Arend Hoekstra is Vice President of Operations at Small Starter Inc., a BC-based equity crowdfunding portal.  Arend is a CPA (Chartered Accountant) and has a JD from UBC’s law school.  Before joining Small Starter, Arend worked for a national law firm, and prior to that, was a senior advisor with a major Canadian mining company.  Arend regularly blogs about equity crowdfunding at blog.smallstarter.ca.