Tagged: jobs act

April 15, 2013 @ 7:35 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Senator spoke about the potential of securities crowdfunding, which would allow startup companies to make equity offerings to investors through websites and raise up to $1 million per year from investors online. The JOBS Act, which was passed in April 2012, established a legal… Read More

April 15, 2013 @ 6:59 am By PointofLaw  |  

After celebrating the first anniversary of the passage of the JOBS Act, the SEC still has not adopted regulations to implement the law as required. (Background post). Congress is taking notice, as the House Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations last week held… Read More

April 11, 2013 @ 3:53 pm By MarketWatch  |  

Republican lawmakers on Thursday blasted top officials at the nation’s securities watchdog over delays in the agency’s implementation of key aspects of a law approved a year ago to help small businesses accumulate capital. “I’m getting a lot of verbal moon-walking but I’m not getting… Read More

April 10, 2013 @ 8:38 am By Xconomy  |  

… While skeptics point out there might be natural limits on how successful equity crowdfunding could be, the immediate reason for the holdup is the SEC. The JOBS Act required the commission to create the rules governing equity crowdfunding within nine months of its passage. The… Read More

April 10, 2013 @ 7:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Monday’s conference on crowdfunding fraud and regulation in Washington, DC was an event I had been looking forward to for some time. It didn’t disappoint. Organized by Virginia-based CrowdCheck, the speaking roster of this conference was distinctly and obviously set up to put all sides… Read More

April 9, 2013 @ 12:44 pm By The Business Journal  |  

This was the scene a year ago, when President Barack Obama signed the JOBS Act, which legalized the use of crowdfunding for equity investments. The SEC, however, still has not issued regulations to make this new way of raising capital a reality. If you’re hoping… Read More

April 8, 2013 @ 6:42 pm By Washington Post  |  

Already months behind schedule, federal regulators charged with establishing the rules to implement new online crowdfunding portals still cannot say when they will issue those guidelines. On Monday, the resulting frustration from entrepreneurs, investors and those trying to build those online financing portals was on… Read More

April 8, 2013 @ 6:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding is accelerating at an unprecedented rate and impacting government policy, informing enterprise innovation, and changing the role of financial institutions around the world. Massolution, a research firm specializing in the crowdsourcing and crowdfunding industries, released its annual 2013CF – Crowdfunding Industry Report. After collecting… Read More

April 8, 2013 @ 10:08 am By Reuters  |  

* More than half of funds raised through U.S. websites * Predicts total volume will reach $5.1 billion in 2013 Crowdfunding websites helped companies and individuals worldwide raise $2.7 billion from members of the public in 2012, an 81 percent increase on the previous year,… Read More

April 8, 2013 @ 7:30 am By Terra  |  

The crowdfunding industry is frustrated that the Securities and Exchange Commission has not yet finalized rules that will potentially turbocharge the industry. But it is also cautiously optimistic that there will be movement this year. The SEC is expected to finalize and implement rules on… Read More

April 7, 2013 @ 6:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Congressman Patrick McHenry releases video for the one year anniversary of the Jobs Act being signed into law. Congressman McHenry specifically comments on crowdfunding urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to move forward with the delayed crowdfunding regulations.  The Congressman points out that President Obama… Read More

April 7, 2013 @ 12:21 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

On the anniversary of the JOBS Act, Woodie Neiss of Crowdfund Capital Advisors and University of Mississippi Law Professor Mercer Bullard discuss investment crowdfunding, investor protection and fraud. It is an interesting microcosm of the arguments being made from both sides of the crowdfunding debate…. Read More

April 6, 2013 @ 3:15 am By JD Alois  |  

A leading organization that represents entrepreneurs and small business owners expressed frustration with the dawdling pace of Jumpstart Our Business Start Up Act  (JOBS Act) implementation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  The JOBS Act was signed by President Barack Obama one year ago… Read More

April 6, 2013 @ 3:08 am By Upstart Business Journal  |  

As an angel investor who hears pitches from ambitious entrepreneurs daily, I know that crowdfunding will not be some fad, a blip in era of social networking. I also know that crowdfunding is not about number crunching, technical indicators and fueling yet another tech bubble—there… Read More

April 5, 2013 @ 7:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdIt, today joins the crowdfunding industry in recognizing the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act by President Obama. The bill will allow entrepreneurs to fund small businesses through a new crowdfunding model that provides equity shares in startups…. Read More

April 5, 2013 @ 12:50 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Today is the one-year anniversary of the signing of the JOBS Act. The JOBS Act is an extremely ambitious piece of legislation that aims to rework and rewrite regulations that have been in place for the better part of a century. This is especially true… Read More

April 5, 2013 @ 7:35 am By Fortune  |  

FORTUNE — It’s been exactly one year since President Obama signed the JOBS Act into law. After passing with flying colors in the House and Senate, the President called the new legislation a “potential game changer” for its ability to alter the fundraising landscape for… Read More

April 4, 2013 @ 4:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leaders of the Venture Capital and Crowdfunding industry gather today at the SV Crowdfund Conference in honor of the anniversary of President Obama signing the JOBS Act into law; leading to the largest changes in securities laws since the 1930s. Silicon Valley Crowdfund provides the… Read More

April 4, 2013 @ 11:53 am By JD Alois  |  

President Obama made history when he signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act into legislation on April 5, 2012. To celebrate this pivotal move forward for early-stage businesses, April 5, 2013 will be recognized as the first Global Crowdfunding Day. StartupValley supports this celebration and… Read More

April 4, 2013 @ 7:01 am By TheStreet  |  

It’s been one year since the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was passed with the intention to reduce red tape and costs for initial public offerings. The theory was that by doing this and creating crowdfunding for companies, the IPO market would take off…. Read More