The SEC’s proposed crowdfunding rules also include information on how a company can work with and pay third parties. Broker dealers and sales people have regularly helped small businesses to raise money using private placement memorandums. Crowdfunding, thus far, has…
This week we will review the SEC proposed disclosure requirements for the “issuer” aka company or entrepreneur running a crowdfunding campaign. Unlike a public offering or a large private placement, a crowdfunding campaign is more likely to be ran by…
This week we are continuing our review of the SEC’s proposed crowdfunding rules. Included in the document are rules governing the disclosure of your “Target Offering Amount” and deadlines surrounding them. If you are raising money for your company, invention,…
The SEC has released their proposed crowdfunding rules and in it contains how to qualify for the crowdfunding exemption. The new Securities Act Section 4(a)(6) provides the exemption from securities registration for certain crowdfunding transactions. Note the word “certain”. …
The SEC unveiled its 585 page document of proposed crowdfunding legislation. Concerned citizens, advocacy groups, crowdfunding portals, and businesses have been pouring through the pages in an attempt to fully understand the guidelines and any potential ramifications of them. Crowdfunding…
The government is back in business and the SEC wasted no time in releasing their proposed crowdfunding rules, all 585 pages of them! This is the U.S. government at its finest… take a simple concept that is supposed to connect…
There are few things that ignite as much passion as money and, in some circles, business. In a very unique way crowdfunding has taken these two elements and combined them with another element that ignites passion, a sense of classism….
Crowfunding is an excellent way to raise capital for your start up, or even established, company. With the JOBS Act investing in companies has been opened up to the general American public. Where before you had to be an Accredited…
Crowdfunding is continuing to change on a monthly, if not daily basis. Entrepreneurs, and a global community of backers continue to push the limits of what can be achieved when the “crowd” gets involved. Now with the passing of legislation,…
By now most people have heard of crowdfunding and the JOBS Act. With crowdfunding sites dominating the internet it is easy to be confused about what is allowed and what isn’t. To be clear as of September 2013 the JOBS…