Understanding Equity Crowdfunding for Startups

by Curt Mastio
on January 04, 2017

In 2012 the JOBS Act was signed allowing entrepreneurs and startups to acquire funding through online platforms from non-accredited investors creating a new era for crowdfunding. In 2016, the SEC ...

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