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With millions of dollars exchanging hands, regulation was imminent. Here are four reasons the JOBS Act was enacted: -Establish Investment Limits:Ensure investors do not exceed statutory...
That's what changed in the JOBS Act. Small businesses – again, that's you – can now incorporate and sell ownership in their business venture, to the general public, exchanging a portion...
Since its enactment, most of the discussion of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) has centered on crowdfunding and the IPO onramp provisions of the Act. However, the legislation’s...
By reducing regulatory burdens on startups and small companies trying to raise capital, the JOBS Act has facilitated the legalization of crowdfunding, which allows small private companies to...
The JOBS act exempts companies with less than $1 billion a year in revenues from some disclosure and governance requirements as they make initial public stock offerings. It allows companies to...
Tapping into the wisdom of the crowd is nothing new. And now that Kickstarter has beaten the path, there are a few similar, and niche-focused, alternatives to Kickstarter. One interesting...
Before you decide to raise money through crowdfunding, consider the following things first: 1) It’s better if you can give rewards rather than equity. 2) Do you have a compelling story? 3)...
As a result, investors may now access these companies through crowdfunding sites with highly-curated dealflow. And given the Fed’s actions, diversification–something that has always been important...
For equity crowdfunding to operate properly, funding portals will not only need regulations in place, but also the appointment of a self-regulatory organization or SRO. This SRO is most likely to...
After a procedural vote to consider the bill passed Wednesday morning, debate resumed on investor protections. Much of the debate centers on the provisions for crowdfunding, and additional debate...
The bipartisan legislation is already strongly backed by the White House and has support from both major political parties. The JOBS Act passed in the Senate with a 73-26 vote, and the revised...
Rep. Patrick McHenry threw his energy into researching crowdfunding as a mechanism for investing in small businesses. To learn more, he went to websites such as IndieGoGo, which lets people...
Just how much of an opportunity crowdfunding holds for microbusinesses is a hot topic that will be discussed by a number of investors, practitioners and policy experts at the AEO National...
For the curious, here’s a quick reading list I’ve compiled, full of excitement, eager anticipation, fears, contradictions, and contention: 1. Drilling Down: What Small Business Should Know About...
Called Impact Trader, the Chicago-based startup, which was formed in November, aims, in the words of co-founder John Jordan, “to create a capital marketplace for social enterprise projects.”
A video on The Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services, and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs hearing entitled, "The JOBS Act in Action: Overseeing Effective Implementation That Can...
This is upsetting to companies who rely on the crowdfunding business model, but not everyone is sounding alarm bells yet. “As long as the delay is just until later this summer I don’t think it...
For last week's symposium on the JOBS Act, Berkeley Law put together a great list of recent law journal and other articles about the JOBS Act and Crowdfunding.
Crowdfunding is the antithesis of the financial practices of the last decade. There are no credit default swaps, leverage multiples, or obscure fund structures standing between company and...
Crowdfunding is another part of the bill that will ignite job growth and promote investment as companies will be able to raise money from non-accredited investors, in other words: anybody. It...
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