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September 11, 2013

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The Economist: Detroit should harness crowd-funding for civic needs

DETROIT, MI - A community center in Wales. A free Wi-Fi network in England. A pedestrian bridge in the Netherlands. And here in the U.S.,...

September 11, 2013

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Fire victims turn to crowdfunding to replace destroyed belongings

HALIFAX – Tyler McCaig is starting off his school year differently than most: he is crowdfunding to replace items destroyed in a recent fire. Right...

September 11, 2013

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Kickstarter Is Adding Australia And New Zealand To Expand Its International Crowdfunding Network

Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter is expanding its platform to two markets Down Under. It is opening up its network to Australia and New Zealand-based projects “in the...

September 11, 2013

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PayPal Freezes Crowdfunding Money For Indie Adventure Game 'Dreamfall Chapters' [Updated]

Update: PayPal has contacted Red Thread Games and it appears the issue has been resolved. PayPal issued this statement to Forbes via email: “Our Customer Service...

September 10, 2013

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Kickstarter crowdfunding site now live in Canada

Kickstarter Canada is now live, and one of first projects up for backing could be described as the ultimate Canadian endeavour: a group of young men...

September 9, 2013

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Crowdfund your way into new markets

Crowdfunding myths: it’s not right for my type of business; it’s only for quirky consumer products; it’s not capable of raising sufficient funds for my...

September 9, 2013

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Can I hitch a ride on the Oxbridge crowdfunding bandwagon?

The ‘Not so Secret E-Commerce Entrepreneur’ continues… It’s incredible that Pret a Manger’s™ founders Sinclair Beecham and Julian Metcalf started their company way back in 1986; “with no money”. Yet Pret was sold...