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Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives quickly advanced four bills that would make it easier for small businesses to line up capital. The quartet of bills makes technical changes to several...
Introduced by U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., the Senate bill addresses some of the consumer protection concerns that critics levied against the House bill, which passed overwhelmingly in...
Here are some significant differences between the House bill and the Senate bill: *The Senate bill only permits the issuance of securities “through a crowdfunding intermediary”(such as...
Hearings were held on both bills which focused not on the job-creation possibilities and economic upside of crowdfunding, but instead on the potential for fraud. Moreover, in typical Washington...
Basically, if this new crowdfunding bill becomes a law, all of the foregoing prohibitions and requirements will be lifted.According to the bill, the company will have to meet these key...
Today, however, the outlook for the bill isn’t so sunny. SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro sent a letter to senators this week that contended the bill “would eliminate important protections for...
There have now been more than 10,000 Kickstarter projects funded, with more than $75 million dollars pledged and a 44% success rate. This lightweight model for "crowdfunding" has caught...
The Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act, introduced by Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry (N.C.), would allow start-up companies to receive up to $10,000 from investors over the internet without having...
Woodie Neiss, an entrepreneur from Miami Beach, Florida, who testified in favor of the crowdfunding bill in September, said it’s “amazing to see members of both parties get behind this important...
If the crowdfunding bill becomes law, all of the foregoing prohibitions and requirements will be lifted, and a startup will be permitted to sell securities via crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter...
Scott Brown’s crowdfunding bill would allow startups to sell up to $1 million worth of securities a year to investors — who are capped at investing $1,000 each — without subjecting the startups...
The bill heads to the Senate next. It currently allows business owners to raise up to $2 million from an unlimited number of individuals who can invest as much as $10,000 each. According to...
Crowdsourcing.org founder Carl Esposti offers this in-depth look at the crowdfunding bills now being considered in Washington, D.C. and how they could shape the future. This is the first post in a two-part series.
The president’s tax plan would reward some sectors, such as manufacturers and clean energy companies, which would continue to receive targeted tax breaks. But it would penalize other sectors, such...
Senators suggested Tuesday, March 6, their companion bill could have differences. Several on Tuesday expressed concern that a House provision opening the door to crowdfunding over the Internet...
The Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act will exempt the crowdfunding investors from the company official shareholder count which is critical because after you hit 500 shareholders the company must...
Today was not meant to be the day that the JOBS Act and the provisions to legalize crowdfunding for equity within it move forward. Democratic efforts to add amendments to the bill were blocked by Republicans, who responded by postponing any further action on the package until Wednesday.
Wednesday, the Senate cloture vote on H.R. 3606, better known as the JOBS Act, passed 76-22--the package will allow companies to offer securities to non-accredited investors via crowdfunding platforms. The JOBS Act passed the House by a 390-23 vote on March 8 and in a rare showing of bipartisan agreement on the economy during an election year. The Obama administration has expressed support for the JOBS Act, which the President intends to sign into law when the legislation reaches his desk.
Immediately after affirming the vote, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Senator Scott P. Brown, (R-MA) and Jack Reed (D-RI) proposed two additional amendments.
A bittersweet moment in entrepreneurial history recently occurred, with the Senate passage of the JOBS Act. After passing in the House, this 6-pack of small business modernization reforms cleared the Senate. While most things were left intact from the House bill, the crowdfunding component was tweaked to allow for "more investor protections." In my opinion, crowdfunding was the most economically important part of the bill, so it's no surprise that the special interests have dipped their fingers in the mix. Unfortunately, America will pay a price for this in terms of brain-drain. Sound familiar?
Started three years ago by Hult graduate Ahmad Ashkar, the Hult Global Case Challenge is the largest and most respected initiative of its kind. Harnessing the power of crowd sourcing, the Hult...
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