October 30, 2015 @ 3:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The senior Senator from Colorado, Michael Bennet, welcomed the announcement by the SEC today that revealed the regulatory framework for Title III, equity crowdfunding.  According to Senator Bennet, equity  crowdfunding will provide a new avenue for small businesses and startups in Colorado to acquire capital… Read More

January 9, 2015 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to finalize its crowdfunding rules that will allow small businesses and start-ups to raise capital online and through social media. The senators were lead sponsors along with former Republican… Read More

December 13, 2012 @ 11:32 am By CFIRA  |  

Washington, D.C. – December 11, 2012 – Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) urged Chairman Mary Schapiro of the Securities Exchange Commission to request that rules governing crowdfunding activities be issued quickly. Merkley and Bennet were lead sponsors on the CROWDFUND Act, which was… Read More

December 11, 2012 @ 3:02 pm By Business Journal  |  

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and a Democratic colleague want the Securities & Exchange Commission to swiftly issue rules regarding crowdfunding activities. Merkley, who’s taken a keen interest in crowdfunding, and Colorado’s Michael Bennet wrote SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro to request that the agencyinterpret crowdfunding rules, which President Obama signed on April 5…. Read More