Access to Capital

Kansas extends ‘angel investor’ tax credit; North Dakota mulls changes to its program

By
Laura Tomaka
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 06:00 PM
CSG Midwest
Lawmakers in two Midwestern states have given close scrutiny in recent months to a targeted tax credit that has become an increasingly popular policy tool for trying to help entrepreneurs and startup companies. Known as “angel investor” tax credits, these incentives encourage investment in early-stage firms by mitigating some of the potential loss if a company fails. Most states in the Midwest have some form of this tax credit.

Illinois joins regional trend with law allowing businesses to raise capital via ‘crowdfunding’

By
Tim Anderson
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Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 10:28 AM
CSG Midwest
Starting on Jan. 1, nearly all Illinois residents became eligible to invest in businesses in the state looking to raise capital. The reason: recently enacted legislation (HB 3429) that provides an exemption for nonaccredited investors to participate in intrastate “equity crowdfunding.”

Intrastate Equality Crowdfunding Exemptions

By
Austin Coleman
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 03:49 PM

Crowdfunding has been used to finance a vast assortment of projects in the last few years, but federal regulators have been slow to implement the sections of the JOBS act that allow most individuals to invest in startups financed by equity crowdfunding. In response, states have passed laws allowing companies to create crowdfunding platforms that cater to investors and entrepreneurs within the same state.

Kickstarted: An Overview of Crowdfunding in the U.S.

By
Austin Coleman
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Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 03:07 PM

The crowdfunding industry in the United States has expanded rapidly in the last few years, growing from $2.7 billion in 2012 to an estimated $34.4 billion in 2015.  This growth has been driven by the expansion of online crowdfunding platforms that facilitate interaction between companies and potential investors.  Although the US JOBS act sought to regulate crowdfunding in 2012,...

Tennessee’s Business Accelerators Put Entrepreneurs in the Fast Lane

By
Jennifer Ginn
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 02:24 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—There’s a rich history of entrepreneurs in Tennessee. From FedEx founder Fred Smith to hospital management company HCA, entrepreneurs have thrived in the Volunteer State.
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Wisconsin, Kansas change laws and regulations to allow for small-business "crowdfunding"

By
Tim Anderson
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at 03:40 PM

Wisconsin lawmakers passed a bill in October that they say will provide a new way for the state’s small businesses to access capital — “crowdfunding.” AB 350 received unanimous approval in the Assembly and Senate.

Entrepreneurship levels fall in 2012 thanks to improving economy; Midwest lagging nation in new-business creation

By
Laura Tomaka
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Monday, May 13, 2013 at 11:26 AM

Stateline Midwest ~ May 2013

At the same time that the nation’s unemployment rate was falling in 2012, entrepreneurial activity was slowing. According to the Kauffman Foundation’s annual Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, an average of 300 per 100,000 Americans started a business in 2012, down from 320 in 2011. This translates into approximately 514,000 new business establishments created each month in 2012, compared to about 543,000 in 2011.

Rhode Island is latest state to enact L3C Legislation

By
Ericka Harney
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 02:46 PM

Rhode Island Governor Chaffee signed L3C Legislation into law on June 13, 2011 with the legislation to be effective July 1, 2012. HB 5279 was sponsored by Rep. Christopher Blazejewski.

In April, Blazejewski stated that “With many students graduating from our colleges and universities with a focus on entrepreneurship and community service, Rhode Island is well-positioned to become the Silicon Valley of the social venture movement,” said Representative Blazejewski (D-Dist. 2, Providence, East Providence). “As a tool for...

Healthy Food Retail Act

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CSG Committee on Suggested State Legislation
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Friday, January 28, 2011 at 03:45 PM

This Act directs the state department of agriculture and forestry to set up a financing program to stimulate investment in healthy food retail outlets in underserved areas of the state. The Act defines "Healthy food retailers" as for-profit or not-for-profit retailers that sell high quality fresh fruits and vegetables at competitive prices including but not limited to supermarkets, grocery stores, and farmers‘ markets.

Federal aid coming to states to help small business: Improving access to credit, promoting exports goal of two new programs

By
Nell Etheredge
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Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 03:31 PM

At the end of September, President Obama signed into law the Small Business Jobs Act, which includes more than $1.5 billion for states to cultivate small-business job growth in 2011 and beyond.

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