November 25, 2013
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SME owners dip into their own pockets for funding
A quarter of small business directors have used their own personal finances such as mortgages, credit cards and savings to support their business, according to...
November 25, 2013
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Crowdfunding: Community Sourced Capital
What better way to strengthen communities, while empowering regular people to support nearby small businesses, than by helping individuals fund local entrepreneurs? This movement—coined locavesting...
November 25, 2013
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Seedrs becomes first equity crowdfunding platform to operate across Europe
The British platform will have some immediate advantages over local rivals as it leaps across the English Channel, namely cross-border scale and a higher funding...
November 22, 2013
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Crowdfunding in action: future calls
With crowdfunding experiencing phenomenal growth IFA Magazine is looking into the nitty gritty of this fast developing industry, with a special focus on young British...
November 22, 2013
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300 days to go: Yes Scotland launches community crowdfunding campaign
By Stan Blackley, Deputy Director of Communities Today marks 300 days to go until the independence referendum on Thursday 18September 2014 and today we launch...
November 22, 2013
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Martin Scorsese launches crowdfunding campaign for new documentary
Veteran director MARTIN SCORSESE has launched a campaign to help fund and promote a new documentary about beloved film critic ROGER EBERT. The Taxi Driver...
November 21, 2013
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Growth Britain: Unlocking the potential of our SMEs
The purpose of this document is to present the findings of a Dods programme – sponsored by Santander UK – which sought to address what...
November 21, 2013
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BrewDog bang drum for crowdfunding at Holyrood
IT’S the self-proclaimed “punk” brand that likes to fly in the face of convention, but beer maker BrewDog pitched up at Holyrood yesterday to bang...
November 21, 2013
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Rural Crowdfunding
One reason that economic development in rural America lags behind its urban counterpart is the persistent lack of venture capital for rural entrepreneurs. Geography deserves...