August 22, 2013
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Crowdfunding – not just for early stage
The long term potential of the JOBS Act looks very promising, but the implementation so far feels like watching paint dry. Crowdfunding is getting a...
August 21, 2013
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THE PROS AND CONS OF EQUITY CROWDFUNDING
Raising money to build and sell a product or mobile app is the best reason to seek crowdfunding, and will likely remain the best reason...
August 21, 2013
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Satellite broadband company in £125,000 crowd-funding bid
Investors will be offered free system Satellite broadband provider, Internet Anywhere, is aiming to raise £125,000 in a new crowd-funding initiative. The Ayrshire-based company is...
August 21, 2013
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Crowdfund Investing and the Importance of Trust
Crowdfunding is by no means a new phenomenon; it has roots in charitable and civic fundraising, but it really took shape on the internet with...
August 21, 2013
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Crowdfunding: Not Just for First World Problems
While the world’s most publicised crowdfunding campaigns can only be described as addressing ‘first world problems’ a newer generation of crowdfunding platforms is allowing Not...
August 21, 2013
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Fears of Crowdfunding Crackdown in UK Appear Unwarranted
In several recent headlines in the UK press there have been statements that “Crowdfunders Face Crackdown” as latent fear for investor protection creeps into regulatory...
August 20, 2013
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Ubuntu Edge May Have Just Set the Crowdfunding Record
Crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced on Friday that the site's Ubuntu Edge campaign has set the record as the largest crowdfunding project ever — more than 24,000 donors have...
August 20, 2013
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University spin out in crowdfunding bid
Company has developed technology to measure carbon produced by world's forests A new company which has developed technology to map and measure the amount of carbon...
August 20, 2013
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Razoo expands crowdfunding-for-causes platform to support people in need
Razoo’s CEO Lesley Mansford is highly skilled at getting people to donate to charity. For the past two years, this veteran gaming executive has applied...