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Financing Your Startup: How to Sell Stock without Going to Jail

Sep

2011

As the founder of a startup, one of the first issues you need to address is how to finance your company’s operations. If you are lucky enough to be able to fund your startup out-of-pocket, or through generous family members, congratulations. You can probably skip the rest of this post and get back to building ...

Crowdfunding Gets a Hearing in the U.S. House

Sep

2011

Washington, D.C. (Press Release – September 15, 2011) – Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) member and entrepreneur Sherwood “Woodie” Neiss brings his Crowd Fund Investing (CFI) framework to a congressional hearing today, where there is growing support to modernize outdated security laws that prevent small business owners from tapping into their networks for ...

Startup Financing Options: Friends and Family

Aug

2011

Many entrepreneurs turn to friends and family for their first funding needs. In fact, it is common for non-tech startups to raise all the capital they need from friends and family. I don’t know for sure, but I would suspect that friends and family make up the largest source of funding for entrepreneurs and startups. ...

Private Placement of Securities (including PPM)

Oct

2008

Private placement occurs when a company makes an offering of securities not to the public, but directly to an individual or a small group of investors. Such offerings do not need to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and are exempt from the usual reporting requirements. Private placements are generally considered a ...

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Financing Your Startup: How to Sell Stock without Going to Jail

Crowdfunding Gets a Hearing in the U.S. House

Startup Financing Options: Friends and Family

Private Placement of Securities (including PPM)