September 24, 2012 (the "Agreements") with Mr. Gill. The material terms of the Agreements are
summarized below.
Pursuant to the Agreements, Mr. Gill (i) receives compensation
at the rate of $145,000 per year, (ii) is eligible to participate in certain employee benefit programs, including a 401(k) plan,
health insurance, paid vacation, access to an exercise facility, and use of certain company-paid technology, and (iii) may become
eligible, at the sole discretion of the Company, for profit sharing, and bonuses. The term of the Agreements is indefinite, and
both parties stipulate and agree that Mr. Gill is an "at will" employee under Ohio law, which governs the Agreements.
Under the Agreements, Mr. Gill covenants (i) not to disclose trade secrets or proprietary information of the Company, (ii) not
to solicit customers, clients, or employees of the Company for a period of two years after termination of the Agreements, and (iii)
not to compete with the Company in the state of Ohio for a period of six months after termination of his employment. Under the
Agreements, Mr. Gill shall be awarded 250,000 restricted common shares of the Company, $0.001 par value, (subject to the applicable holding period restrictions under Rule 144) in reliance
upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The foregoing description of the Agreements is qualified in
its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The Company also intends to enter into its standard form indemnification agreement
with Mr. Gill, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 13, 2012 and
is incorporated by reference herein.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
Effective September 24, 2012, Matthew L. Chretien resigned from
the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Chretien remains a member of the Board of Directors and remains as
the Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Company.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On September 27, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing
the management changes described in Item 5.02 of this Form 8-K. A copy of the Company's press release is furnished with this Form
8-K and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Exchange Act and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act.
Item 9.01.          
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Name of Exhibit
10.1
10.2
99.1
Offer of Employment of Kendall D. Gill dated September 24, 2012
Employment Agreement of Kendall D. Gill dated September 24,
        2012
Press release issued by the Company, dated September 27, 2012.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September 27, 2012
GLOBALWISE INVESTMENTS, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ William J. Santiago
Name:
William J. Santiago
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
10.1      Offer of Employment of Kendall D. Gill dated September
24, 2012
10.2      Employment Agreement of Kendall D. Gill dated September
24, 2012
99.1      Press release issued by the Company, dated September
27, 2012