August 27, 2013
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An investor’s guide to equity crowdfunding
Very low interest rates, stubbornly high fund management fees and tepid performance from equity markets have presented investors with a dilemma – where to invest...
August 27, 2013
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The Top 5 Reasons To Invest In Tech Using Crowdfunding
As an investor, there are numerous reasons to invest in tech companies. Now that crowdfunding platforms such as ShareIn are highlighting the best opportunities out there, here...
August 27, 2013
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Crowdfunding Projects That Can Increase Your Productivity
In an attempt to find tools that will make my work life a bit easier, I set out to look for some new products. Instead...
August 27, 2013
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Can crowdfunding fill stock market’s ‘black hole’ for startups and small businesses?
Once a springboard for promising young firms, experts say the stock market largely stopped working for start-ups and small companies more than a decade ago,...
August 23, 2013
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MicroLoan Foundation is first UK partner for CARE International’s lendwithcare.org
LONDON, 8 August, 2013 – The microfinance charity MicroLoan Foundation has been selected as the first UK-based partner of CARE International’s Lendwithcare.org initiative – the...
August 23, 2013
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New crowdfund plan aids startups with expertise, cash
Crowdfunding gets a new twist Thursday with the launch of an online platform that offers startups ideas and expertise as well as cash. The new...
August 23, 2013
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Sylvester Stallone and John Herzfeld make $250,000 crowdfunding bid to save latest film
Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone has asked the general public to save his new film, Reach Me, to the tune of $250,000 (£160,000) after the project fell into...
August 23, 2013
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How to Crowdfund Like a Hacker
Kevin Rustagi is no stranger to crowdfunding. Ministry of Supply, the men's clothier that Rustagi co-founded with several MIT classmates in 2010, broke Kickstarter records last June...
August 23, 2013
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Omate smartwatch hits crowdfunding target
The Omate TrueSmart raised more than $100,000 via fundraising website Kickstarter. According to the founders of Omate, a working prototype already exists. The money will be...