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Question
Exemptions for private placement offerings and sales of securities limited to $5 million are covered under which of the following Regulation D rules?
a. Rule 501
b. Rule 502
c. Rule 503
d. Rule 504
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of Regulation A?
a. an offering is limited to $50 million
b. the number of offerees or investors is limited to 35
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a. True
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a. 7(a) loan
b. CDC/504 loan
c. microloan
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a. debt crowdfunding
b. equity crowdfunding
c. rewards-based crowdfunding
d. asset incentive crowdfunding
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a. venture leasing
b. capital leasing
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a. 7(a) loan
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b. CDC/504 loan
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b. teaser rates afford initial low cost borrowing
c. balance transfers occur at below-prime rates
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The Small Business Administration was created by an act of Congress in 2003.a. Trueb. False
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a. True
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b. public pension funds
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The beginning of professional venture capitalists is considered to have begun with the establishment or formation of:
a. the Small Business Administration
b. Small Business Investment Companies
c. the American Research and Development organization
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a. the primary investor
b. the lead investor
c. a small group of secondary investors
d. none of these choices; it is a democratic process that is shared by all investors in the group
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When screening possible investments, a venture capital firm might issue a SLOR, which stands for:
a. "standard letter of rejection"
b. "standing letter of reconciliation"
c. "standard letter of reassessment"
d. "senior letter of reference"