Essays about: "Crowd Funding"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words Crowd Funding.

  1. 1. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEENENTREPRENEURS’ WELLBEING AND CROWDFUNDERS IN EQUITY CROWDFUNDING:THE CASE OF SWEDEN

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Nduma Martha Molinge; [2020]
    Keywords : Entrepreneurs; Well-being; Crowdfunders; Crowd-funding; Business Relationship; Small and Medium-sized Enterprises; and Venture Capital.;

    Abstract : Crowdfunding is becoming a new form of funding used by entrepreneurs in Sweden who seek financing for their ventures or projects. This form of funding of which the crowdfunders invest in a nontraditional alternative requires a relationship between the crowdfunders and the entrepreneurs. READ MORE

  3. 2. Effect of Storytelling on Crowdfunding Campaign Success

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Abhay Girimaji; Thameez Abdul Rahman; [2019]
    Keywords : storytelling; entrepreneurship; crowdfunding; entrepreneur; funding; crowdfunding success;

    Abstract : Storytelling is an important skillset for an entrepreneur to possess in order to appeal to funders. Crowdfunding is a relatively new funding mechanism, involving the crowd to fund projects or ideas. The evolution of crowdfunding has created an alternative to traditional means of funding such as bank loans, venture capital and angel investors. READ MORE

  4. 3. She's Back(ed) in Business: A Study About Gender Differences in Crowdfunding Outcomes

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Michelle Tran; Ebba Nordahl; [2019]
    Keywords : Crowdfunding; Gender Differences; Fundraising; Overconfidence; Risk aversion;

    Abstract : Lack of accessible financing has been a main challenge faced by entrepreneurs worldwide, which particularly has inferred barriers for female entrepreneurs in their pursuit for pre-seed capital. In recent years, a disruptive and rapidly growing funding method for start-ups using the Internet to gather a crowd of amateur investors has developed - Crowdfunding. READ MORE

  5. 4. Innovative Business Models for Distributed PV in Brazil

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Can Soysal; [2017]
    Keywords : PV; Brazil; business models; distributed generation; crowd-funding; peer-to-peer; Business and Economics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Most of the increase in world electricity demand until 2030 is expected to come from developing countries (IRENA, 2016) and transition to carbon free energy production technologies offers the opportunity to reduce the negative effects of this increase. With majority of the low and middle income countries located in the areas of favourable solar radiation, PV technology is likely to become a key source of energy in these countries. READ MORE

  6. 5. Crowdfunding: How motives behind creating a reward-base campaign affect campaign creator’s communication strategies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alexandr Dedovets; Carl-Henrik Sundström; [2017]
    Keywords : crowdfunding; communication; motives; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Crowdfunding has rapidly gained popularity over the last decade and now accounts for tens of billions of dollars annually. Although the general public mainly perceives crowdfunding as an alternative means of getting funding, it has been demonstrated that there is a number of motives that entrepreneurs may have when launching a campaign on a crowdfunding platform. READ MORE