On March 21, 2022, the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a rule that would require public companies to issue...

In Part 1 of our series on Blockchain and the Solidarity Economy, we explored decentralized finance (“DeFi”). For Part 2 we’re going to...

Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) was one of the country’s most dynamic Civil Rights Movement leaders in the 1960-1970s. She rose to fame for...

Investors are buzzing about blockchain, and many entrepreneurs are still trying to wrap their heads around this new technology, wondering...

*co-authored by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney What is the Solidarity Economy? The current solidarity economy movement rose...

*co-authored by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been busy applying federal...

* co-authored by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney The non-fungible token (NFT) space has continued to evolve since our last...

*co-authored by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney Generally, investment companies or funds are defined as companies that are...

Debt-based crowdfunding, often referred to as peer-to-peer lending (P2P), is a great way to raise money for small businesses that may...

In her book, Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice, Jessica Gordon Nemhard states...

Before the pandemic, small businesses accounted for nearly half of all private-sector jobs and two-thirds of net new jobs created from...

By Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq. As we celebrate Black Business Month and Black Philanthropy Month throughout August, many Black...

U.S. data privacy laws have ties with the European Union (“EU”). As we mentioned in our last blog, with the rise of social media and...

With this new digital age that we are living in, it is no surprise that users are providing their personal data in order to access social...

*co-authored and edited by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney Securities fraud is a serious act that can apply to any company,...

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), enacted on April 5, 2012, established a regulatory structure for startups and...

The Tulsa Real Estate Fund (“TREF”) is the first Black-owned company to use Reg A+ Tier 2 to raise capital.

*co-authored by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney What is an Investment Company? The Investment Company Act of 1940 (“ Act”)...

The Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Act”) is a U.S. federal law that was primarily intended to regulate the business of rendering...