Private Placements – A Brief Overview of Rule 504
One of the exemptions from the federal securities laws regarding the registration of offerings of securities comes in Rule 504. Rule 504 provides an exemption for the offer and sale of up to $1MM of...
View ArticleWhat is an Accredited Investor?
One of the more common questions I get from clients interested in raising capital is “what is an accredited investor?” The answer is spelled out in fairly plain english in Rule 501 of Regulation D: a...
View ArticlePrivate Placements – A Brief Overview of Rule 505
One of the exemptions from the federal securities laws regarding the registration of offerings of securities comes in Rule 505. Rule 505 allows a company to raise an aggregate amount of $5,000,000...
View ArticlePrivate Placement – A Brief Overview of Rule 506
One of the exemptions from the federal securities laws regarding the registration of offerings of securities comes in Rule 506. Rule 506 contains no limit on the amount of capital that can be raised...
View ArticleIs equity financing right for your small business?
Bank of America has a website called Small Business Online Community, the mission of which is to “create a thriving online community that empowers people in building a successful business.” A few...
View ArticlePrivate Placements – A Brief Overview of Raising Capital with a PPM
If you are looking to raise capital for your business, a private offering of securities might be one way for you to consider. Selling securities, whether it be to friends and family or angel investors,...
View ArticleUsing Social Media to Raise Capital? Bad idea (even it is to buy beer).
If you are raising capital for your startup business through some sort of securities offering (i.e. selling stock, LLC units, notes, bonds…etc…to investors), hopefully you have sought the advice of a...
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