Raising Capital for Your Small Business
Insights from the SEC
On this episode of Paychex THRIVE, a Business Podcast, host Gene Marks is talking with Amy Reischauer, the Acting Deputy Director for the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Hear as Amy shares with us the importance and purpose of the SEC, how they are helping small businesses learn what they need to know about raising capital, where the initial public offering market is headed, and much more.
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Topics
00:00 — Welcome, Amy Reischauer
01:03 — Introduction to Amy Reischauer’s position
03:16 — Educating business owners about the SEC
05:55 — When to get the SEC involved
07:17 — Raising capital with investors
08:04 — Resources through the SEC
09:59 — The most common way to bring on investors
11:31 –Where loans fall in terms of security
12:52 — The SEC’s mission
15:01 — SEC’s part in finding capital
15:57 — What else the SEC does
19:15 — Where the initial public offering market is going
22:09 — A challenging capital environment
23:45 — How the SEC helps women and minorities
25:20 — The Small Business Forum hosted by the SEC
28:23 — What businesses attend the forum
30:08 — The importance of this office
31:24 — Wrap up
