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		<title>Pay for Performance Bill in CT Dies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ganis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Impact Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impact investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pay for performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social innovation bonds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The heralded Connecticut legislation that would have created a &#8220;pay for performance&#8221; regime for social innovation investment and funding preventive social programs with money invested by private investors has died.  It never reached the floor of either chamber of the &#8230; <a href="http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/pay-for-performance-bill-in-ct-dies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>SEC: No Timetable for Enacting JOBS Act Rule 506(c)</title>
		<link>http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/sec-no-timetable-for-enacting-jobs-act-rule-506c/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ganis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Private Placements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RRule 506(c)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The JOBS Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[General solicitation and general advertising for Rule 506 private securities offerings&#8212;mandated by Title II of the JOBS Act and suppposed to have been in effect as of last July&#8212;is facing further delays, which shouldn&#8217;t surprise anyone.  Included in the testimony &#8230; <a href="http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/sec-no-timetable-for-enacting-jobs-act-rule-506c/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Declining Price of Digital Storage</title>
		<link>http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/the-declining-price-of-digital-storage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ganis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computer Storage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all know the phrase &#8220;Big Data.&#8221;  But when I received a tweet yesterday advising that I could buy a 3 terrabyte external hard drive for approximately $99, it just cemented what has come to be an obvious realization: computer &#8230; <a href="http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/the-declining-price-of-digital-storage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>CT Energy &amp; Environmental Innovations</title>
		<link>http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/connecticut-energy-environmental-innovations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/connecticut-energy-environmental-innovations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ganis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DEEP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I attended the second of the four part program on Energy and Environmental Innovations sponsored by the Connecticut Chapter of the Green Building Council (&#8220;CTGBC&#8221;).  The program was held in New Canaan High School and featured a keynote address by &#8230; <a href="http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/connecticut-energy-environmental-innovations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Unregistered &#8220;Finder&#8221; Crosses Line; PE Fund Slapped by SEC</title>
		<link>http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/placement-agent-not-registered-crosses-line/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/placement-agent-not-registered-crosses-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ganis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Securities Laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finder's fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[placement agents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A private equity firm&#8217;s managing director hired a longtime friend for purposes of acting as a &#8220;finder&#8221; and be responsible for making initial introductions to potential investors.  He solicited more than $500 million in capital commitments.  The finder was not &#8230; <a href="http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/placement-agent-not-registered-crosses-line/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Can My 501(c)(3) Lobby to Oppose Administrative Rules?</title>
		<link>http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/can-my-501c3-lobby-to-oppose-administrative-rules/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ganis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NonProfit Organizations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[501(c)(3)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lobbying]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The answer is below.  A common bit of legal advice that is frequently given to non-profit organizations formed as a 501(c)(3) is that the organization cannot lawfully engage in political lobbying activities on the federal, state or local level if &#8230; <a href="http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/can-my-501c3-lobby-to-oppose-administrative-rules/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sales Taxes in Connecticut-lower than NY, about same as MA</title>
		<link>http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/sales-taxes-in-connecticut-lower-than-ny-about-same-as-ma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/sales-taxes-in-connecticut-lower-than-ny-about-same-as-ma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ganis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Taxes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/?p=2287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sales taxes are often overlooked in the dialogue about tax rates.  In many states, the sales tax is allowed at both the state and local level&#8212;but not Connecticut.  Which is why Connecticut has the 11th highest statewide tax among the &#8230; <a href="http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/sales-taxes-in-connecticut-lower-than-ny-about-same-as-ma/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Social Impact Investing&#8211;Venture Philanthropy Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/social-impact-investing-venture-philanthropy-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/social-impact-investing-venture-philanthropy-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ganis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Impact Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Case Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social impact bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social impact investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venture philanthropy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The challenge and benefit to society to convert a social venture philanthropy movement into a true force for change was part of many topics addressed by Jean Case, the CEO of the Stephen Case Foundation, during her keynote address at &#8230; <a href="http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/social-impact-investing-venture-philanthropy-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Committee: SEC Should Amend &#8220;Accredited Investor&#8221; Definition for Rule 506(c)</title>
		<link>http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/accredited-investor-definition-rule-506c/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/accredited-investor-definition-rule-506c/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ganis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Private Placements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RRule 506(c)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Securities Laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The JOBS Act]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/?p=1992</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recommendation to amend the definition of &#8220;Accredited Investor&#8221; was one of several recommendations made on October 15, 2012 by the SEC&#8217;s Investment Advisory Committee (&#8220;Committee&#8221;) regarding the proposed Rule 506(c) to lift the ban on general advertising and general &#8230; <a href="http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/accredited-investor-definition-rule-506c/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking on Crowdfunding at Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network</title>
		<link>http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/crowdfunding-rule-506/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Ganis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crowdfunding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RRule 506(c)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Securities Laws]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a plug for an event I will be speaking at, to be held in Stamford, CT on Wednesday October 17:  I will be speaking on &#8220;Crowdfunding 101&#8243; as well as pending Rule 506(c), both of special interest for investors, &#8230; <a href="http://www.ganiscorporatelaw.com/crowdfunding-rule-506/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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