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The Senate this afternoon passed H.R. 3606 — colloquially referred to as “the JOBS Act” or “the crowdfunding bill” — on a 73-26 vote. The package, which loosens a number of federal regulations, will allow startups and small businesses to solicit investments via the Internet.
Crowdfunding is such a pervasive concept that today more than 175 crowdfunding sites exist online. Seemingly, a new crowdfunding site pops up every other day. So it may be surprising to learn that none of them allow entrepreneurs to raise money in exchange for equity in their business. That's because regulatory organizations like the SEC ban it.
While guided crowdsourcing cannot guarantee all aspiring artists a living, by empowering a new and unprecedentedly large group of thoughtful consumers of the arts to help decide whose dreams...
The SEC is now relaxing its rules to enable companies to utilize crowd-funding without going through any legal requirements and disclosures as well.
The roundtable discussion for Dutch Economic Affairs, chaired by Prof. dr. Paul Louis Iske at ABN Amro’s Dialogues House was a major step for the government and other interested parties to get together and begin a debate on how to raise our promising child called Crowdfunding. Across the globe, in the USA, we hear news of SEC starting to tackle the problem of over-regulating crowdfunding as well. That leaves us with hope that crowdfunding is to take an important position as an alternative for funding of SMEs. That ship has yet a long way to sail, but in the least it appears to be setting the right course!
The stock market-crash of 1929 and the Great Depression that followed really messed it up for crowdfunding, imposing restrictions that 82 years later would make it really difficult to use the social network for raising money for start-ups. So, we are now all connected via social networks – we like the idea of funding our favorite causes and we are happy to freely donate some of our money without an expected return – we also feel good about helping to fund a small business entrepreneur buy a tractor and retire the mules, all we expect is a reasonable rate of interest. We see another good business idea and for a small investment we get a cut of the revenue generated. But, why can’t we invest in a start-up venture and get a piece of the action!
Changes to SEC rules regulating investments in small companies by large number of investors and related rules could have a significant impact on capital raising for private companies.
If all of the restrictions are eased, startups will have access to more capital than they have ever had in the past through new, expanded investor communities. They’ll have a greater chance of...
As part of the Startup America Partnership, IndieGoGo has agreed to offer Startup America Partnership member companies and entrepreneurs the opportunity to raise $30 million of funding at a 50%...
A landmark U.S. congressional hearing relating to crowdfunding and small business capital formation is taking place today, May 10th, 2011! Entrepreneur Sherwood "Woody" Neiss will testify in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Woody is advocating SEC regulatory change which would enable small businesses to solicit funding from the general public. And besides the ear of congress, Whoopi Goldberg has got behind him!
According to the SBE Council president, there's a need to revisit the Security and Exchange Commission's (SEC) rules on accreditation and solicitation to allow Americans to invest in...
Crowdfunding sites hope that the incentive of an equity stake will draw more donors, prompting a surge in business for the companies that run the sites.
The hiring of Harper Reed as the chief technology officer of the Obama campaign points out something very essential. Just as the 2008 Obama campaign blindsided everyone by tapping into this...
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For a glimpse of what is possible, look at Britain, where securities laws are helpful to crowdfunding and several start-ups are vying to be the Facebook of finance. The year-old Funding Circle, a...
Venture Bonsai is an equity-crowdfunding platform that allows European companies to run a share issue with nearly anyone in the EU as an investor. Our ecosystem puts an emphasis on building trust,...
There is a solution to the nation’s poor growth and anemic state of job creation. However, it requires updating Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations regarding general solicitation and accreditation so average Americans can choose to invest in local small businesses. It is called Crowdfund Investing (CFI) — a common sense idea that has attracted the interest and support of President Barack Obama. Republican House member Patrick McHenry (NC) recently introduced H.R. 2930, the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act, legislation that aligns with the general framework supported by the President. So here we have a “common ground” idea where both sides of the political aisle agree on many key details. There is no excuse to move slowly with crowdfund investing as it will help thousands of small businesses and add fuel to our gasping economy.
Nascent entrepreneurs and growth-oriented firms continue to have a difficult time finding capital to expand, innovate and grow. Of course, our nation has counted on the job-creating prowess of small businesses to lead us out of difficult economic periods. This time around, unfortunately, the uncertainties have become too great. New start-ups, which have fueled job creation after previous recessions, have not taken root at the same pace as in the past. Weak demand, tight capital and credit markets, and policy uncertainties continue to erode confidence. The CFI solution is one leg of the stool that will help entrepreneurs identify new sources of capital, thus providing optimism and much needed resources for investment and growth.
Crowdfunding concept is already being used to raise contributions for films, books and other ideas that don’t offer a return on investment, other than a T-shirt or some other perk. And more than...
Moreover, while the potential for shady operators to make off with unwitting investors’ money still exists, the access to information available today allows them to research potential investments...
President Barack Obama has endorsed changes to regulations that would allow for crowdfunding to become more venture-capital-esque. Meanwhile, Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., introduced legislation...
A solution is gaining steam to help spur small-business growth and the anemic state of job creation. It requires updating Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations regarding general...
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