Tagged: jobs act

February 27, 2013 @ 6:35 am By JD Alois  |  

SEC Chairman Elisse Walter states crowdfunding coming soon in a speech titled  Making the Markets Safe for Informed Risk-Taking.   As part of the SEC Speaks series of presentations the comment was just a portion of the speech which you may view in its entirety here. Companies… Read More

February 24, 2013 @ 12:16 pm By InvestmentNews  |  

About a dozen crowdfunding and venture capital representatives and small-business advocates last Tuesday urged Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Elisse Walter to propose rules for crowdfunding.  A type of financing that lets small investors buy equity or debt in startups over the Internet, crowd funding… Read More

February 23, 2013 @ 8:45 am By Chicago Tribune  |  

Crowd funding is widely seen as a revolutionary idea. A 2012 federal law known as the JOBS Act opens the door to allowing small, privately owned businesses to market ownership stakes in their ventures to people over the Internet. Companies will be able to sell… Read More

February 22, 2013 @ 6:35 pm By WSJ.com  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission is working to propose rules “as soon as possible” on crowdfunding that would allow small companies to raise up to $1 million in funds from investors over the Internet, but the rules will likely include new types of investor limits… Read More

February 21, 2013 @ 8:32 am By Zachary M Seward  |  

Twitter is expected to file for an initial public offering in late 2013 or early 2014. That much is widely known. Less attention has been paid to whether Twitter will make a normal IPO filing or if, as new rules allow, the company will try to go public… Read More

February 20, 2013 @ 3:59 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

According to sources in the crowdfunding industry who were present for yesterday’s meetings in Washington, there is reason for cautious optimism in regards to Title III implementation. The message from the industry was clear; We’ve examined the problem domain and we’re ready to go, but… Read More

February 20, 2013 @ 8:35 am By Mark Schoeff Jr  |  

About a dozen crowd funding and venture capital representatives and small-business advocates on Tuesday urged Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Elisse Walter to propose rules for crowd funding. A type of financing that lets small investors buy equity or debt in startups over the Internet,… Read More

February 19, 2013 @ 3:33 pm By Chance Barnett  |  

Crowdfunding has the potential to provide new funding options for small businesses and stimulate job growth, and yet the S.E.C. has stalled on crowdfunding Rulings. Other countries are off and running with equity crowdfunding, such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Sweden, Norway and Finland. Why… Read More

February 14, 2013 @ 3:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

There was an interesting submission for comments regarding crowdfunding with the SEC.  This was posted by a Securities Attorney, Paul W. Richter.  He specifically mentions microcap finance and urges the SEC to “stop it’s delaying tactics”.  The entire missive is posted below: Subject: File No…. Read More

February 13, 2013 @ 7:17 pm By InnovationTrail  |  

Startup businesses in upstate New York, a region that sometimes struggles to attract big investors, are anxiously awaiting permission to begin soliciting funding from a new type of investor. The Jumpstart our Business Start-up – or JOBS – Act, passed last year by Congress, allows… Read More

February 13, 2013 @ 7:11 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The International Franchise Association (IFA) lends its support to Title III in the following letter submitted to the SEC:

February 13, 2013 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

  Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com   Daniel Gorfine, Director, Financial Markets Policy and Legal Council at the Milken Institute, was interviewed yesterday on Fox Business regarding the Jobs Act and crowdfunding.  If you have 6 minutes the interview is worth watching.  Gorfine and… Read More

February 12, 2013 @ 10:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

SeedInvest co-founders Ryan Feit and James Han always knew they wanted to start a business, even as they both found themselves working in New York private equity firms. That entrepreneurial drive took them back to Wharton to pursue their MBAs. While at Wharton, Feit read… Read More

February 11, 2013 @ 6:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Accredited Investor Markets, a free, educational website, announced its February 5th beta launch today. AIMkts features articles, deal platforms, and other resources related to investing in private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, tangible assets, and pre-IPO shares. Additionally, AIMkts features fundamentals for accredited investors in… Read More

February 9, 2013 @ 3:03 pm By Dodd-Frank.com  |  

On February 5, 2013, the SEC released FAQs regarding Section 201 of the JOBS Act, which offers a new limited exemption from broker-dealer registration. In addition to directing the SEC to adopt rules lifting the ban on general solicitation in Rule 506 offerings to only accredited investors (provided… Read More

February 9, 2013 @ 3:00 pm By Time Business & Money  |  

Crowdfunding is a promising way for startups to raise money from small investors, but there are a number of issues you need to be aware of before you take the plunge. Last year’s JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act promises to make it easier to… Read More

February 9, 2013 @ 9:05 am By SFGate  |  

Congress created equity crowdfunding, but the Securities and Exchange Commission holds the infant industry’s life in its hands. The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, passed almost a year ago, will let privately held companies sell up to $1 million a year in unregistered stock to mom-and-pop… Read More

February 7, 2013 @ 9:10 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The SEC has a mandate to protect investors while facilitating access to capital. The crowdfunding industry has a mandate to facilitate access to capital while protecting investors. In theory, the goals of the SEC and the crowdfunding industry align. Industry participants know that there will… Read More

February 6, 2013 @ 8:35 am By J.D. Harrison, Washington Post  |  

Entrepreneurs and their young businesses have the potential to accelerate the national economic recovery this year, but only if they get a little help from federal regulators, according to a number of start-up founders, investors and researchers who spoke at a policy event on Tuesday… Read More

February 5, 2013 @ 8:11 am By WSJ.com  |  

A tectonic shift is under way in how companies raise money—and it will have a profound impact on U.S. investors and markets. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s most recent estimates, businesses have been raising more funds through private transactions than through debt and… Read More