SEC Small Business Advocacy Office Releases Annual Report on Capital Raising

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation issued its 2022 Annual Report to Congress and the Commission. The report details how entrepreneurs and investors are building companies together, from startups to small public companies. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the dynamics of capital raising in communities across the country. The report includes: Highlights of the Office’s advocacy work in fiscal year 2022; Policy recommendations; Summary of the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee’s 2022 activities; and Data on small business capital formation, broken down by: Small and emerging businesses Mature and later-stage businesses Small public companies Women business owners and investors Minority business owners and investors Natural disaster areas Rural communities Small and emerging businesses Mature and later-stage businesses Small public companies Women business owners and investors Minority business owners and investors Natural disaster areas Rural communities The Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital…