Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act)

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Health Start-Ups! - Crowd Funding And Project Testing

Joan Justice | Health Tech Hatch | June 18, 2013

Project testing and funding are necessary steps in the launch of the start-up.  Crowd-funding is the new kid on the block and is making a lot of waves in the start-up world.  And thanks to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), which goes into effect in 2013, crowdfunding will transition from a donation to a true investment model. Read More »

Whatever Happened To The "Crowd" In Crowdfunding?

Daniel Gorfine | Washington Monthly | July 23, 2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently generated a buzz in the investment world when it voted to lift a nearly 80 year-old ban on advertising private debt and equity offerings to the general public. The SEC voted to allow “general solicitation” so long as the ultimate buyers are “accredited investors” wealthy enough in the SEC’s eyes to be presumed sophisticated and capable of withstanding investment losses. Read More »