Raising Capital for Your Small Business: Insights from the SEC

Ever wonder what the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is and what it does? On this episode of Paychex THRIVE, a Business Podcast, host Gene Marks is talking to Amy Reischauer, Acting Deputy Director for the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation at the SEC. Listen in to hear what this office is doing to help small businesses, how they work to protect investors, the education and resources they provide, and where the initial public offering market is headed, and much, much more. Whether you’re looking to raise capital now or sometime in the future, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

Topics Include:

00:00 – Welcome, Amy Reischauer 01:03 – Introduction to Amy Reischauer’s position 03:16 – Educating business owners about the SEC 05:55 – When to get the SEC involved 07:17 – Raising capital with investors 08:04 – Resources through the SEC 09:59 – The most common way to bring on investors 11:31 –Where loans fall in terms of security 12:52 – The SEC’s mission 15:01 – SEC’s part in finding capital 15:57 – What else the SEC does 19:15 – Where the initial public offering market is going 22:09 – A challenging capital environment 23:45 – How the SEC helps women and minorities 25:20 – The Small Business Forum hosted by the SEC 28:23 – What businesses attend the forum 30:08 – The importance of this office 31:24 – Wrap up

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