The JOBS Act: Crowdfunding Guide to Small Businesses and Startups

The second edition of "The JOBS Act: Crowdfunding Guide for Small Businesses and Startups" is a comprehensive resource that explores how the full implementation of the 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 businesses.

This new edition provides valuable insights into the hundreds of pages of new SEC rules, including essential takeaways and practical tips for successfully tapping into the new crowdfunding sources. The book is authored by crowdfunding pioneer William Michael Cunningham, who has trawled through the SEC regulations to deliver the most relevant and up-to-date information for entrepreneurs and small business owners.

In addition to updates and analysis of post-2012 SEC rules and forms implementing the JOBS Act, the second edition focuses on the final SEC rules that implement Title III ("Regulation Crowdfunding") and Title IV ("Regulation A+") to make the JOBS Act a practical fundraising vehicle for small businesses and startups. The book also includes case studies of successful JOBS Act-compliant crowdfunding campaigns, tips on maximizing fundraising success while avoiding inadvertent non-compliance, and new graphical analysis tools and financial models summarizing and comparing characteristics of various equity-based and donation-based crowdfunding campaigns.

Whether you're an entrepreneur, small business owner, investor, angel, venture capitalist, securities lawyer, or community development specialist, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in leveraging the JOBS Act to crowdfund their enterprises. The book also provides important information for visitors to crowdfunding platforms, which are required under the JOBS Act to demonstrate to the SEC and FINRA that they are proactively providing educational resources to potential crowdfunders.