Crowdfunding is to financing what Uber is to taxis or what Airbnb is to hotels: Using the wisdom and resources of the crowd to raise money. Usually, crowdfunding brings many smaller investors or ...

Some crowdfunding campaigns are designed for individuals, while others are for business ventures. Choosing the right crowdfunding platform will help you meet your goals. Pros of crowdfunding include ...

When making a film, the director, actors, sound engineers, and producers all have to collaborate to create it; their failure to form a cohesive team will lead to the project’s failure. Similarly, ...

Over the past several years, there’s been a lot of talk about crowdfunding as a financing mechanism for entrepreneurs interested in acquiring or expanding their businesses. Recently, the SEC enacted ...

Equity crowdfunding, or raising funds from both unaccredited and accredited investors, can be a great alternative to venture capital for startups. The strategy has become significantly more popular in ...

Crowdfunding is the practice of raising funds from the public, often through online platforms. With crowdfunding, startups receive contributions from a large number of people, each contributing a ...

Crowdfunding has become a loaded term, meaning so much more than just raising money from the public. In fact, it means different things to different people. New and old terms are sometimes being used ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The European crowdfunding market has made enormous progress recently. The development of ...

When it came time to develop and market a new kayak model, Stuart Lee of Minneapolis-based Lightning Kayaks turned to where he had success raising capital in the past: his crowd. Lee found hundreds of ...