Tagged: jobs act

October 27, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Samuel Guzik  |  

  The place: Washington, D.C. – the occasion: the swearing in of a new federal agency head – one charged in part with regulating the flow of capital to small businesses.  President Obama and others listened with a hopeful ear. Her words were inspiring, especially… Read More

October 22, 2014 @ 8:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fireman’s Brew, a Los Angeles-based craft beer company founded by two firefighters, today announced that it has released a new private offering of stock, available through equity crowdfunding platform, FlashFunders. In accordance with the JOBS ACT and exempt from registration under Rule 506(C), the company is… Read More

October 16, 2014 @ 10:55 am By Erin Hobey  |  

FlashFunders is the first no-cost equity funding platform open for small businesses and tech entrepreneurs.  “This is not the Silicon Vally model leveraging technology for business as usual,” avers FlashFunders. FlashFunders Co-Founder Vincent Bradley aims to take advantage of the recent changes in private equity funding by offering… Read More

October 15, 2014 @ 2:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Gathering Features JOBS Act Advocates Including; Congressman Patrick McHenry, David Weild , Sam Guzik, Doug Ellenoff, Sara Hanks, Brian Korn and more. Next week in New York City a group of crowdfunding industry advocates, legal though leaders and securities analysts will gather to discuss the… Read More

October 4, 2014 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Title II of the JOBS Act of 2012 is a game changer.  For over 80 years it was illegal to advertise private placement securities offers.  Think about it; a company was not allowed to promote the fact it wanted to raise capital from investors.  How… Read More

September 29, 2014 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Followers of the investment crowdfunding space all know the real estate sector is very hot.  Big names and big deals are migrating to the new approach to fund all types of property.  iFunding is one of these companies that claims a top pedigree of founders… Read More

September 28, 2014 @ 5:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has published a report on markets for small capitalization equities as part of the requirement of the JOBS Act to study decimalization and trading of small cap companies.  Questions of liquidity and market efficacy have been ruminating at the SEC… Read More

September 27, 2014 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

In a comment letter addressed to SEC Chair Mary Jo White, 24 members of Congress have demanded the SEC keep state “Blue Sky Review” preemption as part of Title IV of the JOBS Act, commonly referred to Regulation A+.  The Congressmen also requested removal of… Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 7:46 am By JD Alois  |  

On the anniversary of legalizing general solicitation for private placements, I had the opportunity to speak with Rory Eakin, COO and co-founder of  equity crowdfunding platform CircleUp.  Founded in 2012, since their  launch they have raised over $40 million for 40 different companies.  The CircleUp… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 4:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

In the UK the first publicly listed equity crowdfunding round was a smashing success so why not the same in the United States?  The JOBS Act and the various provisions were largely designed to assist startups gain access to much needed capital but the intent… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Last month Harvard Business School published a case study on the real estate crowdfunding platform Prodigy Network and its founder Rodrigo Niño.  Authors Karim Lakhani, Katja Hutter and Greta Priar, reviewed the dramatic rise of Prodigy Network and the vision of Niño that “crowdfunding will… Read More

September 24, 2014 @ 8:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ReverseMergers.com, a firm dedicated to taking mid and microcap companies public through reverse mergers with public shell corporations is seeking strategic partnerships with crowdfunding consultants and crowdfunding portals. The partnerships are aimed at benefiting crowdfunding companies now and in the near future as the full… Read More

September 23, 2014 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Oh how time flies.  On September 23, 2013 the over 80 year old ban on general solicitation (advertising / promotion) for certain private placement offers was lifted.  This was enacted by Title II of the JOBS Act and a profound change for our securities industry…. Read More

September 19, 2014 @ 12:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

As part of their regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) is planning to meet at the offices of the SEC on October 9th. The IAC, a mandated group under Dodd-Frank legislation, advises the SEC on various aspects of securities regulations.  One of the… Read More

September 19, 2014 @ 8:30 am By Holly Hubbard Preston  |  

For a second year in a row, government policy makers, finance experts and online entrepreneurs gathered at UC Berkeley for the Fung Institute’s academic symposium on crowdfunding.  The event was organized by Dr. Richard Swart – a well known authority and frequent commenter on crowdfunding… Read More

September 18, 2014 @ 11:07 pm By Getty Goh  |  

Crowdfunding is a burgeoning field in many parts of Asia. In comparison, crowdfunding in places like the United States has been around for a longer time. While the United States relaxed regulations on investment-based crowdfunding in 2012 (via the JOBS Act), rewards- based sites like… Read More

September 17, 2014 @ 5:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today (September 17th), during a presentation delivered at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC, SEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher gave a thoughtful, concise and concerned speech regarding the incredibly important needs of small business in the United States.  Recognizing that “small business is the lifeblood… Read More

September 16, 2014 @ 2:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have decided to work together to spread the word on the JOBS Act and new options to raise capital for small businesses.  The JOBS Act legalized various forms of investment crowdfunding including:… Read More

September 15, 2014 @ 5:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

OTC Markets Group, a publicly listed exchange and technology platform, has announced they are in the process of launching a public venture market for small companies.  This new exchange will also target companies that go public under the different JOBS Act exemptions.  Signed into law… Read More

September 7, 2014 @ 10:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Washington State passed legislation legalizing equity crowdfunding way back in March of this year and given the title of “the Washington Jobs Act of 2014 (not very original).  Washington is one of a number of states that have moved forward with their own state crowdfunding… Read More