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5 Essentials for Your Crowdfunding Project to Succeed

Lots of good projects flop as crowdfunding projects, not because the idea was bad but because the funding campaign was poorly executed.

By Lesya Liu

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Is Crowdfunding Right for You? Answer These 7 Questions to Find Out.

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6 Tips for Successfully Marketing Your Crowdfunding Campaign

By Andre Bourque

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The Top Funded Kickstarter Campaigns of 2016

By Rose Leadem

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5 Tips to Make Your Crowdfunding Launch Stand Out From the Crowd

Your success will come down to the innovation, individuality and importance of the big mission that you share.

By Craig Corbett

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VC Funding’s Gender Gap Is Hurting the Marketplace

There's no single reason why women-led companies struggle to secure VC investors. But for the first time, multiple platforms exist to help bridge the distance.

By Pamela Wasley

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Equity Crowdfunding’s First Report Card

First reports show the new legislation is yielding very encouraging grades for entrepreneurs everywhere.

By Kendall Almerico

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How to Decide Whether to Crowdfund or Bootstrap Your Business

How you chose to fund your business has a lot to with how much control you are willing to lose and how hard it is to explain your idea.

By Michael Georgiou

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2 Reasons You Don’t Need Funding for Your New Business

You have a great business idea. But a lack of funding isn't your issue; it's a symptom.

By Doug and Polly White

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9 Ways to Profit From Your Passion

Take what you love and combine it with business strategies to make money.

By John Rampton

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$5 Million Raised Since Change in Equity Crowdfunding Rules

'Entrepreneurs and investors are embracing' the 'new era of crowdfunding,' according to a group that tracks the funding method.

By Stephen J. Bronner

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The Crowdfunding Landscape Is Evolving: Should Entrepreneurs Be Worried?

Should entrepreneurs hold off on crowdfunding until legislative changes are in place? Yes, and no.

By Douglas Fink

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Who Needs Venture Capitalists When You Can Crowdfund?

There are now thousands of specialized crowdfunding sites and, cumulatively, they are likely to provide more funding this year than VCs will.

By Brenton Hayden

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Kevin O’Leary’s 7 Golden Tips for Startups

From Shark Tank to the art gallery, from pulling the plug to crowdfunding, 'Mr. Wonderful' gives you the big picture.

By Deep Patel

Business Accounting

‘Trust But Verify’ Is How to Fight Back Against Employee Theft and Fraud

The people you can trust handling money are the ones who don't bristle at reasonable internal financial controls.

By Daniel DeMeo

Business Funding

Why Equity Crowdfunding Matters to Small Business

Equity crowdfunding can supply needed capital for equipment, growth capital or for strategic hires.

By Richard Swart

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6 Good Things Crowdfunding Is Doing for Startups

Forget VCs. Crowdfunding has disrupted lending in your favor. And it offers instant feedback and helps you build a fan base.

By Sujan Patel

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How State and Federal Crowdfunding Regulations Differ

If you're considering crowdfunding your startup, it's pertinent you understand all the different laws and regulations surrounding these types of investments.

By Vincent Bradley

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Crowdfunding and PR: Have You Thought This Through?

Reckless crowdfunding can backfire because anything less than achieving set campaign goals equates to failure.

By Steve Fiore

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Indiegogo Expanding Beyond Crowdfunding to Be a ‘Springboard’ for Entrepreneurs

The San Francisco-based fundraising platform is pushing into new territory under its new CEO, David Mandelbrot.

By Catherine Clifford

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House Passes 2 Bills Aimed at Making It Easier for Entrepreneurs to Get Access to Cash

Both bills sailed through Congress last night with strong bipartisan support, a rare sighting in the current political climate.

By Catherine Clifford

Business Funding

Crowdfunding Could Be In Your Portfolio But Not Too Much

Due to new crowdfunding laws we can all be VC's, but you may want to hold off before you invest in your peers.

By Sally Outlaw

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3 Crowdfunding Secrets From an Entrepreneur Who Raised $11.5 Million

Hiral Sanghavi successfully manufactured and shipped a travel jacket with funds raised on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. He's learned a thing or two -- or three.

By Catherine Clifford

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Amazon’s Plan to Build a Kickstarter Knockoff Turned Into a Site That Helps Startups Sell Products

'What Amazon knows a lot about is going to retail, and we continued to hear that that's a big problem for startups,' Launchpad's senior marketing manager said.

By Eugene Kim

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This Recent Immigrant Entrepreneur Is Living the American Dream Thanks to Crowdfunding

Hiral Sanghavi and his wife raised more than $11 million to design and manufacture a jacket that aims to solve logistical pain points for road warriors.

By Catherine Clifford

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These 4 Companies Help Crowdfunding Campaigns Succeed

One secret to successful crowdfunding is hire people who know how to run one.

By John Rampton

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Watch Our 8-Episode Crash Course on Crowdfunding

Here's the complete first season of our new web series, 'Crowdfund with Cat.'

By Catherine Clifford

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Understand the Crowdfunding Shift That Could Transform How Startups are Funded

A new regulation has the potential to alter the way many startups are funded.

By Michelle Goodman

Business Funding

Olympic Athletes Turn to Crowdfunding for Travel Expenses, Training Gear and a Ticket to Their Dreams in Rio

More than $400,000 has been raised on almost 90 crowdfunding campaigns to help athletes from around the world take the final step to the summer games.

By Catherine Clifford

Business Funding

Women Are Better Crowdfunders Than Men. Here’s Why.

It all comes down to the different tendencies that women and men have in communicating.

By Catherine Clifford