One of the items that is important for the continued existence of the Texas Intrastate Crowdfunding Rules is strong advocacy amongst the portals registered with the state securities board. One of the best ways to make sure the rules are friendly is to keep open communication with the State Securities Board. While they are their […]

REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANIES ARE ISSUERS TOO. In the last article we discussed “issuers” under the Texas crowdfunding rules. To recap, an issuer is a company. It is the company that issues equity to investors, thus the term. The sale of equity in the company is an “offering”, most often in the form of shares […]

As you might have heard, the Texas Securities Board (SSB) unanimously approved the Texas crowd funding rules. In response to annoucing the passage in October, the most common question I hear is “Now What?” It seems counter-intuitive, but just because the rules were approved does not mean that you can start raising funds immediately. There […]

Texas Crowdfunding at CapitalReady As of today, Texas has approved Crowdfunding! The State Securities Board Unanimously Voted To Approve the Equity Crowdfunding Rules for Small Business. I was just at the meeting where the Board made it official – crowdfunding in Texas will be live for ALL TEXANS in 2014! The number of people who […]

What will Intrastate equity crowdfunding look like in Texas and how will it impact local businesses and the statewide economy? I recently had an opportunity to speak about Texas Equity Crowdfunding Laws and the Impact on Mom & Pops with Cynthia Nevels of Think Crowdfund and Hall Martin of the Texas Entrepreneur Network. This discussion […]