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Crowdfunding Call to Action Best Practices - http://www.crowdclan.com

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From http://www.crowdclan.com 2124 days ago
Made Hot by: blogexpert on August 7, 2014 1:25 am

Advice from successful campaigns can help industry newcomers tremendously. Recently, CNBC published an article that does just this: A crowdfunding veteran highlights the popular mistakes projects make. Appearing on this list – “Forgetting to ask for a donation.” At first, this may seem commonsensic Read More

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Budgeting a Crowdfunding Campaign!

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From http://www.crowdclan.com 2126 days ago
Made Hot by: SimplySmallBiz on August 3, 2014 12:29 pm

Firstly, let’s distinguish a crowdfunding budget from a project goal. A budget concerns strictly the operational costs (fees and taxes included), whereas a goal incorporates both the budget and target. If a project’s goal equals $1600, for example, perhaps the crowdfunding budget accounts for $300 Read More

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Watch Shark Tank And Learn The Key To Attracting Investors

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From http://tweakyourbiz.com 2139 days ago
Made Hot by: JoshRed on July 21, 2014 1:31 pm

Ever thought about going on Shark Tank to raise some capital for your business? In this post we break down one entrepreneur's appearance on the show. We discuss some things he did right and the one mistake that killed his chance to make a deal. Read More

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App Developers Turn to Royalty-Based Crowdfunding.

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From http://www.crowdclan.com 2145 days ago
Made Hot by: AmyJordan on July 16, 2014 4:51 pm

Paul Neiderer, an international equity crowdfunding authority, predicts royalty-based crowdfunding will attract more businesses by 2020 as better systems emerge for revenue management and disbursement. While this pocket of the industry does not quite compete with the equity sector today, perhaps th Read More

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Why 99.95% Of Entrepreneurs Should Stop Wasting Time Seeking Venture Capital - Forbes

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From http://www.forbes.com 2158 days ago
Made Hot by: robinandy58 on July 8, 2014 6:45 pm

The reality is that most ventures do not qualify for venture capital and never will. According to the Small Business Administration, about 600,000 new businesses are started in the U.S. each year, and the number of startups funded by VCs was about 300. This means that the probability of an average Read More

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How to Get Investors Send Their Money to Your Startup

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From http://www.bizepic.com 2160 days ago
Made Hot by: OpenSourceMedia on July 3, 2014 12:46 pm

Have you ever wondered how funders discover top founders? Founders are different from one to another, and spotting one is difficult. Here are some tips. Read More

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3 Ways Entrepreneurs Swing and Miss at a Funding Pitch

Posted by CateCosta under Raising Capital
From http://www.entrepreneur.com 2161 days ago
Made Hot by: maestro68 on June 30, 2014 12:07 am

Often entrepreneurs focus on the wrong things during a pitch session, resulting in a strikeout instead of a home run. Read More

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The #8 Step Crowdfunding Beginners Guide

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From http://www.crowdfundingessentials.com 2166 days ago
Made Hot by: bizyolk on June 29, 2014 3:07 am

Crowdfunding is basically organizing the funds for a new venture or a start-up enterprise by arranging for small funding from a number of individuals or organizations. This is quite similar to an enterprise raising capital through issue of equity shares available to the public. In fact, crowdfundin Read More

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Purchase Order Financing: Midland American Capital Interview

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From http://theresourcefulceo.com 2173 days ago
Made Hot by: mikehartman1 on June 23, 2014 8:03 pm

Here's the 2nd part of a two-part interview with Carolyn McClure, Senior Vice President, Midland American Capital, a purchase order financing firm. In this interview she gives the 411 on the difference between purchase order financing, Letters of Credit, and receivables financing. Read More

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Purchase Order Financing: A Little Known Funding Option

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From http://theresourcefulceo.com 2175 days ago
Made Hot by: justretweet on June 17, 2014 8:19 pm

Here's the first part of a two-part interview with Carolyn McClure, Senior Vice President Business Development Officer (Midwest Region) of Midland American Capital, which is one of the few purchase order financing firms in the U.S. In this interview she discusses what purchase order financing is, h Read More