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The Most Influential Angel Investors On AngelList

May

2012

AngelList has become a popular way for new startups to raise seed funding. In some ways related to the opening up of investing via the JOBS Act, AngelList is designed to level the playing field for entrepreneurs seeking funding. The website enables any startup to raise funding by pitching to angel investors or requesting meetings, all ...

The JOBS Act Is Now Law — So Now What? See Some Details

Apr

2012

When the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act passed recently, many columnists and bloggers began weighing in with varying opinions, and some conjecture that may have muddied the waters. As I’ve written before, thousands of us entrepreneurs will benefit from the law. This could become a very viable and exciting way for small companies to ...

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

Apr

2012

The JOBS Act, signed into law last week, stands for “Jumpstart Our Business Startups.” So how will the bill directly impact small businesses and start-ups themselves? The Journal’s Angus Loten points to the bill’s support for “crowd-funding,” a way for small businesses to raise money. Under the bill, Loten writes: Start-ups can raise up to ...

Want to Raise Money With Crowdfunding? Consider These Tips To Avoid Some Headaches

Apr

2012

Crowdfunding promises to give some startups access to capital they wouldn’t have had otherwise, but it could set up unwary entrepreneurs for a headache. Crowdfunding is a way of raising capital that involves getting small amounts of money from a large number of investors. A new law, called the JOBS Act, changes the formerly donate-to-my-cause-for-a-tote-bag ...

Crowdfunding Sites Launch a Preemptive Strike on Fraud

Apr

2012

The crowdfunding provisions of the JOBS Act, which President Obama signed into law on April 5, are intended to make it easier for entrepreneurs to raise small amounts of capital from individual investors. The new law allows private companies to raise up to $1 million annually, and the transactions can take place over websites that ...

JOBS Act: 5 things to look forward to (and 5 to dread)

Apr

2012

Today, President Obama passes the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act, a collection of laws that relaxes regulations on capital raising for startup companies and gives all companies more flexibility in how and when they go public. It’s the “crowdfunding” provisions of the JOBS Act that are getting the most attention, and for good reason. ...

4 Crowdfunding Cautions for Small Businesses

Mar

2012

The so-called crowdfunding term essentially means pooling resources or money together from a group. Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or JOBS Act, small companies will have the ability to raise up to $1 million in equity on an annual basis through crowdfunding, without having to go through the rigorous disclosure process by the ...