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Earlier this week, we posted the first part of our JOBS Act discussion with securities lawyer Jeffrey Rubin. A partner at international law firm Hogan Lovells and a nuanced critic of the JOBS Act, Rubin is chair of the federal regulation of securities committee for the business law section of the American Bar Association. In this second part of our discussion, Rubin touches upon some of the JOBS Act's non-crowdfunding components, notably the introduction of the "emerging growth company." Toward the end, however, we return to crowdfunding as Rubin ruminates on the Act's overall effects.
Signed into law by President Obama on April 5, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act legalizes crowdfund investing in the United States. When the Securities and Exchange Commission’s nine-month legislative review process concludes, entrepreneurs across the country will be able to solicit and collect investments for their startups and small businesses via the Internet. But is the JOBS Act a beneficial piece of legislation for the average American? The bill’s ardent supporters argue it will democratize finance for the 99 percent and ameliorate the United States’ sputtering economy, while its loudest critics claim it will pave the way for another financial crisis. Whether the JOBS Act improves or depresses the American economy, it will fundamentally alter the country’s business ecosystem. It is, as President Obama called it, a “game-changer.”
StartupValley is an equity-based crowdfunding portal to allow start-ups and emerging growth companies to raise capital through the "crowd" in exchange for equity in their business....
In this paper, they investigates the current funding mechanisms available to early growth biotechnology companies, the potential of Crowdfunding and hybrid investment models to finance...
Voices.com is the industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Radio and television stations, advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies rely upon the...
This article summarizes various legislation introduced in Congress that would make it easier for smaller companies to raise capital and would lessen the regulatory burden on those companies....
The five-year-old Company has seen significant success bolstered by a rapidly growing customer base, with 2011 milestones including: The launch of ICON -- a free crowdsourcing platform that...
IPOvillage.com is dedicated to crowdfunding initial public offerings (IPOs). Everyone is welcome to invest! IPO Village's debut IPO will be on behalf of a First Line Capital portfolio...
Surprise, surprise! This is simply not the case and it has not been so for a very very long time… the regulations have been the same forever. Until today this really had no chance to ever...
The senators’ remarks came during a Senate Banking Committee hearing, which was dominated by discussion of the following proposals: *Making it easier for small businesses to raise small...
Crowdfunding has been happening despite securities regulation, the wrinkle is that you donate via Kickstarter and Indiegogo and their ilk,rather than actually expect any return on your money.The...
The JOBS Act would: Allow small businesses to sell up to $10,000 in stock to “non-accredited investors,” provided it doesn’t amount to more than 10 percent of their annual income; Allow...
iCF will be the online destination where aspiration meets inspiration and dreams become realities - the site where that sketch on the back of a napkin can indeed become the next revolution in...
Brazilian crowdfunding and crowdsourcing platforms have had an explosion in growth in the first half of the year. But now, as we enter the second half, the major question is: can Brazil consolidate this growth?
The discrete landing of PopTent in Brazil last month was an indication of a long-term strategy to conquer the large South American market. From the clear and simple room located at the elegant area of Jardins, Sao Paulo, the two co-managing directors of PopTent Brazil, John deTar and Peter Lau, are planning investments in the region of $ 1 million over the next six months. A considerable amount for a company specializing in crowdsourced video production company, even for one whose client list boasts a string of Fortune 500 brands and top agencies. Poptent specialize in producing commercials and other video assets through a social network of more than 35,000 videographers in over 120 countries.
The decision to set-up shop in Brazil was a made in 2010, over a bottle of beer, during a meeting of Poptent’s board and has been almost one year in the planning. It’s not that Poptent takes big decisions lightly, in fact, the beer memorialized the fact that Poptent had enjoyed success with one of it’s large clients, Anheuser-Busch InBev, the leading global brewer well known for its popular American brand, Budweiser. After the huge success of the Dude campaign in United States, they decided to test the model in Brazil, where AB InBev owns the brand Skol, the leading beer in the Brazilian market and the world's third-best selling brand. This was the force behind the creation of Poptent Brazil.
Besides crowdfunding, the bill has two other significant provisions. It raises the ceiling on the number of shareholders a private firm can have — from 500 to 2,000 — before registering with the...
The JOBS Act has created numerous opportunities for small businesses and startups to grow through easing the burdens of some of the securities laws and providing unprecedented access to capital....
Eric Blattberg of Crowdsourcing.org recently spoke with Sherwood Neiss about the JOBS Act: its conceptualization, the subsequent legislative process, its ultimate passage, its potential benefits and drawbacks, its media and public reception, and much more. The second part of that discussion is available after the jump.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will miss a July 4 deadline to issue a number of JOBS Act regulations — including one that would allow advertising on private securities offerings — SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro told a U.S. House oversight panel on Thursday. The tight time limits imposed by the JOBS Act “are not achievable,” stressed Schapiro.
A consistently harsh critic of crowdfunding legislation, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) on Wednesday issued a comprehensive crowdfunding advisory for small businesses and entrepreneurs, demonstrating a (perhaps reluctant) acceptance of the coming U.S. capital market democratization.
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