Compliance Five Steps The SEC Can Take To Make Crowdfunding Work

by Wall Street Job Report on May 30, 2012

A few weeks ago, President Obama signed the JOBS Act into law, making equity-based crowdfunding legal for businesses that want to raise capital in smaller amounts than traditional venture capitalists or accredited investors supply. Depending on who you ask, crowdfunding is either going to democratize access to capital and serve as a boon to small businesses across America, or it will be rife with con artists intent on bilking seniors out of their hard-earned savings. Let’s hope the former is true. But concerns about fraud must be addressed so the emerging market can thrive without being spoiled by fraud and scams.