Tagged: north carolina

August 3, 2014 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding legislation that was on the docket for discussion this past week in the state of North Carolina has been at least temporarily sidelined as the bill got caught up in some political posturing.  The economic development package now is uncertain to make it through… Read More

July 30, 2014 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

North Carolina is one of the states on the list where legislation is in process to legalize investment crowdfunding.  The states Senate Commerce Committee approved the equity crowdfunding bill earlier this month apparently putting it on track for final approval.  At the time bill sponsor Representative Tom… Read More

July 18, 2014 @ 7:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

North Carolina residents might be the next state to enjoy retail equity crowdfunding, thanks to a new bill that was cleared by the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday (July 16th). According to the News Observer, the bill, H.B. 680, which last year was passed by the… Read More

June 4, 2014 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), the Southeast’s largest entrepreneurial support organization, has released its Innovators Report, showing that entrepreneurial companies in North Carolina collectively raised more than $461 million through equity investments, grants and awards in 2013. The report also finds that 108 unique… Read More

February 17, 2014 @ 11:18 am By Charles Luzar  |  

If we were tallying states up today, Kansas, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin have made equity crowdfunding legal and are in some stage of implementation. Alabama, Washington, Maine and North Carolina are all considering exemptions. Of course, that may change tomorrow. Amidst all the hoopla about a… Read More

August 16, 2013 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

North Carolina Technology Association Congressman McHenry will share his insights on a high skilled workforce; tax and regulatory policies that promote innovation and growth; the appropriate balance between cybersecurity, privacy and a vibrant social and commercial Internet; access to capital, including commercial lending, and private… Read More

August 13, 2013 @ 8:28 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Today Wisconsin GOP lawmakers are expected to introduce a bill that would legalize intrastate crowdfunding in the state. Wisconsin is set to join Kansas, Georgia, Washington and North Carolina in either considering or adopting rules legalizing in-state crowdfunding. The bill will be proposed by Representatives… Read More

June 28, 2013 @ 10:50 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A. Brian Dengler of CfIRA posted a comprehensive breakdown of a paper released by two professors of economics and management at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. Crowdfunding, as an innovative capital formation strategy and investment possibility, has both supporters and skeptics. In order to investigate and… Read More

June 21, 2013 @ 8:48 am By JD Alois  |  

The North Carolina General Assembly have passed their very own Jump Start Our Business Start-up Act yesterday allowing the bill to move forward to the State Senate for their approval.  Overwhelmingly approved with a vote of 103 – 1, the  legislators sponsoring the bill at… Read More

May 2, 2013 @ 11:37 am By Forbes  |  

Add North Carolina to the growing list of states working on intrastate investment crowdfunding legislation, especially as the equity crowdfunding proposal of the Jumpstart Our Business Startup Act (JOBS Act) won’t be brought up by the SEC for a three-month public commenting until the end… Read More

April 11, 2013 @ 12:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

North Carolina Introduces Bill to Legalize Crowdfunding in North Carolina. As the parlor game surrounding the question as to when the SEC will release their thoughts on regulating crowdfunding, some states are looking to move forward without the guidance of our federal government. In North… Read More