Equity crowdfunding allows small businesses to raise up to $1 million in capital in a 12-month period from the public without jumping through complicated SEC hoops. Businesses must use registered portals to raise capital in this way. Proposed rules require companies raising more than $500,000 to file annual audited (expensive) financial statements. These rules won’t be finalized until February 2014.
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