This month has been full of big news. Yes, there was the election, of course. But there was other important news for those interested in community capital. On Monday November 2, 2020 – the day before the election – the Securities and Exchange Commission issued final...

We need to build back better, and community capital is one of the key paths to drive the change we seek. This past month, Cutting Edge teamed up with SVX US to cohost a two-part webinar series exploring live case studies of place-based funds and nonprofit...

Randy’s law practice is focused on matters relating to executive compensation and employee benefits with a special emphasis on alternative asset investing within self-directed retirement accounts and (k) plans. Randy originally cultivated this expertise while...

We are so excited to welcome Erinn Brooks, our new Marketing and Communications Associate to our team! For the past decade, Erinn has worked in the communications and marketing field in an array of industries spanning fashion and education, but has a special...

This week, the Department of Labor (DOL), headed by Eugene Scalia, announced a proposed rule intending to “update and clarify” the DOL’s investment duty regulations relating to ERISA Plans. DOL intends to impose a ban on any fiduciary managing an ERISA plan if they...

Black Lives Matter We have been listening and learning from many resonant voices in the Black Lives movement. We are asking ourselves how to be a better ally and how we can use our skills and resources to make change that is long overdue. One key question on our...

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on businesses, especially small and mission-driven enterprises, Cutting Edge presented a webinar for nonprofits considering deploying a loan fund to further their missions. Nonprofits that intend to assist their...

Imagine a typical American community in these very untypical times. COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll. Many small businesses have closed -- temporarily, it is hoped. Unprecedented numbers of workers have been laid off or furloughed as businesses conserve cash in the...

We are so excited to have Elizabeth Carter join our team! Elizabeth is a social enterprise and community development attorney licensed in NY, NJ, and IL (pending). As Principal Attorney of the New Jersey-based law firm The Law...

At the end of 2019, Cutting Edge was contacted by St Louis non-profit, WEPOWER to help support their accelerator program for Black and Latinx entrepreneurs in St. Louis. Cutting Edge attorney, Sarah Kaplan, took on the project specifically to create a securities law...

Cutting Edge has worked with TechSoup  for the past three years to provide legal strategy and expertise on their Reg A+ offering, which debuted in November 2018. TechSoup is the first nonprofit to participate in a Reg A and has seen great success in their first year....

All sectors and industries need workers to function. However, too often staff can find themselves being exploited by upper management and undervalued for the work they provide. The Staffing Cooperative exists to build staffing companies where workers are in control....

The IRS may be making a huge mistake that only supports the wealthy. (But you can help fix it.) At Cutting Edge Counsel we stand for fairness and equity. A big part of what drives us is the need to level the playing field between the wealthy and the non-wealthy. We...

We spoke to Lauren Grattan and David Lynn at Mission Driven Finance to talk about their mission, and how their community-first perspective guides them to find investment opportunities. What does Mission Driven Finance do and what are its guiding principles? ...