September 26, 2013
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Issue municipal bonds? No thanks, we’ll crowdfund instead
When most towns need trash cans, they use money raised from taxes or municipal bonds. But when a city that emerged from bankruptcy less than...
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September 26, 2013
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Nicola Horlick: "Crowdfunding is a drug going straight into the lifeblood of the economy"
Ms Horlick launched a crowdfunding “experiment” in July of this year. She created the project on Seedrs, a platform which allows ordinary people to pledge...
September 25, 2013
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The rise of Crowdfunding, Peer-to-Peer and Peer-to-Business platforms
In 2006, Jeff Howe coined the term crowdsourcing to describe what he saw happening increasingly around him, primarily as a result of the internet. In...
September 25, 2013
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U.S. Crowd-Funding Rules a Very High Priority, SEC’s White Says
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to propose rules that would allow companies to raise money through equity crowd-funding and more lightly regulated...
September 25, 2013
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The Crowdfunding Economy Is About to Pop
Crowdfunding has enabled millions of people to donate money to make prototype products a reality and support artistic projects, among other proposals. In exchange, supporters have...
September 25, 2013
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Dutch Wind Turbine Purchase Sets World Crowdfunding Record
LONDON -- Raising €1.3 million in just thirteen hours, 1700 Dutch households that came together to buy shares in a wind turbine have set a new...
September 23, 2013
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Struggling families use crowd-funding to finance funerals
Crowd-funding is now being used to generate funds to pay for funerals which can cost up to $10,000 for a standard ceremony. Traditionally the capital-generating...
September 23, 2013
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Crowdfunding Will Flourish Regardless Of What The SEC Does
A year and a half ago congress passed the JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our BusinessStart-ups) by an overwhelming margin. It was meant to supplant laws that...
September 23, 2013
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How to profit from 'crowdfunding’
Grand Designs' Kevin McCloud 'crowdfunded' the building of cheap homes. Can you profit from being a small-time dragon investor? It is new and it is...