NCTA
North Carolina Technology Association
June 18, 2013
The Honorable Tom Murry
North Carolina House of Representatives
16 W. Jones Street, Room 2121
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096
Re: H680 - NC JOBS Act of 2013
Dear Representative Murry:
Thank you for introducing H680, the NC JOBS Act of 2013, which enables a new form of financing for small business called investment crowdfunding. The North Carolina Technology Association is the statewide industry group for the tech sector, representing over 600 member companies that employ over 100,000 North Carolinians. We agree that the intrastate investment crowdfunding exemption as defined by H680 represents a great opportunity to fund new technology companies and create more jobs in North Carolina.
We like the fact that the exemption is a safe, fair, and easy to implement version of investment crowdfunding that is similar to the Reg D 506 funding model that is already used by hundreds of North Carolina start-ups every year. We also like the fact that the investor and small business protection requirements in the Act have been reviewed and enhanced by the North Carolina Secretary of State's Securities Division, the NC Bar Association Securities Committee, and crowdfunding industry experts including the NC JOBS crowdfunding team.
North Carolina has a reputation as a technology center and a great place to start a business, and the NC JOBS Act will make it even better. We urge all North Carolina legislators to support the NC JOBS Act.
Sincerely,
Brooks Raiford
President & CEO
North Carolina Technology Association
http://www.nctechnology.org/
The Honorable Tom Murry
North Carolina House of Representatives
16 W. Jones Street, Room 2121
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096
Re: H680 - NC JOBS Act of 2013
Dear Representative Murry:
Thank you for introducing H680, the NC JOBS Act of 2013, which enables a new form of financing for small business called investment crowdfunding. The North Carolina Technology Association is the statewide industry group for the tech sector, representing over 600 member companies that employ over 100,000 North Carolinians. We agree that the intrastate investment crowdfunding exemption as defined by H680 represents a great opportunity to fund new technology companies and create more jobs in North Carolina.
We like the fact that the exemption is a safe, fair, and easy to implement version of investment crowdfunding that is similar to the Reg D 506 funding model that is already used by hundreds of North Carolina start-ups every year. We also like the fact that the investor and small business protection requirements in the Act have been reviewed and enhanced by the North Carolina Secretary of State's Securities Division, the NC Bar Association Securities Committee, and crowdfunding industry experts including the NC JOBS crowdfunding team.
North Carolina has a reputation as a technology center and a great place to start a business, and the NC JOBS Act will make it even better. We urge all North Carolina legislators to support the NC JOBS Act.
Sincerely,
Brooks Raiford
President & CEO
North Carolina Technology Association
http://www.nctechnology.org/
Support the North Carolina
If you have not yet done so, now is the time to contact your state legislators with an email of your support for NC JOBS. It is very easy to do using the links we give below.
- Find and contact your North Carolina State Legislators and express your support.
- Tweet, email, or post a link to www.jobsnc.blogspot.com using #jobsnc #crowdfunding
- Sign up for email updates on the blog
- Follow on twitter @jobsnc2013
If you have any questions or comments, please email the JOBS NC Crowdfunding Team at jobsnc@nc.rr.com or contact Representative Murry’s office at murryla@ncleg.net.