The Next Web
JANUARY 27, 2013
While the latter is not yet legal in the United States, the JOBS Act, which was signed into law in April 2012, mandates that the SEC makes it legal by January 1st of 2013. Coupled with personal savings, bank loans, and credit cards, traditional small business funding taps out at about $600 billion per year.
Feld Thoughts
JULY 16, 2013
The JOBS Act , which was approved by Congress and signed by President Obama with much fanfare over a year ago, was intended to help small business. It is, after all, called the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. Recently, the SEC weighed in on a number of the things they were required to with much fanfare.
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YoungUpstarts
JULY 1, 2014
billion has been raised through crowdfunding in 2014 to date, twice the amount raised for the whole of 2012 since the SEC relaxed its ban on general solicitation. How big is crowdfunding now? Research estimates $5.1
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 6, 2014
According to the Small Business Administration , about 600,000 new businesses are started in the U.S. According to a 2012 study by PricewaterhouseCoopers , companies average $3.7 In addition, officers may face liability for misrepresentations or speaking out in public and SEC reports.
Early Growth Financial Services
APRIL 30, 2013
When Congress adopted the Jumpstart Our Business Starupts Act (JOBS Act) in January 2012, many budding entrepreneurs rejoiced at the prospect of easier and quicker access to capital to turn their ideas into money-making ventures. Originally published on WilmerHale by Glenn Luinenburg and Shahzia Rahman.
Business Plan Blog
NOVEMBER 4, 2012
The crowdfunding strategy, however, has also caught the attention of the SEC and has been regulated by the 2012 JOBS Act. The JOBS Act aimed to assist small business in securing financing by relaxing some of the federal securities laws. The SEC is currently working to draft rules allowing equity-based crowdfunding.
Startup Company Lawyer
MAY 26, 2012
Crowdfunding: Its Practical Effect May Be Unclear Until SEC Rulemaking is Complete. President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (known as the JOBS Act) into law on April 5, 2012. Whether or not the crowdfunding provisions will have a significant impact on small business fundraising is yet to be determined.
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