Without an exemption, the money could be deemed subject to the GST tax when withdrawn, says Paul Dinzeo, principal at Accredited Investors, a wealth-management firm in Edina, Minn.
To make ends meet and have these communities be of high quality and trust for both the ventures raising funds and the accredited investors taking a stake in them, there are a series of documents that are required to be collected for the initial application process.
FundersClub - A new kind of market for accredited investors to invest in private companies.
Nasdaq OMX and SharesPost will join to create a new exchange that will allow accredited investors to buy private-company shares.
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Due to this lack of capital and access to accredited investors, building a company from scratch in the U.S. at this time is challenging.
Startups are facing the same challenge of staying afloat long enough to begin to turn a profit and without access to accredited investors, which represents roughly 1 percent of the U.S. population, loans from banks may be the only option.
They use the Internet, the application of innovative technology and the assistance of licensed securities brokers when appropriate to provide a broad universe of accredited and institutional investors with efficient access to private company stock investment opportunities and to take friction out of the transaction process.
Right now, small businesses can raise money from the online crowd in exchange for a give-away, such as a product or service, or from accredited investors.
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Investment crowdfunding is the opposite method, allowing companies to sell a percentage of ownership in their company to accredited investors (future regulations established by the Securities and Exchange Commission will allow non-accredited individuals to invest in private ventures in the near future).
Facebook is still private, but accredited investors can purchase shares through SharesPost and a variety of special purpose LLCs that I describe here.
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Non-Accredited investors will finally be able to get a piece of the pie, and the overflowing pool of potential investors will hopefully give startups a better hope.
Traditionally, companies that receive money from accredited investors to accelerate corporate growth will establish a board of directors (as outlined in the bylaws of the corporation) that is comprised of said investors and several key company executives.
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The equity-based platform will allow entrepreneurs to make a one-time pitch to all kinds of investors, including those accredited and non-accredited by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This piece of legislation would remove a severe restriction on raising capital by eliminating the general ban on solicitation for accredited investors.
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Beyond fraud, we at CircleUp, an equity-based crowdfunding platform currently operating with accredited investors, also believe the management teams of the funding portals have a critical role to play.
Meanwhile, the early stage fundraising market has been undergoing a number of changes as new sites such as AngelList and FundersClub provide new ways for accredited investors to invest in startups.
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