November 4, 2013
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Rise of crowdfunding in the numbers
Crowdfunding raised almost £1.8 billion in 2012 for tens of thousands of ventures. This is set to...
November 4, 2013
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Attenborough launches first crowdfunding campaign to save mountain gorilla
Sir David Attenborough hopes to raise £110,000 to help save the mountain gorilla, through his first ever crowdfunding campaign. Sir David Attenborough has launched his...
November 4, 2013
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London Investor Horlick to Start Online Crowdfunding Company
London businesswoman Nicola Horlick is planning to start a crowdfunding business named Money&Co early next year that would help businesses to source financing directly from...
November 4, 2013
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Former fund manager Nicola Horlick launching crowdfunding business Money&Co early next year
Former fund manager Nicola Horlick is launching crowdfunding business Money&Co early next year. The new venture will allow investors to finance loans to small businesses...
November 4, 2013
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Crowdfunding for Social Entrepreneurs: Raising the Bar
Skoll - Social Entrepreneurship We are entering the fifth week of the Skoll Social Entrepreneurs Challenge on CrowdRise. So far, the organizations have raised more than...
November 4, 2013
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Crowdfunding for renewables comes of age
In recession era Europe, much talk is of ‘innovative’ or ‘alternative’ financing for sustainable energy – meaning money other than the public purse. In 2012...
November 4, 2013
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Crowdfunding’s Big-Bang Moment
The crowdfunding service Kickstarter reached an important milestone last week. The company’s website reported that Kickstarter has now funded over 50,000 projects, with pledges coming from...
November 4, 2013
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Crowdfunding Critique: The Dark Side of Equity Crowdfunding
Many entrepreneurs are excited about the prospect of raising capital via crowd equity, courtesy of the JOBS act. Successful crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter are...
November 4, 2013
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Crowdfunding The Hardware Revolution
Scott Miller is the CEO of Dragon Innovation, a company whose mission is to help hardware entrepreneurs succeed in every phase of the journey from...