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Companies Can Now 'Test The Waters' Before Pursuing a Mini-IPO
A recently approved provision of the JOBS Act allows business to meet and share information with potential investors.
3 Ways to Bring On a Silent Partner
Before you accept financing or sign an investing agreement, be sure you know how to protect your company and get what you want out of the deal.
5 Businesses on the Brink of an IPO
On the heels of last week's splashy stock-market debuts of Etsy, Party City and Virtu, here's who could be next.
American Apparel Under Regulator Scrutiny for Possible Violations
The investigation is looking into a potential legal violation related to Dov Charney, the company's founder and former chief executive officer.
SEC: Startups Can Now Raise $50 Million in 'Mini IPO'
Previously, companies were allowed to raise up to $5 million.
How to Pick Equity Crowdfunding Investments
Once these investments are allowed, the trick will be knowing which companies to back.
SEC Probes Suspicious BlackBerry Trading
A spike in trading in BlackBerry options took place hours before Reuters reported that Samsung was in talks to buy the Canadian smartphone maker.
Operator of Bitcoin Stock Exchange Penalized By the SEC
U.S. securities regulators on Monday ordered the operator of two exchanges to resolve claims that he failed to register them.
SEC Delays Equity Crowdfunding Piece of JOBS Act for Another Year
Provision would allow entrepreneurs and small businesses to raise funds from the general public.
7 Steps to an Equity-Crowdfunding Offering
Under the JOBS Act, small companies can now sell shares to accredited investors. Here's how to do it.
The SEC Is Probing Private Equity Performance Figures
More specifically, the regulator is examining how private equity firms report a key metric of their past performance when they market new funds to investors.
Will the SEC Redefine Who Can Be an 'Accredited Investor'?
If the government loosened up restrictions, more money could be freely distributed to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Want to Make Equity Crowdfunding Legal? 3 Experts Sound Off.
The government is sitting on a proposed bill that will open up new sources of financing for entrepreneurs everywhere.
Our Progress Report on the JOBS Act
Two years after President Obama signed the act into law, we lay out the good and the bad.
Who Should Be Deemed 'Sophisticated' Enough to Be an Investor?
Regulators argue that the income requirements for accredited investors -- which were set in 1982 -- are in desperate need of an adjustment. Entrepreneurs and investors, meanwhile, don't want to see access to capital limited.