Fenwick partner Stephen Graham provides a brief overview of crowd funding under the JOBS Act. According to Graham, the act will allow entrepreneurs to sell small stakes in their companies directly to the public via advertisements and websites; however, crowd funding will not be available until the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopts regulations that protect against fraudulent activity.
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