On March 27, 2020, Congress passed and the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), a third piece of emergency legislation aimed at providing Americans with relief from the Coronavirus pandemic, which continues to sweep across the country relentlessly leaving lost lives, fractured families, and bankrupt businesses in […]
SEC Issues Guidance for Investment Contract Analysis of Digital Assets
On April 3, 2019, the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology – known as “FinHub” – of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published a “Framework for Investment Contract Analysis of Digital Assets” (“Guideline”) to provide additional guidance to market participants in determining whether a “digital asset” meets the definition of an “investment contract”, […]
Federal Legislation Dealing with Cannabis Finance is on the Horizon, We Hope
Two bills currently making their way through Congress suggest 2019 might be the year when Congress finally prevents U.S. law enforcement and regulatory agencies from enforcing federal prohibitions on marijuana in states where cannabis is legally cultivated and sold in commerce. The SAFE Act On March 28, 2019, the House Financial Services Committee voted to […]
Raising Money as a Public Benefit Corporation
As a host of problems plague civilization – including the rise of authoritarian states, state sponsored electronic espionage, income inequality and climate change – people and markets are increasingly insisting that corporations generate positive social impact alongside profit. Investors have taken notice. The global impact investing market doubled from $114 billion in 2017 to $228 […]
Video: Business Financing Options – Equity Financing
Lonnie Finkel reviews the basics of equity financing for your business. Question: What is equity financing? Download the Financing Options Table to review the differences in Equity Financing v. Debt Financing. Tune into this video to hear more about Debt Financing.