This Week in ESG and Impact Investing

I thought I would share some initial feedback I have received on the new book: The JOBS Act: Crowdfunding Guide to Small Businesses and Startups 2nd ed. https://www.amazon.com/JOBS-Act-Crowdfunding-Businesses-Startups/dp/1484224086 "Definitely clear. I really enjoyed the depth of substance on the Act. I also liked the enthusiasm for crowdfunding w/o any of the manic cheerleading seen elsewhere (impact investing has the same problem - IMHO). Balance goes a long way in my view and you reminding readers that crowdfunding is real work is very important. Scott S. Thank you, Scott!

This webinar will provide a social investing summary of the law,  along with a summary of how investors and businesses can use the law to enter the Crowdfunding market.  We will also review current developments. All paying attendees will get a copy of my book:  The JOBS Act: Crowdfunding for Small Businesses and Startups  [Paperback - Published 9/26/12]  The law targets emerging growth companies and defines them as an  issuer with “total annual gross revenues of less than $1,000,000,000  (one billion dollars)..during its most recently completed fiscal year.”  For potential investors, providing a platform for the sale of emerging company securities does not require registration as a Broker/Dealer, given certain exemption qualifications.  To become a funding platform, vendors must  fulfill 12 requirements.  Equity issuers are subject to certain restrictions/limits.  There are four trading restrictions and three exe...

Mary Schapiro, Chair, SEC and Darryl Issa (R-CA) Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, at JOBS Act Hearing, June 26, 2012. Photo by William Michael Cunningham As C-SPAN noted, "The JOBS Act ( Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act), designed to help small companies raise investment capital, was signed into law by President Obama on April 5, 2012.  On June 26th, the TARP Subcommittee of  the House Oversight held a hearing on the Security and Exchange Commission's (SEC) efforts to implement the Act. The SEC had 270 days from the signing of the Act to set forth rules. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) chaired the hearing. The JOBS Act relaxes some of the regulations put in place by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and establishes the creation of Internet funding portals to facilitate 'crowd funding,' the collective pooling of money to support business projects. Critics worry that the JOBS Act's relaxed regulations will encourage fraud."  We at...