Access to Capital, Jobs Act/Facebook IPO, Hedge funds, Disclosure, D&O Insurance issues, and more!

Storified by Liz Gengl · Tue, May 29 2012 12:21:22

America's Top States for Business 2011 - Access to Capital - CNBC

Access to Capital - 2011. Companies go where the money is, and venture capital flows to some states more than others. Here are the ten ...

Small Business Development Centers to Provide Greater Access to Capital

VENTURA, CA, May 11, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) are launching a new capital access pro...

Legislation to Jump-Start Access to Capital for Small Business Owners & Entrepreneurs Approved by Assembly - Assemblymember Michael Allen Representing the 7th California Assembly District - AD07

Assemblymember Michael Allen represents the 7th Assembly District

It's Time to Level the IPO Playing Field

The conversation might have gone something like this: Analyst at bank arranging the initial public offering of Facebook Inc: "Psst...did ...

JOBS Act Provides Access Road to IPO On-Ramp - TheStreet

By Timothy J. Keating NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The most important IPO-related story as of today is not Facebook's IPO last Friday, but las...

Does the JOBS Act Help You?

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (or JOBS) Act achieved the near impossible when it received bipartisan support in Congress in March. ...

Jobs Act a boon for marketing savvy hedge funds: Hedge Funds Review Hard sell The Jobs Act will radically c... http://bit.ly/N71mBw

— Hedge Fund Dynamics · Tue, May 29 2012 11:05:18

Small Business Week Wrap-up: A Reminder to Keep Our Entrepreneurs Top of Mind ...

Luckily, Congress will have a chance to do just that when the Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act of 2012 comes up for a vote after Me...

NYSE'S Modified Listing Standards For EGCs; Advisory Committee Proposes Change to NYSE Proxy Distribution Fees

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act) provides, among many other things, that a company which qualifies as an emerging g...

Disclosure reprieve for activist investors

The passage of the Jobs Act by Congress in March has forced the Securities and Exchange Commission to delay an examination of changes to ...

B&T: Data Dispatch: Small banks deregister in droves thanks to JOBS Act: The JOBS Act has jump-started deregistr... http://bit.ly/LQbJtX

— SNL Bank News · Tue, May 29 2012 11:25:39

Reform battles rollback as Romney pledges to repeal Obama's financial regulations

Others point to Obama's willingness to scale back some of Sarbanes-Oxley's investor protections in the recently signed JOBS Act a...

Storified by Liz Gengl · Wed, May 16 2012 09:24:09

TechCrunch | How To Appeal To Investors: Top VCs Reveal The Anatomy Of A Successful Entrepreneur

At a very fundamental level, the venture capital business is being reshaped. Speaking to a crowd at the Grind work space in New York last...

Small Businesses = Big Impact - Forbes

We often hear that small businesses are the engines of job creation in the United States. Their value and the role they play in our econo...

Obama to Pressure Congress on Jobs, Economic Proposals

“There's no reason why they shouldn't act right now,” he said, referring to lawmakers. In his bid for re-election, Obama is seeki...

Programs designed to increase access to capital for businesses

Two new programs are aimed at increasing access to capital for small businesses in Colorado. The programs, Colorado Capital Access and Ca...

The Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act Passes - Daily Crowdsource

The Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act, otherwise known as the H.R.2930, was passed by the House of Representatives earlier this month....

Decline in companies going public prompts worries about role of big banks in IPOs - San Jose Mercury News

Massive banking industry consolidation has left control of Silicon Valley IPOs in the hands of enormous Wall Street banks like Morgan Sta...

How to Secure Crowdfunding for Your Company

Recently I got the opportunity to speak with Candace Klein, one of the contributors to the legislation in the JOBS Act, which created the...

Mass. Democrats Announce Jobs Bill - TheStreet

SHANNON YOUNG BOSTON (AP) â€" Massachusetts Democratic lawmakers have increased their efforts to grow jobs in the state by announcing leg...

News Headlines

Page 1 of 4 | Next Page Show Entire Article JOBS Act Will Drive Businesses to IPO On-Ramp: Opinion CNBC.com | May 15, 2012 | 02:56 PM EDT...

Sens. Coons, Alexander introduce SMART Jobs Act today

Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) were joined by AOL co-founder Steve Case in announcing the SMART (Sustaining Our M...

Abandon crowdfunding, or manage it? http://s.hbr.org/Ku7X8W

— Harvard Biz Review · Fri, May 11 2012 18:02:21

Doing Equity Crowd Funding Right

By JAVIER ESPINOZA Small businesses are about to get a powerful new tool for raising capital—crowd funding. Under the recently passed Jum...

Approach crowdfunding investment opportunities with caution. Details: http://j.mp/JEDrZI by @dficonsumers @FinEd4All #crowdweek

— Crowdsourcing Week · Wed, May 16 2012 09:15:00

START.ac launches 1st Crowdfund for Tech Startups

When Twitter's lead venture capitalist Fred Wilson warned VCs last week that crowdfunding posed a threat to his industry's future...

Crowdfunding Phenomenon Hits $1.2 Billion

Crowdfunding is the new kid in town for people that want to raise (or contribute) money for everything from small community restoration p...

What Crowdfunding Means To Investors

There are also constraints on investors, including a limit on how much money a single investor can invest in a given year through crowdfu...

Crowdfunding shows potential

He tried unsuccessfully to raise the money through the crowdfunding website Kickstarter, so the project is at a standstill. But local bus...

Small Businesses Creating Jobs, Crimping Tech M&A, SEC Posts Initial Comments, Affects on the Hedge Fund Industry and more...

Storified by Liz Gengl · Tue, Apr 17 2012 12:32:20

Do Small Businesses Create Jobs?

Just recently, it approved the JOBS Act, which is intended to ease access to credit by “emerging growth” companies. Congressional Republi...

Will the JOBS Act Crimp Tech M&A?

The JOBS Act may slow technology M&A if it succeeds in its goal of making capital more readily available to fledging companies. Witho...

The Small Business Watchdog " Blog Archive " " SEC Invites Comments; Posts Initial Input on JOBS Act Rulemaking

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on April 11 that it is accepting public input on its implementation of the newly e...

JOBS Act means $200K savings for Florida Bank - Tampa Bay Business Journal

Florida Bank Group Inc. will save up to $200,000 a year after taking advantage of a provision in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act....

JOBS Act will drastically alter HF industry, says Kinetic | Hedgeweek

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act liberalises the way private placements are conducted and allows general solicitation and g...

U.S. Legalizes Startup Crowdfunding — What It Means for Hyperlocals | Street Fight http://ow.ly/aloyJ

— ScholarSeed · Tue, Apr 17 2012 12:22:58

What You need to know about @Jobs_Act - Pros and Cons of Crowd Funding on the Internet - I just posted this show - check it out...

— John Martin · Tue, Apr 17 2012 11:56:49

JOBS Act Eases Regulatory Burdens on Capital Raising

President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the "JOBS Act") on April 5, 2012, making significant changes to U.S. fede...

Much Ado About the JOBS Act: Fear Mongering vs. Idealism Cloud http://trap.it/83VLjn #economy

— Trapit · Tue, Apr 17 2012 11:58:48

B2BeTrader Member Registration Increase after President Obama Signed the Jobs Creation Act into Law

B2BeTrader Member Registration Increase after President Obama Signed the Jobs Creation Act into Law To make matters worse, the slow econo...

SEC to Examine Tick Size for Small Caps

The review is mandated by the Schweikert Amendment, a component of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. The bill was passed by Congre...

How Many Errors Can You Make In 9000 Words, More Or Less?

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP on 4/17/2012 The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) is a very modest 90...

The Excellent Wall Street Movement (Wall-Street.com)

With the new bi-partisan support of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act in Washington, we anticipate our movement will foster greater...

Davis Polk on Implementing the JOBS Act

The signing of the JOBS Act set in motion a number of important changes to the way small business and startups receive broader access to ...

The Case for Crowdfunding

What does the JOBS Act have to do with the Statue of Liberty? The founder of Indiegogo breaks down the uniquely American benefits to new ...

Crowdfunding Startup Return on Change Launches with Contest

Aimed at exploiting a hole in the market created by the passage of the JOBS Act, Return on Change officially launched its private beta si...

First Crowdfunding Platform For U.S. Teens Launched

Robert Dobyns, CEO of Conzortia Business Funding, Inc. has announced the launch of the first crowdfunding platform built specifically for...

Financing Your Business: What is Crowdfunding?

By Maryam K. Ansari, Esq. at FindLaw.com A hot topic for entrepreneurs these days is "crowdfunding." It's a way to raise mo...

Growthink Reports the Rapid Rise in Crowdfunding Popularity, Which Sees 259 ...

Dave Lavinsky, expert entrepreneurial advisor and President of Growthink, has recently reported the increasing rise in the popularity of ...

RT @Jamie_Hart_: Growthink Reports the Rapid Rise in Crowdfunding Popularity, Which Sees 259% Annual Growth: http://bit.ly/JcfAAe

— Steven Harlow · Tue, Apr 17 2012 12:15:18

Increased M&A? Crowdfunding? Access to Capital? Restore Credit to Main Street's Business?

Storified by Liz Gengl · Mon, Apr 16 2012 17:57:24

Is JOBS Act Actually Good For Small Business?

Last week, President Barack Obama signed the JOBS act into legislation. The JOBS Act, or Jumpstart Our Business Act, includes several cha...

JOBS Act to Spur More Tech M&A

The recently-passed JOBS Act will lead to significant M&A activity in the technology sector, according to an analysis of the law by l...

Sperling Says Jobs Act Might Have Put U.S. Unemployment Below 8%

Tax Credits In the American Jobs Act, a $447 billion initiative released last September, the Obama administration proposed cutting the pa...

Pro-JOBS Act Corporation to Hire 400 Sales Contractors and Give Them Stock ...

Parent company, SeedVo Incorporated, will also give the sales agents outright common shares in the startup corporation as the company con...

Eileen Ambrose: Crowd-funding raises fears of crowd-fleecing

The bipartisan Jumpstart Our Business Startups — or JOBS — Act loosens restrictions so business can more easily raise capital and, it&#39...

National Crowdfunding Association Endorses Standards for Crowdfunding Portals

NEW YORK, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Today the National Crowdfunding Association ( www.NLCFA.org ) expressed its support f...

Crowdfunding Platform: ME4 Mobile Energy for Emergency, Education and Enterprise

Crowdfunding Platform is a new series on Ecopreneurist that aims to help crowdfunding campaigns that have a clear environmental or social...

[Crowd Leader: Jonathan Moyal] Congress Says I Can Crowdfund for Equity, but ...

After all, I run a crowdfunding startup. I should be on the front lines of this thing – fighting for this bill to go through. I should be...

Citing JOBS Act, Pacific Valley to No Longer Register Shares

The $178 million-asset bank announced Monday that it intends to de-register its thinly traded shares and suspend filing periodic financia...

Incompetent Government

As reported on the PBS NewsHour: “The JOBS Act supporters in Congress argued it will create jobs by helping startup firms raise capital. ...

JOBS Act could result in easing of securities marketing and issuance laws

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or JOBS Act, was signed into law by President Obama on the 5th April and contains a number of ch...

Titus defends vote against Small Business Jobs Act

But both Titus and Heller voted against the Small Business Jobs Act in 2010. Titus says she opposed the legislation because she thought t...

'Big Joe' Clark: JOBS Act could hasten repeat of '08 collapse

President Obama recently signed into law the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act, which is intended to reduce many of the regulato...

Highlights of the latest chatter on The JOBS Act...

Storified by Liz Gengl · Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:31:40

Sara Hanks: Now the Really Hard Work Begins

With the ink still drying on the just signed JOBS Act, we are witnessing a new phase in America's economy that will democratize access to...

Regulator Seeks Feedback on JOBS Act

The JOBS Act, the contentious new law that rolls back various securities rules, elicited strong opposition from regulators in recent mont...

Got Issues With Crowdfunding? The SEC Wants To Know - Forbes

Last week, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the "JOBS Act"), designed to help new companies raise capital ...

SEC Publishes FAQs on the JOBS Act

The SEC has released more guidance on the confidential submission of registration statements, newly permitted under the JOBS Act. The fee...

SEC Staff Guidance on JOBS Act Amendments to Exchange Act Registration Thresholds

On April 11, 2012, the Staff of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance issued guidance in the form of Frequently Asked Questions on th...

US SEC: companies already using new IPO on-ramp

Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:33pm EDT * SEC says two companies already sent confidential docs * Agency resorts to paper collection system for now *...

Live Chat: What Will the JOBS Act Mean for U.S. Start-Ups?

The JOBS Act, signed into law last week, stands for "Jumpstart Our Business Startups." So how will the bill directly impact small busines...

Message From Washington: You're On Your Own - Rick Newman (usnews.com)

There's been a flurry of productivity in Washington lately, which might create the impression that Washington's looking out for you. Don'...

As Obama Signs JOBS Act, Prosper Inc. Supports Startups and Small Businesses with One-to-One Mentoring Programs

SALT LAKE CITY, Apr 11, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- President Barack Obama signed bipartisan jobs legislation last week that will be a "poten...

Legal Update: #JOBS Act Has Potential to Attract New Players to the Public Capital Markets http://www.mcguirewoods.com/news-resources/item.asp?item=6583

— McGuireWoods LLP · Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:05:11

Understanding JOBS Act Basics via @geegirl09 http://ow.ly/aeZ5r #WSBE12 #Business #Entrepreneurs

— Linda Hollander · Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:05:05

The JOBS Act is now law. What does it mean for start-ups and investors? CFO Magazine takes a look: http://tinyurl.com/6nffrfl

— Marc Aarons · Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:21:34

rt @mandersonllp The JOBS Act, Part 2: the “Facebook Problem”, Secondary Market Trading and the 500 Shareholder Rule http://bit.ly/HAsuF5

— John Grimley · Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:18:59

I know Sarbanes Oxley makes going public $$$ but the Jobs act is throwing the baby out with the bath water http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarbanes–Oxley_Act

— Harry Tormey · Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:22:51

RT @Corp_Laws: On LinkedIn: Small Business Securities Bulletin: Impact of the JOBS Act on Public Companies http://bit.ly/HxZIEQ #jdsupra

— JD Supra · Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:29:04

US JOBS act passed. Here comes Dot-Com Bubble 2.0!

— Eric Evenchick · Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:28:42

ABA #DoddFrank Tracker: SEC Issues FAQs on JOBS Act Shareholder Registration Provisions http://regreformtracker.aba.com/2012/04/sec-issues-faqs-on-jobs-act-shareholder.html via @abaregpolicy

— ABA Banking Journal · Thu, Apr 12 2012 10:57:31

New #CitizenRadio: Disastrous JOBS Act, National Review’s daily firing of racists, Occupy returns to its roots http://bit.ly/IGQlTB #OWS #p2

— Citizen Radio · Thu, Apr 12 2012 05:53:01

Releases, articles and blog posts giving color to the JOBS Act, Crowdfunding, regulation changes, access to capital and more

Storified by Liz Gengl · Tue, Apr 10 2012 18:48:16

Access to capital: the key to unleashing small business hiring

By Jeff Stibel, CEO, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. - 04/10/12 01:28 PM ET By signing the Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) ...

Does Obama's Jobs Act pave the way for Wall Street scams?

After months of touting it around the country as the be-all-end-all to America's economic woes, President Obama's Jobs Act is off...

Bank bill key to aerospace jobs, senators warn

By Michelle Dunlop, Herald Writer EVERETT -- The US-backed bank that helped finance 471 Boeing Co. jet sales over the last three years co...

Newly Enacted JOBS Legislation Should Encourage Initial Public Offerings

by McDermott Will & Emery on 4/10/2012 While the recently enacted JOBS Act contains numerous provisions that may or may not result in...

JOBS Act could give some banks a boost

A provision in the JOBS Act, signed into law last week, raises the threshold that requires banks to register with the SEC from 500 stockh...

Lawmakers join Wawa in saluting federal JOBS Act

By Kevin McCorry The new federal JOBS Act does a couple of key things. It cuts red tape for businesses wanting to go public. At the same ...

Biotech Stocks Look to Benefit From JOBS Act

With the signing of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act emerging biotech stocks will be allowed five years to focus funding on...

Fincher hosts Jobs Roundtable

On the same afternoon that President Barack Obama was signing Congressman Fincher's JOBS Act in Washington, DC, the first-term congre...

When Crowdfunding Becomes Yak Shaving

I'ma strong believer in the power of crowdfunding. Not only do I think that it's a great way to get creative projects off the gro...

After the #crowdfunding bill has been signed, are the banks going worthless for businesses owners?

— Khalid Kalbat · Tue, Apr 10 2012 17:25:03

Check out this great flowchart: "There's been a bit of a backlash recently against Kickstarter, and indeed, against crowdfunding as a whole. That's because there are an increasing number of hapless crowdfunders who aren't clear on the difference between enthusiastically promoting their work and spamming the internets with their demands for money."

— Markus Sandy · Mon, Apr 09 2012 21:22:01

Always be careful before you invest, especially online. http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2012/04/crowdfunding-roundup---wefunder-girds.html?ana=e_bost_cap&s=newsletter&ed=2012-04-09

— James Patrick O'Donoghue · Mon, Apr 09 2012 21:05:11

JOBS Act good deal for small companies and employees http://www.examiner.com/workplace-issues-in-alexandria/jobs-act-good-deal-for-small-companies-and-employees via @examinercom

— michelle wheeler · Tue, Apr 10 2012 18:39:15

#newbedon 4/11/2012 5:39:54 AM How The JOBS Act Can Help Spur Economic Growth http://is.gd/gjtEUp

— SaqibMushid · Tue, Apr 10 2012 18:39:12

Celebrating smacking the mosquito after it's given you malaria. The crowd-funding portion of the bill is minuscule compared to what the masters of the universe are going to do with it. Yeah, it will be easier to try and raise money to make a short film. But it'll also be easier for them to steal billions. Should I celebrate getting a cookie when they own the entire baking industry?

— Gary Lumpp · Mon, Apr 09 2012 21:48:48

"There's just no benefit that the JOBS Act brings to an honest startup company," @BarackObama. Shame http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/why-obamas-jobs-act-couldnt-suck-worse-20120409 via @rollingstone

— Caroline Weatherwax · Tue, Apr 10 2012 18:30:37

Matt Taibbi: Why Obama's JOBS Act Sucks http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/why-obamas-jobs-act-couldnt-suck-worse-20120409 via @rollingstone

— Justin · Tue, Apr 10 2012 18:39:03

Additional perspectives on the passing of The JOBS Act last week

Storified by Liz Gengl · Mon, Apr 09 2012 12:14:01

The House Republican Plan for America's Job Creators - GOP.gov

In President Obama's State of the Union Address, he asked Congress to send him a bill that helps small businesses and entrepreneurs...

American Jobs Act - Barack Obama

The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: to put more people back to work and make sure working Americans can hold onto more of w...

JOBS Act Could Let Financial Flaws Slip Through - WSJ.com

3 days ago ... An analysis for The Wall Street Journal lends some support to the bill's detractors, who say easing regulations will...

Jobs Act Got Boost From AOL Co-Founder - Washington Wire - WSJ

3 days ago ... The bill signed by President Obama that loosens accounting rules for start-up companies owes much to billionaire Steve C...

TimesCast: Obama Signs JOBS Act - NYTimes.com

3 days ago ... President Obama signed the Jobs Act, which aims to make it easier for start-up businesses and small companies to raise m...

How the JOBS Act Turns Ordinary Joes Into Venture Capitalists ...

3 days ago ... On Thursday afternoon, President Obama signed the JOBS Act, and among the changes it will bring to the world of business...

The American Jobs Act — President Barack Obama's Jobs Plan

President Obama has a plan that will make it easier for small businesses to hire new employees, put construction crews back to work reb...

The #JOBSAct (signed into law last week) is important for entrepreneurs & for the nation overall. Here's why: http://bit.ly/I9jOrJ

— Steve Case · Sun, Apr 08 2012 17:38:43

RT @ddayen: Taibbi: JOBS Act "a dramatic step taken by Barack Obama... Boss Tweed himself couldn't have done any worse." http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/why-obamas-jobs-act-couldnt-suck-worse-20120409#ixzz1rZOAlGoA

— Matt Stoller · Mon, Apr 09 2012 12:06:18

One Cheer for the JOBS Act | Inc.com

As President Obama signs the JOBS Act into law, he should acknowledge that its ultimate success is far from assured.

JOBS Act Fallout: Making Crowdfunding Work Without Selling Stock

5 days ago ... On April 5, President Obama will sign the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS ) Act. Among other things, the new law wi...

America's JOBS Act: Uncuffing capitalism | The Economist

America's JOBS Act. Uncuffing capitalism. A welcome attempt to restore the appeal of initial public offerings in America. Mar 31st ...

Jobs Act 2012 a Recipe for Fraud « naked capitalism

2 days ago ... Jobs Act 2012 a Recipe for Fraud. It is hard to say enough bad things about the Jumpstart Obama's Bucket Shops act i...

Facebook: JOBS Act would have affected IPO - Michelle Quinn and ...

2 days ago ... Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg told House Republican leaders that the company would not have been forced to go public when...

Looking at reactions and reviews of reporters and bloggers about the JOBS Act which was signed into law by President Obama today, Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Storified by Liz Gengl · Thu, Apr 05 2012 14:14:35

Obama signs small business legislation

WASHINGTON (AP) â President Barack Obama signed bipartisan jobs legislation Thursday that will help small businesses and make it ea...

Obama: "JOBS Act" is a "game-changer"

(CBS News) President Obama signed the bipartisan "JOBS Act" into law on Thursday afternoon, saying it will "remove barriers" for small bu...

Obama signs bipartisan JOBS Act into law

Reporting from Washington- President Obama has signed into law a bill aimed at giving small businesses more access to capital, touting th...

Obama Signs JOBS Act

He said the initiatives in the bill paralleled many of the provisions that he sought last fall in his jobs agenda to encourage small-busi...

JOBS Act signing: Good start for startups

Why has the JOBS Act, which President Barack Obama signed today, been able to cut through Washington's gridlock? Perhaps because, every p...

Get started 'On' Apr. 5: Obama signs JOBS Act, Small firms add 100000 jobs in ...

Companies with fewer than 50 employees added nearly as many jobs as their larger counterparts last month, according to new data from ADP....

The JOBS Act Loosens Regs for Companies Like These

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act being signed by President Obama today will mean lighter-touch regulation for relatively small com...

JOBS Act opens fundraising doors for small firms

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act is a new law that provides companies with more access to fundraising, new kinds of investors and ...

Obama: JOBS Act is a big boost for businesses (1:24)

Apr. 5, 2012 - President Obama signs a bill he says will help companies expand by going public and hiring more workers. For start-ups and...

Obama signs bipartisan JOBS Act into law

“For startups and small businesses, this bill is a potential game changer." Obama signed the JOBS Act, the Jumpstart Our Business St...

Potential Benefits for Education Startups Seen in JOBS Act

After passing in the Senate March 22, the Jump-Start Our Business Start-Ups, or JOBS Act received final approval from the House of Repres...

8 crowdfunding sites to watch

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, signed into law by President Obama this week, wipes away a batch of regulatory restrictio...

Crowdfunding Industry Forms Leadership Group to Pursue Development of Industry Self-Regulatory Organization

WASHINGTON, Apr 05, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today as President Obama signed the JOBS Act into law, a group of 13 equity and debt crowdfun...

With JOBS Act Becoming Law, Crowdfunding Platforms Look To Create Self-Regulatory Body

Today, President Obama signs the JOBS Act into law , legalizing crowdfunding in startups by non-accredited investors, so that anyone and ...

Crowdfunding bill becomes law, but questions linger about potential for fraud

The Crowdfunding Bill, aka the JOBS Act, was signed into law by President Barack Obama today. It will change the way startups do business...

3 Myths Contained in the JOBS Act - Rick Newman (usnews.com)

So Congress finally got something done. In Washington, they're taking a short break from lobbing spitballs to celebrate the passage of th...