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Equity Crowdfunding and The Road Not Taken – What Congress Could Learn From Kansas

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Samuel Guzik

It’s pretty easy to make a case against equity crowdfunding: Startups are risky investments – most will fail, and investors will lose their money. Crowdfunding will be a magnet for fraud, drawing phony and exaggerated investment schemes. The goal of … Continue reading →

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Equity Crowdfunding – The Road Ahead at the SEC and Beyond

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Samuel Guzik

Equity crowdfunding, hoped by many to be a promising new vehicle for capital formation for startups and other early stage companies, has yet to become operational under the JOBS Act – waiting on the SEC to promulgate proposed and final … Continue reading →

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Final and Proposed SEC Rules Allowing General Solicitation are Out – Crowdfunding Rules for Non-Accredited Investors to Follow-And So Too Should Caution

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Samuel Guzik

On July 10, 2013, the SEC released final SEC rules, effective in September 2013, which will allow general solicitation and advertising in unregistered debt and equity offerings so long as all of the purchasers are accredited investors and the issuer … Continue reading →

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SEC Issues Final JOBS Act Regulations Allowing Public Solicitation of Investors in Private Placements Under Rule 506 of Regulation D; New Proposed Regulations Regulating Rule 506 Private Placements Also Issued for Public Comment on July 10, 2013

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Samuel Guzik

On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), making sweeping changes to federal laws regulating capital formation.  One of the more significant changes to existing law was a directive to the … Continue reading →

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Startup Business Lawyer or Legal Self-Help?

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Samuel Guzik

You finally have your management team and your business plan in hand.  You are ready to launch your startup business after months of analysis and planning.  Funds are limited, so you go onto the Internet to find the quickest and … Continue reading →

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Equity Crowdfunding – Google and the Venture Capitalists Are Taking Notice

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Samuel Guzik

While the wait continues for SEC regulations for equity crowdfunding under the JOBS Act, Google and the Venture Capitalists are getting their foot in the door with crowdfunding portals targeting accredited investors. Continue reading →

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SEC Issues Proposed JOBS Act Regulations for Private Placements Under Rule 506 of Regulation D

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Samuel Guzik

On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), making sweeping changes to federal laws regulating capital formation.  One of the more significant changes to existing law was a directive to the … Continue reading →

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The JOBS Act – Act 2: The Wait for SEC Regulations Continues

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Samuel Guzik

As I previously reported, on April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), making sweeping changes to federal laws regulating capital formation, and dramatically enhancing the ability of start-ups, emerging private businesses and … Continue reading →

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The “Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act” (JOBS Act) is Now Law

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Samuel Guzik

In a rare showing of bi-partisanship on Capitol Hill, on April 5, 2012, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) into law, making sweeping changes to federal laws regulating capital formation, and dramatically enhancing the ability … Continue reading →

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