Angels Stay Safe from the Law
SMBs and startups can celebrate the failure of some proposed financial reforms.
Small businesses and startups can celebrate an averted disaster: The Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, passed by the Senate in May, didn't include provisions that could have dramatically altered the way angel investors operate.
As it made its way through the legislative grind, the reform bill was going to require a 120-day regulatory review of angel deals, double the current net worth standard for angel accreditation, set an increased $450,000 income standard, up from $200,000, for accreditation and potentially require more red tape and regulatory review at the state level--all of which would have put a damper on early-stage investments. But the passage of an amendment written by Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., eliminated those provisions.
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