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Crowdfunding can be a powerful online tool to raise money for a startup business. However, online crowdfunding is not without its limitations. If you are considering crowdfunding as a fundraising tool for your startup business, there are several legal...

When you start a new business, you likely have many questions including: Which business entity should I choose? Should I have partners? How can I get the proper funding? This last question may often lead you to ask—should I...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has moved one step closer to implementing key provisions of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. First signed into law over a year ago on April 5, 2012, the JOBS...

Although the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS) was signed into law almost a year and a half ago, implementation of key provisions of the law has been slow to occur. The Act is intended to encourage investment into...

I first addressed the JOBS Act more than a year ago in April of 2012; since then, investors and entrepreneurs have been anxiously awaiting implementation of the law by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  According to a press...

So, where is my Crowdfunding? As most entrepreneurs know all too well, one of the most difficult challenges to overcome for a small startup is raising capital to get an idea off of the ground. Last year, amidst much...

Spotlight on Microfinance (Another Form of Crowdfunding?) Microfinance, a cousin of crowdfunding, is an economic model in which small-scale lenders extend credit to borrowers that usually are unable to access credit.  Generally, microfinance services target poor populations in developing...