Crowdfunding Resources

Terminology

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
L
M
N
P
R
S
T
U
V

A

Accredited Investor

Advanced Fee Fraud

Angel Investor

B

Bad Actor Rule

Blue Sky Law

Bridge Financing

Bridge Loan

Broker Dealer

Burn Rate

Business Traction

C

C Corporation

Calculated Risk

Crowdcast

D

Deal Flow

Debt Financing

Donation-Based Crowdfunding

Due Diligence

E

Earnings Yield

EDGAR Database

Elevator Pitch

Equity Crowdfunding

Escrow Account

F

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)

Form D

Funding Portal

G

General Solicitation

H

HUBZone

I

Illiquid Asset

Initial Public Offering (IPO)

Intellectual Property

Intermediate Term Debt

Invest Georgia Exemption

Invest Kansas Exemption

Issuer

J

JOBS Act

L

Limited Liability Company

Liquid Asset

Liquidity Event

Loan-Based Crowdfunding

Long Term Debt

M

Mezzanine Financing

N

NASDAQ

Networking Effect

New York Stock Exchange - NYSE

Nigerian Fraud

Nondisclosure Agreement

P

P/E Ratio

P/S Ratio

Pooled Investment Vehicle

Private Placement

Private Placement Memorandum (PPM)

R

Regulation A

Regulation D Offerings

Rewards-Based Crowdfunding

Royalty Crowdfunding

Rule 506(b) of Regulation D

Rule 506(c) of Regulation D

S

S Corporation

Secured Loan

Securities

Securities Act of 1933 (The Securities Act)

Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC)

Seed Capital

Short Term Debt

Small Business Administration (SBA)

Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)

Social Proof

Startup

Startup Capital

T

Tender Offer

Term Sheet

Title II of the JOBS Act

Title III of the JOBS Act

Traction

U

Unaccredited or Non-Accredited Investor

Unsecured Loan

V

Valuation

Vetting