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Today For The First Time in 80 Years, You Can Ask Total Strangers to Invest in Your Business

Up and Running

As of September 23, 2013, American businesses can advertise that they are raising money, and it won’t be considered a crime. The Securities and Exchange Commission is lifting an 80-year-ban on the practice , freeing up privately-owned businesses across the country to openly seek investment funding.

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Update on the JOBS Act and Raising Equity from Crowdfunding

Growthink Blog

As you may recall from last year, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (called the JOBS Act) was passed and signed by President Obama in April, 2012. This was supposed to start on January 1st 2013. As mentioned above, equity based crowdfunding was supposed to go live on January 1st 2013. more on this below).

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The Skinny on Equity-Based Crowdfunding Opportunities

Growthink Blog

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (called the JOBS Act) was passed with support from Republicans and Democrats alike and signed by President Obama in April 2012. Work on your business plan: Make sure you have a solid plan for how much funding you need, how you will spend it, and what effects it will have on your operations and revenues.

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