Today was a significant day for the world of IPOs, small business and the smallcap markets. The SEC voted unanimously to adopt final rules implementing changes to Regulation A which were mandated by the Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012. It took awhile...
It has happened at last. Almost three years after passage of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012, the SEC is set to vote to finalize rules on so-called Regulation A+ expansion this Wednesday, March 25. As we have written often here, the...
Like the rise and fall of some Hollywood stars, the reverse merger has faced both criticism and popularity over the decades. Through the 2000s many of us successfully showed the market how these combinations into non-operating public vehicles (including special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs),...
It started with the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996 (lovingly known as "NSMIA" pronounced "nissmeeya"). That law said federal SEC oversight of public offerings on the major national exchanges is sufficient and the states do not also need to review, weigh in, and...
I admit I just love these things. What's in a name? Well for many, a brand. And in the case of the huge rock duo Hall & Oates, they just can't seem to "go for that" as a Brooklyn company is peddling hipster granola called...
We have just launched a YouTube channel called The Entrepreneur's Advocate, featuring short videos covering topics of interest to entrepreneurs at all stages of development, bringing the best tips and latest news to today's entrepreneur. Featuring your humble blogger, the series offers essential "how-to"s in concise...