Crowdfunding I spend a lot of time talking about crowdfunding and what it can help your business achieve. I talk about equity funding, debt or reward crowdfunding. So, to try and make things a little more tangible and easier to understand then here are a few ‘live’ pitches on leading equity crowdfunding site, Crowdcube. This proposal
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Crowdfunding, The UK Story Crowdfunding as a way for businesses to raise finance is growing faster than anyone could have predicted 5 years ago. What makes the story of crowdfunding more interesting is that the UK really is leading the way in it’s adoption of crowdfunding as a method of commercial funding. I write a
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Crowdfunding, The UK Story Crowdfunding as a way for businesses to raise finance is growing faster than anyone could have predicted 5 years ago. What makes the story of crowdfunding more interesting is that the UK really is leading the way in it’s adoption of crowdfunding as a method of commercial funding. I write a
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Crowdfunding, Not a Modern Thing For most people, crowdfunding has been something that has come to the fore in the last few years. Stories of electric bikes, lego cars, solar powered TVs, 3D Printers etc have all made the news for being projects financed through crowdfunding. However, crowdfunding is not a modern thing. In 1885
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Introduction On the surface crowdfunding appears to simply be a social media marketing mechanism that integrates a potential online community with an accounting function. Closer examination of a crowdfunding campaign shows a unique marketing opportunity that requires business owners to promote their companies, using social media, to new audiences. This organized promotion increases the campaign’s
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The Case Of The FCA vs Crowdfunding The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are starting to make their mark on the UK financial industry. In the last few years the UK has seen an unprecedented level of financial innovation. The market is seeing more new entrants, privately funded lenders, peer to peer and crowdfunding platforms. Crowdfunding
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What Is Kickstarter Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform. It is a way for businesses to raise finance for a particular project. Why Kickstarter Differs There are loads of platforms out there to raise finance for your business, however Kickstarter is very different from other platforms. I will try and show how. Your Investors Don’t Want
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What Is Crowdfunding If you are unsure what crowdfunding is then watch the 90 second video at the end of this post. In effect there are two types of crowdfunding, these are; Debt Finance (borrowing and repaying) Equity Finance (investment in your business) Debt Finance takes the shape of an ordinary business loan, maybe invoice
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