The registration process asks each company to submit information in several categories: basic company profile, general information on number of employees, products and services, financial information on annual revenues, their ability to support electronic business transactions, any quality and environmental management certifications, details on their ethical dealings and social responsibility, information on data security, information on diversity policies, and on their use of independent contractors.

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Entrepreneurs can advertise the offer as widely as they would like so long as general advertisements only contain a basic statement that they are raising capital on a crowdfunding portal and more substantive information about the offer is communicated solely via the portal itself.

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