We are thrilled to share some exciting news for entrepreneurs and startups in Minnesota. The recently signed 2023 tax bill by Governor Walz includes a substantial increase in funding for the Minnesota Angel Tax Credit program. This boost of $5 million in funding for...
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Do You Like Irish Whiskey? We have JUST the Distillery for You!
Minnesota entrepreneur Patrick O'Shaughnessy launches O'Shaughnessy Distilling It’s not often that Minnesota can attract THE Master Distiller from Jameson Whiskey in County Cork, Ireland, to serve as Master Distiller at the new O’Shaughnessy Distilling operation. But...
Will Your Start-Up Get SPACked?
It’s the hottest gig in the IPO market now – the Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or SPAC. Since January 1, 2021, over 70 new SPACs have filed registration statements with the SEC to offer their shares publicly. Those having already gone public in 2021 to date...
The Demo Days of Spring are Upon Us!
As we all climb out of our pandemic winter in Minnesota, we see a new slate of virtual (and soon again, live) events to introduce start-up companies to prospective investors. Some, like those investor events sponsored by Gopher Angels, Twin Cities Angels and...
Integration is not Just About a Race
We find that early-stage startup companies often sprint from one fundraising round to another in their quest to raise the necessary capital to build a growing enterprise. The problem for fundraising law compliance is that it becomes difficult to tell when one offering...
Austin Area Angels Webinar with Attorney Jeff Robbins
Attorney Jeff Robbins of Avisen Legal, P.A., spoke on the Austin Area Angels webinar on Angel Investing 101 (In the Time of the Pandemic) on June 3, 2020. Check out the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlha8RtTPZo
Piranha Pool (R) 2019 Pitch Event
Sponsored by AngelPolleNation and Avisen Legal, P.A., the Piranha Pool (R) 2019 event is Minnesota's own annual live take on the TV series "Shark Tank" on Saturday, April 27, 2019, located at Best Buy HQ. During the session, three local tech startup companies will...
Entrepreneurial Attorney Jeffrey C. Robbins Joins Avisen Legal
Avisen Legal, P.A. welcomes Jeffrey C. Robbins as the newest member of its team of seasoned business law attorneys. Robbins was a shareholder at Messerli | Kramer prior to joining Avisen, where he spent over 20 years. Robbins represents entrepreneurs who start and...
Present At The Creation: The Emergence of Social Business, Impact Investing, and the Fourth Sector in Minnesota
Present At The Creation: The Emergence of Social Business, Impact Investing, and the Fourth Sector in Minnesota December 2013 Written by Jeff Ochs and Brad Brown