The first chapter of my latest book, The Entrepreneur's Growth Startup Handbook (John Wiley & Sons/Bloomberg Press 2013) asks the question above. In my over 25 years as a lawyer and entrepreneur myself, working with hundreds of business owners and watching them make the same mistakes that...
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...
Your business has gotten started. Maybe even gotten through a few years. Or more than a few. Then it happens. The next great idea hits you. You know it's a winner. But you have this business going. How do you find time to pursue the...
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...
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 recently met with a young entrepreneur who just completed five years since her business began. Offering a very attractive and innovative service, she is appropriately proud and pleased with her success. After all, she beat the odds! Within 5 years, 50% of new businesses...
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...
Sheryl Sandberg, the incredibly talented COO of Facebook, has helped reignite a debate about as old as the feminist movement and maybe the human race itself. What do women need to do in order to find equality not only in the workplace, but in the...
One of the biggest changes in the regulation of capital formation by smaller companies is coming. The revisions to SEC Regulation A, mandated by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012, have been proposed by the SEC. Comments must be submitted no later...