The Crowdfunding Handbook, Cliff Ennico
The Crowdfunding Handbook, Cliff Ennico
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The Crowdfunding Handbook
Raise Money for Your Small Business or Start-Up with Equity Funding Portals

Author: Cliff Ennico

Narrator: Don Hagen

Unabridged: 6 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 05/01/2016

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Ever wish your company could raise capital the Kickstarter® way? Equity crowdfunding is finally here, opening new funding avenues for small businesses and start-ups.

In April 2012, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups—or JOBS—Act into law. This groundbreaking legislation empowers privately-owned companies to raise capital from investors without going through the rigorous IPO and private placement processes. Now that the SEC has handed down the last regulations, the floodgates will open and companies will be free to compete for funding.

Small business and legal expert Cliff Ennico has followed the equity crowdfunding story since its inception. Now, in The Crowdfunding Handbook, he explains the JOBS Act and translates the regulations into a clear set of do’s and don’ts for entrepreneurs and small-business owners looking to get in early—and do things right.

Need help pricing your securities? Pitching a project to the public? Choosing between funding platforms? Figuring out disclosure documents and reporting requirements?

This book delivers targeted answers—whether crowdfunding is your best bet, picking the right legal entity, selecting types of securities to offer, reaching the most promising investors, keeping crowds under control, and more.

IPOs are expensive, and venture capital nearly impossible to attract. Crowdfunding is changing the game for private companies . . . and this book will lead the way.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Phillip on May 12, 2017

Excellent review of equity crowdfunding. This is not about your standard Kickstarter type reward crowdfunding but rather the new equity crowdfunding. This is a much more complex process and any business owner who is considering crowdfunding should read this. The author does not sugar coat things.......more

Goodreads review by Hugh on August 21, 2024

This book is probably outdated at this point since the author wrote it only a year after some major laws were passed on the topic. I got it for advice on crowdfunding for a project, but this is strictly for raising money to fund a business that will be regulated by the SEC, and how that is affected......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on July 12, 2017

Great overview for a U.S. based start-up looking to raise funds via crowdfunding. It is quite detailed at times, having been written by a lawyer. It was a little less relevant to me as a Canadian due to a different regulatory framework, but was a good overview nonetheless and I expect U.S. based com......more

Goodreads review by Prashant on August 27, 2021

its a decent book on various regulations involved in crowdfunding.......more

Goodreads review by Abhi on April 10, 2019

In-depth book on crowdfunding I found the crowdfunding from a lawyer’s point of view super enlightening that there are just as many pitfalls to crowdfunding as a public company. Crowdfunding is essentially a microIPO. Though I do feel he comes of as more conservative in terms of crowdfunding I found......more