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Crowdfunding as an entrepreneurial phenomenon substitutes traditional sources of finance (banks, financial markets, governments) for the crowd. Socially and economically, it is challenging the traditional boundaries that have been set for centuries between industry, the financial sector, and the public. Though its basic principle cannot be considered as a radical innovation, crowdfunding as a rapidly growing practice calls for renewed management, legal, and governance patterns. Descriptive inquiries on "how to do it" are multiplying but crowdfunding remains a fuzzy subject for research and reflexivity. This book gathers the best recent research outcomes on the managerial and social impact of this new practice. The need for theory is three-fold, for both scholars and practitioners. Positive theory is needed to understand how projects are organised, how (and why) they may succeed or fail and how governments consider this new practice and try to regulate it. Normative theory can provide templates and "recipes" to develop projects, and provide advice on which models are more efficient. Finally, critical theory is needed to consider the social and economic impact of crowdfunding.

E-books --- Crowd funding --- Venture capital --- Crowd funding. --- Crowd financing --- Crowdfunding --- Finance --- Risk capital --- Seed capital --- Capital --- Small business --- Small business investment companies --- Business & Economics, Crowdfunding. --- Finance.

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The purpose of this book is to describe how an established technology company or an entrepreneur can use crowdfunding to raise capital from accredited investors. The book is targeted to small private technology companies, usually with less than 10 employees, and with more than 3 years of operational experience. Within the category of equity crowdfunding, there is a sub-category called "accredited investor" crowdfunding, characterized by investments made by investors who expect a profit, and generally will continue to support the enterprise over a longer period of time than the venture capitalist. Generally, the goal for the amount raised would be around 1 million. As is the case for most of the Reg D capital raised in 2012, the use of the capital is for business growth and expansion, in such items as new staff, sales and marketing, and new capital equipment. From a technological point of view, the capital would generally be used to improve an existing product or service, called a sustaining innovation. The book covers the steps and executive or entrepreneur follows to prepare and execute a crowdfunding project. It provides a detailed analysis of the 10 accredited investor crowdfunding websites currently in operation. This book is not about donor-based crowdfunding, or its near cousin, non-accredited investor crowdfunding. This book is intended for CEOs of technology companies and technology entrepreneurs who would like to learn more about this new technique of raising capital. The chapters are organized along the chronology of events the executive encounters in raising capital. Introduction to Accredited Investor CrowdFunding Chapter 1. The Current Political and Legal Status of Accredited Investor Crowdfunding Accredited Chapter 2. The Location of Accredited Investor Crowdfunding in the Universe of Private Capital Markets Chapter 3. A Brief History Of Crowdfunding Chapter 4. Overview of The Reg D Rule 506(c) Crowdfunding Websites Chapter 5. Getting The Company Ready To Raise Crowdfunding Capital Chapter 6. Finding Accredited Investors: The New Internet Pull Marketing Chapter 7. Managing The Accredited Investor Crowdfunding Project Chapter 8. The Risks and Legal Issues of Accredited Investor Crowdfunding for the CEO and the Company Chapter 9. The Costs to Raise Crowdfunding Capital Chapter 10. Your Next Raise: The Future of AccreditedInvestor Crowdfunding Chapter 11. The CEO's Essential Tools for Managing An Accredited Investor Crowdfunding Project Author_Bio: About Thomas Vass: Thomas Vass is a regional economist and portfolio manager with a research interest in the relationship between regional technological innovation, regional capital markets and regional economic growth. He is the author of Predicting Technology: Identifying Future Market Opportunities and Disruptive Technologies (GABBY Press, 2014). He is currently ranked in the top 1.7% of 250,000 economists, worldwide, for article downloads on the global platform Social Science Research Network (SSRN). He is the holder of a patent on technology stock selection. (Vass 7,251,627 July 31, 2007, Method of identifying a universe of stocks for inclusion into an investment portfolio), and the manager of a subscription based equity crowdfunding website, The Private Capital Market. He is the producer and host of a new internet connected television channel called The Private Capital News Network. Keywords: Crowdfunding, Venture Capital, Raising Capital, Private Equity, Private Placement, Accredited Investors

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Crowdfunding gaat over zoveel meer dan alleen maar geld. Het verbindt kapitaal, maatschappij, verenigingen en vennootschappen via en met de crowd. Toch is het respect voor de crowd vaak zoek en ondanks de vele initiatieven en mogelijkheden blijft het volume van crowdfunding bij ons beperkt in vergelijking met andere landen. Daar wil dit boek iets aan doen Do not f*ck but fund the crowd geeft je een realistische kijk op wat kan en niet kan. Het legt de recente evoluties haarfijn uit: welke platformen met hun activiteit stoppen en waarom, waarom sommige formules gewoonweg niet werken in Vlaanderen of Nederland, in welke sectoren quasi alle crowdfunders onderuitgingen en waar het echte succes zit. Dit boek is er voor beginners tot gevorderden, non-profitorganisaties, investeerders, kmo's en particulieren, of voor wie zelf een platform wil opstarten. Het behandelt, en dat maakt het boek uniek, tientallen sectoren zoals cultuur, muziek, games, onderwijs, zorg, kmo's, technologie, armoede, innovatie en energie. Voortaan maakt niemand je nog iets wijs over crowdfunding, weet je hoe groot je slaagkansen zijn en wat je moet doen om de dynamiserende kracht van het volk succesvol aan te wenden.

crowdfunding --- Investeren --- 658.14 --- Crowdfunding. --- Firms and enterprises --- Marketing --- fondswerving --- Crowdfunding --- projectmanagement --- sponsoring --- Economic sociology --- Capital structure --- Mass communications --- financieel management --- non-profitsector --- sociale economie --- financiële technieken --- 301.188 --- 658.145 --- 658.1 --- 658.8 --- 659.3 --- Sociologie van de economie --- Financieringsvormen --- Ondernemingsvormen --- Massacommunicatie

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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

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This book discusses the concepts, types, models, and patterns of Japan’s Hometown Tax Donation Payment system, to provide a clear picture of this newly developed unique and innovative fund-raising tool used by municipalities. It also sheds light on the influences that reciprocal gifts provided by each municipality to donors have on local economies by reviewing empirical works and surveys targeting local business owners and local financial institutions. A distinguishing feature of the book is that it introduces a new social finance mechanism that is unique to the Japanese market and could provide policy implications for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as regional development. Furthermore, the book explores the efficacy of the demand–pull approach to support-strengthening SMEs, especially in rural areas. Finally, the book identifies some lessons learned from the system with a view toward advancing research on this phenomenon and making the system efficient and sustainable. As a whole, the book can provide ample benefits to novices, academics, researchers, and policymakers interested in Hometown Tax Donation Payment, an innovative social finance tool. This is an open access book.

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