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Tag Archives: Crowdfunding
President Trump: It’s High Time for a few More Tweets to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton
[Originally published in Crowdfund Insider on August 28, 2018] President Trump: It’s High Time for a few More Tweets to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Any good litigator can tell you that the difference between success and failure is often the … Continue reading
Posted in Capital Raising, Crowdfunding, General, Regulation A+ Resource Center, SEC Developments, Security Tokens/ICOs
Tagged Crowdfunding, crowdfunding attorney, Donald Trump, Guzik and Associates, Jay Clayto, JOBS Act, proposed SEC rules, Regulation A, Regulation A+ attorney, Regulation CF, regulation d, Rule 506, samuel guzik, sec
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Fixing the JOBS Act Beyond JOBS Act 3.0: Follow the Money
[Originally Published in Crowdfund Insider on July 25, 2018] Often repeated, but not always followed, is the advice: follow the money. Sometimes basic problems – and their solutions – are more readily understood (and solved) with this simple mantra. Effective … Continue reading
Posted in Capital Raising, Crowdfunding, General, Regulation A+ Resource Center, SEC Developments
Tagged Crowdfunding, crowdfunding attorney, crowdfunding lawyer, JOBS Act, Regulation A Lawyer, Regulation A+ attorney, samuel guzik, sec
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SEC Regulation A+, ICOs and Small Business Capital Formation: For Whom the Bells Toll?
If the Wall Street Journal is any indicator, so called Regulation A+ offerings, which sprung to life in June 2015, courtesy of Title IV of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the JOBS Act) and SEC rulemaking, are (or … Continue reading
Posted in Capital Raising, Corporate Governance, General, Regulation A+ Resource Center, SEC Developments
Tagged Crowdfunding, crowdfunding attorney
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The SEC, the ICO and Avoiding the ICU: A Call for Leadership and Action
[Originally Published in Crowdfund Insider on November 6, 2017] As a securities lawyer and a sometimes advocate for smart regulation of capital formation, I must confess: When it comes to addressing the current state of the Initial Coin Offering … Continue reading
Posted in Capital Raising, Corporate Governance, Crowdfunding, General, SEC Developments, Security Tokens/ICOs
Tagged Crowdfunding, crowdfunding attorney, crowdfunding lawyer, ICO, Initial Coin Offering, JOBS Act, Regulation A Lawyer, Regulation A+ attorney, samuel guzik, sec
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Securities Attorney Samuel Guzik in the News – CFO.com
What’s Wrong with Crowdfunding? The JOBS Act was designed to help online capital formation. So far, the results have been disappointing. Vincent Ryan February 6, 2017 | CFO Magazine Raising $5 million, $10 million, even $50 million online seems irresistibly … Continue reading
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Tagged Crowdfunding, crowdfunding attorney, crowdfunding lawyer, JOBS Act, Regulation A Lawyer, Regulation A+ attorney, samuel guzik, sec
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Why I am “High” on the Prospects for SME’s in 2017
The beginning of a new year is typically accompanied by renewed hope and positive expectations. 2017 is no exception. As a staunch advocate of promoting the interests of small business generally, and smart regulation of capital formation, in particular, 2017 … Continue reading
Posted in Capital Raising, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Crowdfunding, General, Regulation A+ Resource Center, SEC Developments
Tagged cannabis stocks, Crowdfunding, crowdunding, Donald Trump, fix crowdfunding act, HR 3784, JOBS Act, Med-X, Paul Atkins, Regulation A, Regulation A+ attorney, Regulation A+ lawyer. Samuel Guzik, sec, SEC Small Business Advocate
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Open Letter to the SEC: Please Don’t Hang Up on Small Business (And Please Don’t Put Small Business on Hold)
Some of you who read my July 2014 article entitled “Intrastate Crowdfunding at Risk -Has Intrastate Crowdfunding in Washington State Been Washed Out by NASAA and the SEC?” may have concluded that I was making a mountain out of a … Continue reading
Posted in Capital Raising, Corporate Law, Crowdfunding, General, SEC Developments, Uncategorized
Tagged accredited investors, Crowdfunding, Crowdfunding Plus, CrowdfundingPlus, final SEC rules, Guzik and Associates, intrastate crowdfunding, Invest Kansas Exemption, JOBS Act, NASAA, Patrick McHenry, proposed crowdfunding rules, proposed sec crowdfunding regulations, Regulation A, Rule 506, samuel guzik
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Intrastate Crowdfunding at Risk
Has Intrastate Crowdfunding in Washington State Been Washed Out by NASAA and the SEC? On May 5, 2014, I published an article in Crowdfund Insider highlighting recent informal “rulemaking” at the SEC Division of Corporation Finance, which in my opinion … Continue reading
Posted in Capital Raising, Corporate Law, Crowdfunding, General, SEC Developments
Tagged Crowdfunding, equity crowdfunding, general advertising, general solicitation, Georgia crowdfunding, intrastate crowdfunding legislation, Invest Georgia Exemption, Invest Kansas Exemption, JOBS Act, Joe Wallin, NASAA, proposed crowdfunding rules, proposed sec crowdfunding regulations, proposed SEC rules, public solicitation, Rick Fleming, samuel guzik, SEC crowdfunding regulations, state crowdfunding legislation, Washington State crowdfunding
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JOBS Act 2.0: Congressman McHenry’s Cure for the “Six Deadly Sins” of Crowdfunding Regulation
For those of you who were too busy to notice, U.S. Congressman Patrick McHenry introduced three draft bills into the House Financial Services Committee last week. One of them, if it were to become law, would open up the … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Law, Crowdfunding, General, SEC Developments
Tagged Crowdfunding, Crowdfunding Plus, CrowdfundingPlus, equity crowdfunding, Guzik and Associates, JOBS Act, JOBS Act 2.0, Patrick McHenry, proposed crowdfunding rules, proposed sec crowdfunding rules, samuel guzik, SEC crowdfunding regulations
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MIT Panel Discussion: Can Crowdfunding Democratize Access to Capital?
Following is a Crowdfunding Roundtable I participated in at the MIT Sloan School of Business on May 19, 2014, which included my presentation on the SEC’s proposed Regulation A+: May 19 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Event Details The MIT Innovation … Continue reading
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Tagged Crowdfunding, CrowdfundingPlus, equity crowdfunding, Guzik and Associates, JOBS Act, proposed sec crowdfunding regulations, proposed sec crowdfunding rules, Regulation A, Rule 506, samuel guzik, SEC crowdfunding regulations
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