Good news for investors and entrepreneurs: The New Jersey Biotechnology Task Force (Task Force) has published its final report and recommendations to expand the Angel Investor Tax Credit Program with the goal of incentivizing...more
Blockchain technology has tremendous disruptive power. Entrepreneurs and investors have embraced the technology and developed blockchain-based initiatives in virtually all industries and sectors. Even governments have taken...more
New tax incentives for investments in low-income communities were created under the recent federal tax legislation, Public Law 115-97 (the "Act"), signed into law on December 22, 2017. Investors selling any property may elect...more
After years of increasing acceptance of and reliance on convertible note financings as a mechanism for funding early-stage companies, we have noted a clear emerging trend away from such transactions (and others like them,...more
7/15/2016
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Conversion ,
Convertible Debt ,
Early Stage Companies ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Equity Financing ,
Investors ,
Preferred Stock Financing ,
Qualified Small Business Stock ,
SAFE ,
Seed Financing ,
Startups ,
Term Sheets ,
Valuation
Late last week, the SEC adopted its final rules for equity crowdfunding under Title III of the JOBS Act. These rules, when implemented, have the promise of reducing the cost and increasing the availability of sorely needed...more
11/5/2015
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Capital Raising ,
Crowdfunding ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Early Stage Companies ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Statements ,
Funding Portal ,
Investor Protection ,
Investors ,
JOBS Act ,
Liquidity ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Startups
Only recently, we debated the merits of the SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity), an alternative funding mechanism for early-stage companies designed to replace the industry-standard convertible note financing....more