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Registering Securities
How Does My Small Business Register a Public Offering?
If you decide on a registered public offering, the Securities Act requires your company to file a registration statement with the SEC before the company can sell its securities. Any information contained in registration statements become public immediately upon filing. But the SEC will not allow you to sell securities to the public until the SEC staff has had a chance to review the registration statement.
Disclosures
If a Company Becomes Public, What Disclosures Must It Regularly Make?
A company can become "public" in one of two ways - by issuing securities in an offering registered under the Securities Act or by registering a company's outstanding securities under Exchange Act requirements. Both types of registration trigger ongoing reporting obligations for a company. In some cases, the Exchange Act also subjects a company's officers, directors and significant shareholders to reporting requirements.
Are There Legal Ways To Offer and Sell Securities Without Registering With the SEC?
Legal Ways To Offer and Sell Securities Without Registering With the SEC
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Are There State Law Requirements in Addition to Federal Ones?
The federal government and state governments each have their own securities laws and regulations, so a company selling securities must comply with federal and state securities laws. Thus a particular offering can be exempt under the federal securities laws, but still be subject to individual state laws.
Where Can I Go for More Information?
The staff of the SEC's Office of Small Business and the SEC's Small Business Ombudsman will be glad to assist you with any questions you may have regarding federal securities laws. For information about state securities laws, contact NASAA or your state's securities administrator, whose office is usually located in your capital city.
Small Biz Banks
The Small Business Administration publishes a state-by-state directory of the amount of small-business lending done by commercial banks. This information shows the amount of small business lending done during the last year by specific banks. (Small business loans are loans of less than $250,000.)