There is a section of the US Securities and Exchange Commission's website titled, "Completed Initiatives of Interest to Small Business." Since 2008 there are only three items listed. Two were mandated by Dodd-Frank and the other by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of...
As my faithful blogees know, I have been a strong advocate for the changes to SEC Regulation A that are in the process of being finalized. Congress mandated that the SEC implement these changes as part of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of...
My regular blogees know that each year, as mandated by Congress, the SEC holds a Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation. The result of each forum is a list of recommendations developed by the participants who range from business folks, professionals, academics and government...
Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) It took until just before Memorial Day, but apropos timing as the House Financial Services Committee, on May 22, officially approved 11 bills to help small businesses with capital formation and growth. Many on the Hill are fashioning this group of bills...
This week the House Financial Services Committee appeared to approve a bunch of bills designed to help small companies and create a logical follow up to the Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012 which got the ball rolling. The final vote tally will...
I'm off to the City of Lost Wages to speak at the Growth Capital Expo (www.growthcapitalexpo.com) this week. It's the first conference from this group which includes some experienced folks who have run many conferences in our space over the years. There are lots of...
According to a recent report from the New York Stock Exchange, IPOs are back. The year 2013 saw the most IPOs since 2007, at 200 (this did not include SPACs). This in the first full year after passage of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS)...
A key subcommittee of the US House Financial Services Committee has announced a hearing tomorrow morning to begin consideration of a group of 7 bills that could coalesce into a large initiative to benefit small businesses and smaller public companies. Some are saying this, along...
I'm reposting and updating the below, which first appeared here nearly a year ago. I remain determined in my quest for the major stock exchanges to consider some alterations to the reverse merger “seasoning” requirements instituted in November 2011. As we know, these restrictions were added...
Many seem a little confused by the flurry of regulatory activity in Congress and the SEC the last few years when it comes to small business and capital formation. Regulation D? Regulation A? Kickstarter? Crowdfunding? Which is which? Here's a few sentences so you can...