Download or read book Crowdfund Investing For Dummies written by Sherwood Neiss and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The easy way to get started in crowdfund investing Crowdfund investing (CFI) is going to be the next big thing on Wall Street. U.S. investment banks, brokerage houses, and law firms are gearing up for the creation and regulation of new financial products that will be available to the general public starting in early 2013. The introduction of these products will revolutionize the financing of small businesses and startups for these key reasons: Entrepreneurs and small business owners, who have had difficulty obtaining capital through traditional means (such as bank loans and angel investors) in recent years, will have access to investors around the world through social media. For the first time, investors (so-called unqualified investors) will be able to purchase an equity stake in a business or new investment vehicle. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is overseeing the creation of online portals that will allow entrepreneurs and small investors to connect. When these portals go live in 2013, Crowdfund Investing For Dummies will be on the front line to educate business owners, other entrepreneurs, and investors alike. Crowdfund Investing For Dummies will walk entrepreneurs and investors, like yourself, through this new investing experience, beginning with explaining how and why CFI developed and what the 2012 JOBS says about CFI. Entrepreneurs will find out how much funding they can realistically raise through CFI; how to plan and launch a CFI campaign; how to manage the crowd after a campaign is successful; and how to work within the SEC’s regulations at every stage. Investors will discover: the benefits and risks of CFI ;how much they can invest; how a CFI investment may fit into a broader investment portfolio; how to provide value to the business or project being funded; and how to bow out of an investment when the time is right. Crowdfund Investing For Dummies is an indispensable resource for long time investors and novice investors alike.

Download or read book Crowdfunding for Beginners written by Learn2succeed.com Incorporated and published by Productive Publications. This book was released on 2015-03-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than $2.7 billion in crowdfunding is raised every year by charities and non-profits. Rewards-based fundraising is used to launch books and theatre productions. Debt crowdfunding is used for personal debt. Equity-crowdfunding is gaining traction but is struggling under a regulatory burden in the US and Canada.

Download or read book Getting Started with Crowdfund Investing In a Day For Dummies written by Sherwood Neiss and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-10-26 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting Started with Crowdund Investing In a Day For Dummies shows small business owners what they can do now to prepare for crowdfund investing since the signing of the 2012 JOBS Act into law. It includes an overview of how crowdfunding came about; the steps you can take to get ready for CFI once it is available, and ways you can make your company or business project attractive to investors. • The origins of the JOBS Act • Working within the legal standards and processes for the business and investor side of crowdfunding • Requirements for investors, internet-intermediaries, and small businesses • Shopping for the best crowdfund investing platform This e-book also links to an online component at Dummies.com that extends the topic into step-by-step tutorials and other “beyond the book” content including: advice and articles on how to find a startup worth funding; information on the future of crowdfunding; pros and cons of CrowdFunding; an exclusive “Part of Tens” chapter; and more.

Download or read book Crowdfunding 101 written by Chris Moses and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-08-22 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wonder how some people raise money crowdfunding and fundraising time and again while 60% of campaigns fail? You're scrolling through Facebook and you see yet another idea going viral. Millions of views. You're watching TV and an infomercial comes on. You think to yourself, "I have an idea that's 10 times better than that one! I could be making so much money right now. That should be me!" Have you ever wondered how ideas go from inside your head to mainstream media? Or how about what makes one idea a winner and another a loser? And most importantly, how can you find the time to bring your big idea to life, quickly and with little upfront money? Even Hollywood fame hasn't been able to save some crowdfunding campaigns from epic fails. It's because with all the media attention around crowdfunding, no one covers the actual process of how to run a successful campaign! In this step-by-step guide, you will find the actual process you need from idea conception through pre-launch and fulfillment to make your fundraising or crowdfunding campaign a success. For small business startup funding, you'll learn how to use crowdfunding as an online extension of your company. Learn how to take your nonprofit charity or small business startup to the next level. Grab your copy now to get started on your crowdfunding journey!

Download or read book A Crowdfunder s Strategy Guide written by Jamey Stegmaier and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2015-09-14 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More Than Money Jamey Stegmaier knows crowdfunding. He's a veteran of seven successful Kickstarter campaigns (and counting) that have raised over $3.2 million, and he's the proprietor of the widely read Kickstarter Lessons blog. In this book he offers a comprehensive guide to crowdfunding, demonstrating that it can be a powerful way for entrepreneurs to grow their businesses by building community and putting their customers first. This book includes over forty stories of inspiring successes and sobering disasters. Stegmaier uses these examples to demonstrate how to (and how not to) prepare for a campaign, grow a fan base, structure a pitch, find new backers, and execute many other crucially important “nuts and bolts” elements of a successful crowdfunding project. But Stegmaier emphasizes that the benefits of crowdfunding are much more about the “crowd” than the “funding.” He shows that if you treat your backers as people, not pocketbooks—communicate regularly and transparently with them, ask their opinions, attend to their needs—they'll become advocates as well as funders, exponentially increasing your project's chances of succeeding.

Download or read book Reward and Donation Crowdfunding written by Rohit Gupta and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2018-12-06 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is informative, apt details for both beginners and experienced Fundraisers. This book covers the basic idea of Reward Based Crowdfunding and Donation Based Crowdfunding. The main headlines of this book are:- • Reward-based crowdfunding: This type of Crowdfunding is also known as the non-equity way of funding your project. It has been widely used for funding campaigns like supporting a free development of software, promotion of motion pictures, aiding scientific research and development of inventions, etc. The people who are funding are hopeful of returns from the project. • Donation-based Crowdfunding: The best example for this would be raising funds from individuals to support personal or social causes. Applications Of Crowdfunding 1. Crowdfunding for personal & Individual Use 2. Crowdfunding for real estate 3. Crowdfunding for startups 4. Crowdfunding for businesses 5. Crowdfunding loans 6. Crowdfunding college debt

Download or read book Crowdfunding with Kickstarter written by Vincent Gallo and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has never been an easier more effective way to fuel your creative dreams than crowdfunding, and no better platform than Kickstarter to find the money to bring your project to life. How does one navigate the maze of options and methods to design and implement an effective, successful Kickstarter campaign? From the idea stage to execution, this simple to follow guide tells you everything you need to know. Using real-world examples and success stories, this guide will teach you the tips and tricks on how to run a successful Kickstarter campaign, mistakes to avoid, and how to build your Kickstarter success into a future framework for further projects. "One of the best guides we've seen on Crowdfunding to date." - Entrepreneur Magazine

Download or read book Crowdfund Investing For Dummies written by Sherwood Neiss and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-02-11 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The easy way to get started in crowdfund investing Crowdfund investing (CFI) is going to be the next big thing on Wall Street. U.S. investment banks, brokerage houses, and law firms are gearing up for the creation and regulation of new financial products that will be available to the general public starting in early 2013. The introduction of these products will revolutionize the financing of small businesses and startups for these key reasons: Entrepreneurs and small business owners, who have had difficulty obtaining capital through traditional means (such as bank loans and angel investors) in recent years, will have access to investors around the world through social media. For the first time, investors (so-called unqualified investors) will be able to purchase an equity stake in a business or new investment vehicle. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is overseeing the creation of online portals that will allow entrepreneurs and small investors to connect. When these portals go live in 2013, Crowdfund Investing For Dummies will be on the front line to educate business owners, other entrepreneurs, and investors alike. Crowdfund Investing For Dummies will walk entrepreneurs and investors, like yourself, through this new investing experience, beginning with explaining how and why CFI developed and what the 2012 JOBS says about CFI. Entrepreneurs will find out how much funding they can realistically raise through CFI; how to plan and launch a CFI campaign; how to manage the crowd after a campaign is successful; and how to work within the SEC’s regulations at every stage. Investors will discover: the benefits and risks of CFI ;how much they can invest; how a CFI investment may fit into a broader investment portfolio; how to provide value to the business or project being funded; and how to bow out of an investment when the time is right. Crowdfund Investing For Dummies is an indispensable resource for long time investors and novice investors alike.

Download or read book The Everything Guide to Crowdfunding written by Thomas Elliott Young and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-18 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harness the power of the crowd to turn your dreams into reality! Crowdfunding is the newest way to fund projects and start businesses. You don't need to hit up family and friends, max out your credit cards, or get a second mortgage--there are perfect strangers out there who will help you fund your idea. You just have to know how to find them. The Everything Guide to Crowdfunding is a step-by-step handbook to harnessing the power of social media to raise funds. Inside, you'll find real-life case studies and techniques for creating a successful campaign, including: Gaining an online presence Tapping into the crowd Understanding the different crowdfunding platforms Designing a successful campaign plan Promoting your campaign with social media, search engine optimization, and affiliate marketing Dealing with donors after your campaign ends Almost 50 percent of crowdfunding ventures fail to get funded. With this guide, you will learn how to be in the 50 percent that succeed. Whatever your dream or business idea, there is no reason it can't become a reality with the power of crowdfunding.

Download or read book Advanced Crowdfunding Side Hustle Made Easy For Beginners written by Meaghan O'Brian and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irrespective of your current financial status or career path you choose, either as startups, stay-at-home mom, Unemployed, working-class with little earnings, College students, or single-parents; having a Crowdfunding as a side hustle creates incredible, exciting opportunities that will inevitably makeover your financial life and Maximize Your Income. Every individual requires more than one source of earnings, and self-fundraising for startups isn't that difficult as you might have thought. Starting a profitable side hustle gigs may seem like an overwhelming task, but it is effortless, rewarding, and life-changing if you can follow the practical guide listed in this book. Starting fundraising to generate extra income for beginners, churches, dummies, large, non-profits, social change, schools, Authors, Equity, Filmmakers, Musicians, or personal use has been made simpler by Meaghan O'Brian. Having a side hustle business that aligns with your passion and interest can be phenomena; however, to begin offering a crowdfunding campaign for others as side gigs have been decoded in this guide book. Are you planning to launch Crowdfunding for your next big idea or creating a side hustle around fundraising? Look no further, "Advanced Crowdfunding Side Hustle Made Easy For Beginners" has covered!Meaghan O'Brian shows her 12 years of expertise as a crowdfunding consultant, who has helped hundreds of individuals and organizations raise funds for their projects or revive their failing business.She has trained many on creating successful fundraising for themselves and helping other campaign creators through their side hustle business. WHAT YOU ABOUT TO LEARN IN THIS BOOK?-Why your crowdfunding side hustling may not be successful as planned, and what you need to fix now!-Crowdfunding tricks to raise above your target funds.-Fundraising platforms and how they work.-9 Days Editable Crowdfunding campaign Email templates to get started.- How to triple the Revenue from Your Next Fundraising Event?- A cost-effective place to promote your Crowdfunding for more visibility?- The crowdfunding goldmine techniques 90% of campaign creators neglected.- Well-tested Crowdfunding websites for debt relief and seeking financial help.-Must consider factors before choosing backers.- How to start offering Crowdfunding as a side gig for others?- Tips to spreading the Word about Your Crowdfunding Campaign for quick results.- Hot in-demands service to begin offering crowdfunding campaign creators.-What should you charge your clients?-Kind of people to target as your backers and donors?-The rewards for providing if you want more donations from your supporters.- How to find a potential campaign creator that will be eager to pay?-Uncover where the real money is in 3 stages.-List of startups accelerator programs for acquiring free funds.- Post-Covid-19 Side Hustling Jobs Ideas for College Students.And much more well-detailed information on starting profitable crowdfunding and side hustle jobs with free tools to get started.You're free to choose on own convenient time to do the side hustling aspect of the Crowdfunding.You only need to take a bold step to gain complete financial freedom and total money transformation.The bold-step is to Click the "BUY NOW" Button and invest your future now!

Download or read book Crowdfunding written by Taylor Spierce and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buy it now! Just a few short years ago, if you wanted to produce a new gadget or raise money to make an independent film, you had no choice but to scrape together funding on your own ... or hope a generous friend or relative might put up seed capital. These days, there's a new approach: crowdfunding. Sites such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and GoFundMe can not only help you raise money to fund your idea or cause, they can also help you establish a community of enthusiastic supporters.In Crowdfunding Basics In 30 Minutes, author and crowdfunding expert Michael J. Epstein explains how to plan and execute a successful crowdfunding campaign. In a single sitting, you will learn about the different types of crowdfunding projects that are possible, including entrepreneurial startups (Kickstarter and Indiegogo), creative or artistic projects (Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and other platforms), charities and community causes (GlobalGiving), individual support campaigns (GoFundMe), and patronage funding (Patreon).Start crowdfunding the right way!This crowdfunding book covers budgeting basics as well as goal-setting, not to mention the importance of preparing professional-looking campaign assets such as video clips, photographs, and calls-to-action. The author explains how to design reward tiers that not only attract backers, but also won't bankrupt your budget. Other topics in Crowdfunding Basics In 30 Minutes include: Determining how much money you can raisePros and cons of platforms including Kickstarter, Indiegogo, GoFundMe, Patreon, and moreAll-or-nothing campaigns vs. partial funding campaigns vs. patronage systemsCrowdfunding budgets and planningCrowdfunding time requirementsHidden crowdfunding costs, from shipping to backer meltTaxes and crowdfunding legal requirementsCrowdfunding best practices for tiered rewardsTelling your crowdfunding story with images, video, and textTen top tips for creating a great campaign video for Indiegogo, Kickstarter, or other platformsSix tips for an effective crowdfunding pitchNine best practices for tiered crowdfunding rewardsWhy crowdfunding campaigns fail: 10 pitfalls to avoidHow to keep momentum going in a lagging campaignThe art of communicating with crowdfunding backersCrowdfunding expert with a record of successThroughout Crowdfunding Basics In 30 Minutes, Epstein cites his extensive experience organizing crowdfunding campaigns as well examples from some of the hundreds of other campaigns he has backed. If you have been dreaming about launching your own crowdfunding project, this crowdfunding book will be an invaluable guide. Order it today!Order it today

Download or read book Crowdfunding written by Steve Woods and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compact yet comprehensive guide to crowdfunding your first feature film, from choosing the right script through casting, creating a following, maximising potential, up to and including distribution. Written by an experienced screenwriter and producer, the book carefully guides the novice crowdfunder through those difficult and daunting steps of realising your potential as an independent filmmaker, by capitalising on the recent phenomenon of crowdfunding. With clear and concise chapters on finding the right projects, picking the right team, casting, budgeting, and maintaining that momentum that allows you to propel your project forward, including creating a following, spreading awareness of your project, building the crowdfunding campaign, shooting the crowdfunding video, what perks and incentives to offer, etc. Packed with industry insights and illustrated throughout with the comic wit of cartoonist Shawn Raymond, this is an essential tool in the independent filmmaker's toolbox.

Download or read book Kickstarter For Dummies written by Aimee Cebulski and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-17 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to use Kickstarter to make your great ideas a reality As a crowd-funding website for creative projects, Kickstarter has the power to make creative ideas come to life. This helpful guide walks you through the potential of this amazing tool, which has helped project creators successfully launch their projects since 2009. You'll learn how to create a Kickstarter account, set up your first project, and effectively use social media to bring awareness to your project and build up the community around it to hopefully reach the goal of 100 percent funding. Explains how to determine if you meet the requirements to create a project Gets you started with creating your first project, choosing a great project image, and write a compelling project title and description Helps you establish rewards for project backers Zeroes in on deciding a funding duration and funding goal Whether you have an idea for a movie, video game, gadget or anything in between, Kickstarter For Dummies is the fun and friendly guide to help you get the funds to make your idea happen!

Download or read book Crowdfunding as a financial instrument for startups written by Steven Wolf and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2015-09-04 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, grade: 1,3, The FOM University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, language: English, abstract: In the past years the number of startups increased continuously. Often it is the case that a startup doesn’t have the financial power to realize a business and if an investor or a financial institute refuses to support the startup many good ideas can fail already at the beginning. Therefore it is necessary for startups to find new ways for financing the business ideas. Crowdfunding is one method for financing and investing which nowadays reaches a high popularity and growth among innovative people, groups and companies. To get a better understanding of the whole context this term paper investigates the different perspectives and actors of crowdfunding to give an answer to the actual aim. The aim is to analyze whether crowdfunding is an appropriate way of gaining funds for startups or not. In the first part the theoretical information is provided. This includes definitions and differentiations of used basic terms like crowdfunding and crowdinvesting as well as the different forms of crowdfunding. Also in the same part the functionality and the historical development of crowdfunding will be shown. In chapter 3 the actors of crowdfunding – the startups, the investors and the platforms – will be described. This part will focus on the different reasons, aims and other important aspects for each of the actors. An overview of advantages and risks for startups and investors will be given in the fourth chapter. To have a better impression about the different crowdfunding forms, levels and scales, the fifth chapter will show some examples of successful crowdfunding campaigns. Based on all researched and derived information, the last chapter will give a summary and conclusion to the aim of this term paper.

Download or read book Smart Guide to Crowdfunding a Book Guide for Beginners written by Janee Wojtkowski and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-18 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your crowdfunding campaign make-or-break moment actually comes the second you click the button to launch. Whether you smash through your original goal and meet with wild success or watch the clock tick down without getting near your funding goal depends largely on the work you do before your campaign is ever launched. If you don't plan out how to crowdfund, your campaign is doomed to fail. Don't worry, this book will help you out. This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to start your own crowdfunding project,from how to start to various tips and strategies that you can keep in mind, and even to a background about crowdfunding. You'll learn it all right here. Read this book now to learn more and make your projects come to life! What You Are Going To Learn -What Crowdfunding Really Means -The Crowdfunding Model -Benefits of Crowdfunding -Significant Campaigns -Crowdfunding on Kickstarter -Crowdfunding on Indiegogo -Crowdfunding on Rockethub -Crowdfunding on GoFundMe -Crowdfunding on Razoo -Crowdfunding on Crowdrise ...And Much More! Buy this book now.

Download or read book Equity Crowdfunding for Investors written by David M. Freedman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the ins and outs of equity crowdfunding with this informative guide Equity Crowdfunding for Investors is a comprehensive, objective, and authoritative guide to the social and financial rewards of crowdfunding. Before now, angel investing – and the spectacular returns possible in this asset class – has been off-limits to all but the wealthiest Americans. Now equity crowdfunding portals allow the general public to buy shares in startups and fast-growing private companies for the first time in generations. This book provides the guidance individuals need to invest wisely, tempering the excitement of leading-edge technology, innovative business models, and exciting new brands with thorough, practical know-how – including investor limits and requirements, portfolio strategy, deal terms, and much more. Readers will learn the pros and cons of investing in equity crowdfunding so they can make an informed investment decision, as well as best practices for finding, researching, evaluating, and buying into potentially profitable startups. Digital components include tables, graphs, comparison charts, screen captures, checklists, and other tools that further enable readers to make suitable investment choices. Equity crowdfunding is a new, exciting, and evolving way for growing businesses to raise capital and for average investors to buy equity in those businesses. It has been hailed as a "game changer" in the private capital markets, particularly the angel investment asset class, which includes angel investing. This book shows readers how to take full advantage of this new avenue of investment, without being taken advantage of themselves. Make smarter investment decisions Avoid being ripped off Find the best information available Understand the SEC rules and limits Equity crowdfunding can produce huge returns. It also comes with huge risk. Some companies will succeed, but many will fail. Everyday investors can mitigate some risk and increase their chance of profit with the fundamental insight provided in Equity Crowdfunding for Investors.

Download or read book Crowdfunding in the Public Sector written by Regina Lenart-Gansiniec and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, crowdfunding has become important and it has been enthusiastically used not only by commercial organizations but also by the public sector. This alternative source of financing in times of constrained government budgets enables citizens to vote with their dollars online to bring ideas into reality. This book sheds light on the developing concept of crowdfunding in the public sector, with an overview of current academic discussions and best practices on crowdfunding in the public sector. The volume approaches crowdfunding in the public sector from an integrated perspective, addressing the dearth of publications on the subject. The book gathers a wealth of theoretical information, ideas, best practices and lessons learned in the context of executing concrete crowdfunding projects, and assess methodological approaches to integrating the topic of crowdfunding in public organizations curricula. The book provides definitions, insights and examples of this managerial perspective resulting in a theoretical framework of crowdfunding in the public sector. The contributors also explore different crowdfunding applications in public sectors such as local government, higher education, schools, arts & culture organizations, healthcare, energy sector, and police services, which are presented in several case studies. This is a unique book in the field that points the way forward both for policymakers and for the research community in terms of thinking about crowdfunding in the public sector and the complex issues surrounding its development.