Category Archives: Capital Raising

SEC Issues Regulation A+ White Paper – What’s Working?

There has been a great deal of hyperbole and misinformation surrounding the use of the new SEC Regulation A+, which allows a private U.S. company to issue freely tradeable shares to the general public. A new White Paper recently  released … Continue reading

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HR 3784 – SEC Office of Small Business Advocate – Is Now the Law of the Land

On December 16, 2016, President Barack Obama Signed into Law HR 3784 – SEC Office of Small Business Advocate, creating an independent Office of Small Business Advocate at the SEC, reporting directly to the full Commission and Congress. This legislation … Continue reading

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Unstacking the Deck Against SME’s in Washington: A Call for an SEC Small Business Advocate

[As published inn Crowdfund Insider on November 16, 2016] With a new administration set to take the reins of power in the White House in January 2017, not to mention a new, Republican appointed Chair of the SEC in the … Continue reading

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On the SEC’s New Intrastate Crowdfunding Rules and the Nanny State

On October 26, 2016, the SEC’s three Commissioners convened at their headquarters to adopt new rules intended to modernize what had historically been a little used path of raising capital for startups, early stage businesses and community-based enterprises: the so … Continue reading

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SEC REGULATORY ALERT: COMMISSION POISED TO ADOPT EXPANDED INTRASTATE CROWDFUNDING RULES

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it will be meeting on October 26, 2016 to consider and adopt amendments to Rule 147, the safe harbor for the issuance of securities pursuant to the so called intrastate exemption.  Rule … Continue reading

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On Investment Crowdfunding, Diversification & the Wisdom of the Crowd

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NASAA and Members of Congress Come Together on the Need for the SEC to Expand Intrastate Crowdfunding Rules

It is rare that I am able to find agreement with the publicly stated positions of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA). Equally rare – members of Congress who are traditionally strong advocates for “smart” regulatory reform of capital … Continue reading

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Protected: Yes – There Actually Is Something Obscene About SEC Regulation A+ (Sort Of)

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Busted! SEC Targets Reg A+ Marijuana Company, Med-X, in Administrative Proceeding

The Regulation A+ industry was buzzing this week – not with excitement, but with a healthy dose of trepidation.  One of the first, high (no pun intended) profile Regulation A+ offerings, launched in November 2015, after a seemingly successful “Testing … Continue reading

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IS THE SEC’S ACCREDITED INVESTOR DEFINITION UNCONSTITUTIONAL?

Many have railed against what can be argued is the irrationality of protecting non-accredited investors from themselves, i.e. the accredited investor definition.   The definition was crafted by the SEC back in the early 1980’s as the centerpiece of what has … Continue reading

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