Crowdfund Investing: A Transparent, Efficient and Common Sense Approach to Help Entrepreneurs Access Capital

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council:

WHAT:  Crowdfunding Briefing

WHEN:  December 13th
10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.

WHERE: Jones Day, 51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

WHO: Woodie Neiss, Co-Founder, Startup Exemption, framework
Freeman White, CEO & Founder, Launcht.com
Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO, SBE Council

BACKGROUND:  Crowdfund investing legislation passed the U.S. House (407-17). The "Entrepreneurs Access to Capital Act" (H.R. 2930) will modernize SEC regulations and allow entrepreneurs to raise and identify new sources of capital through online platforms.  Several proposals have been introduced in the U.S. Senate.

• How will these platforms work to help entrepreneurs raise capital while protecting investors? 
• How do startups use crowdfunding currently?
• How would startups and startup investors like to use crowdfunding in the future?
• What about fraud?
• How do the Senate bills compare to H.R. 2930?

RSVP:  Mabel Vaught,  [email protected], or (703)-242-5840
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council

SOURCE Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council