by Jes | Oct 19, 2020 | Our Blog
What: Crowdfunding is the process of funding a specific project by raising a specific amount of money from a large number of people in a particular time period. This is now usually done over the internet on crowdfunding platforms but that isn’t wholly necessary. For...
by Jes | Aug 12, 2020 | Our Blog
Recently I was interviewed by the Metro newspaper about crowdfunding for startups. Take a read of the full article here. It discusses a range of different ways to fund your stratup. Bank Loans Friends and Family Angel Investors VCs and private equity Stock Market...
by Jes | Jul 20, 2020 | Our Blog
Baking a cake is easy right? Yet, if that’s the case, why do so many bakers and cake decorators exist? And how can I link this to crowdfunding — here goes the analogy. Just a quick google shoes over 1 million results for bakers in Brighton! So it must be more than...
by Jes | Jul 16, 2020 | Our Blog
Thanks so much to Carolyn Dailey for interviewing me on how creative entrepreneurs can crowdfund their businesses/projects. We run through the different types of crowdfunding, how strategy, creativity and psychology all play a part in successful campaigns and which...
by Jes | Jul 2, 2020 | Our Blog
Of course, crowdfunding platforms have no restrictions on when you can run a crowdfunding campaign — they like projects on their sites year round. But statistics show there are times of the year you’re more likely to succeed at reaching your target, and more likely to...
by Jes | Jun 11, 2020 | Our Blog
With 2020 underway, here are 20 reasons why you should think about running a crowdfunding campaign this year… 1. It will make you money. It seems bes to start with the most obvious one! “ We reached our initial crowdfunding target in about 12 hours and had tripled our...