The Benefits of Online Crowdfunding for Fund-Seeking Business Ventures†

Crowdfunding through the Internet, a new fundraising technique for small business ventures, can benefit fund-seeking companies by helping to overcome funding difficulties, providing value-added involvement, facilitating access to further funding, providing publicity and contacts, and enabling fundraising with only limited or no loss of control and ownership.

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