August 20, 2013
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McCloud's company passes £1m crowdfunding target
The developer founded by Grand Designs star Kevin McCloud has surpassed its investment target of £1 million through crowdfunding. A range of amounts have been...
August 20, 2013
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Henderson subsidiary acquires crowdfunding firm
Henderson fund managers Rob Giles and Adam McConkey (pictured)have bought into the crowdfunding craze with an acquisition through a subsidiary owned by their hedge fund Volantis. Crowdfunding platform FundThe Gap...
August 19, 2013
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What the Crowdfunding Boom Means for Franchising
When Tom Perez left the Navy in 2010 after 10 years of service, he thought his experience as a military police supervisor would easily translate...
August 19, 2013
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Crowdfunding Takes On Hunger, Health And Human Rights
Kickstarter meets Kiva meets TOMS: That’s the idea behind a soon-to-be launched social enterprise and crowdfunding web site by the name of Reciprocity & Co. The basic concept...
August 19, 2013
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Pop-up park project raises almost €22,000 through Irish crowdfunding site
Voluntary arts collective UpStart will this week transform a vacant Dublin inner city site into a pop-up park and urban sanctuary which will be officially...
August 19, 2013
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Why Crowdfunding Projects Succeed in the Charitable Sector
With the economic downturn squeezing lending, it’s becoming harder and harder to source loans from banks. Whilst this might mean re-organising your personal finances, if...
August 19, 2013
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How Smart Angels Will Leverage Crowdfunding
Equity crowdfunding has a large and growing base of global supporters and advocates. Every few months we see new developments in securities-related legislation, and activity...
August 19, 2013
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Why Crowdfunding is Disrupting Finance
It is truly remarkable to think about the disruption that has resulted from the creation of marketplaces in almost every industry over the last few...
August 16, 2013
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How to successfully crowdfund a business – by Danae Ringelmann co-founder of Indiegogo
More and more, crowdfunding is becoming the business world’s incubation platform — they have turned out to be excellent bedfellows. Merit-based platforms like Indiegogo provide...