The JOBS Act and crowdfunding: Harnessing the power-and money-of the masses

Business Horizons

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 271-275

  Stemler, Abbey R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CROWDFUND Act; Entrepreneur; Equity basedcrowdfunding; JOBS Act; Small business

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876792038     PISSN: 00076813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2013.01.007     Document Type: Note

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