Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act

JOBS Act 3.0: Would It Help Early-Stage Businesses?
Mergers & Acquisitions

JOBS Act 3.0: Would It Help Early-Stage Businesses?

Legislation passed by the House this week would ease some of the restrictions in the six-year-old Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act.
By Vincent Ryan | July 19, 2018
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It’s a Big Year for Emerging Growth Companies
Trade Finance

It’s a Big Year for Emerging Growth Companies

Here's some practical advice for companies that did an IPO under the JOBS Act and now must transition to full-public-company status.
By Financial Executives Research Foundation | August 31, 2017
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The New World of the R&D Tax Credit
Tax

The New World of the R&D Tax Credit

Big changes in the R&D tax credit spawn major savings for small businesses and startups.
By Dean Zerbe | April 13, 2017
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What’s Wrong with Crowdfunding?
Regulation

What’s Wrong with Crowdfunding?

The JOBS Act was designed to help online capital formation. So far, the results have been disappointing.
By Vincent Ryan | February 6, 2017
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IPO ‘On-Ramp’ a Qualified Success
M&A

IPO ‘On-Ramp’ a Qualified Success

Many new issuers take advantage of Title I of the JOBS Act, but it has failed to induce a flood of public offerings.
By Vincent Ryan | January 25, 2017
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Send in the Crowds
Growth Companies

Send in the Crowds

Title III of the JOBS Act — securities-based crowdfunding — goes into effect today. But there's a danger that it could be 'smothered at birth by red tape.'
By Vincent Ryan | May 16, 2016
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SEC Panel Urges Update of ‘Accredited Investor’ Standard
Growth Companies

SEC Panel Urges Update of ‘Accredited Investor’ Standard

Income and net worth minimums may not be the best way to determine if an investor has the ability to make an informed investment decision.
By Matthew Heller | October 13, 2014
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On the IPO On-Ramp
Growth Companies

On the IPO On-Ramp

How the JOBS Act helped five CFOs take their companies public.
By Edward Teach | September 15, 2014
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Jilted at the NASDAQ Altar
Risk Management

Jilted at the NASDAQ Altar

A key investor balks at buying IPO shares in Vascular Biogenics, voiding trading in the stock only six days after the biotech firm went public.
By Iris Dorbian | August 12, 2014
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Per JOBS Act, Small Firms Raise Funding on Their Websites
Technology

Per JOBS Act, Small Firms Raise Funding on Their Websites

A new plug-in makes it easy for them to take advantage of the Act's general solicitation rule.
By Marielle Segarra | April 25, 2014
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The JOBS Act: Crowdfunding and Emerging Businesses
Social Media

The JOBS Act: Crowdfunding and Emerging Businesses

CFO answers your questions about crowdfunding, general solicitation and the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act.
By Marielle Segarra | October 22, 2013
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