The second edition of this book shows how full implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act by the SEC in 2016 enables entrepreneurs and SME executives to leverage crowdfunding platforms to raise significant amounts of capital for their startups and small-to-medium-sized...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Summary of the JOBS Act -- Chapter 1: The JOBS Act -- The Growth of the Crowdfunding Industry Since 2012 -- Rewards- and Donations-Based Crowdfunding Compared to JOBS Act Investment-Based Crowdfunding...

On April 5, 2012, President Barack Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, better known as the JOBS Act. The act is designed to “reopen American capital markets to small companies,” defined in the act as Emerging Growth Companies. This is one of the most significant legislative...