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Crowdfuding social platform for entrepreneurs. CrowdfundingBlog.com - Crowdfunding news, platforms, resources, and tips. ▷ crowdfunding.ch – Online Fundraising. Crowdfunding Fever Capital Business Investor Investment News Source. I’m the Taxman, Yeah-eh, the Taxman « Crowdfunding. When you use crowdfunding to raise money, you might not at first consider all the fees that are deducted. This is, for sure, going to be several pages, and maybe a chapter, in the Crowdfunding book. Many sites, such as Kickstarter, take 5% of the gross as their cut in running the site and making all the magic happen on the back-end. Credit-card processing takes an average of 3–5% at the sites I’ve surveyed, varying because some cards (like American Express and certain Visa and MasterCard branded cards) charge higher fees for acceptance.

You have to figure you have 10% in processing total off the top when planning. That 90% that remains gets reported in the United States as 1099-MISC income, which is non-employee compensation. I am not an accountant (IANAA, as it were), but this is where people may get tripped up. For the simplest case, in which you’re a sole proprietor, you might owe city tax, state tax, and federal tax, not to mention state and local sales tax. Bottom line? Like this: Crowdfunding and Your Business. People everywhere are coming together to help back community initiatives, like cultural projects, non-profit initiatives, and political movements.

Crowdfunding and Your Business

The crowd is powerful. And what if we could turn that power to developing a city? Rodrigo Niño recognized that even in a difficult economy, people are an incredible creative force that can get behind new real… Crowdfunding has made it easier than ever for people to pursue their own creative ideas and is an incredibly relevant part of our global lineup at SMW. Learn how to run a successful crowdfunding campaign and the ways that crowdfunding is disrupting new markets. What better way to learn new techniques or get valuable advice than to ask someone with first-hand experience? In late July, New York-based Crowdcentric and Crowdfunder, partnered with American Express OPEN Forum and Nokia@Work to gather together the leading experts and thinkers around crowdfunding to discuss the latest rulings and share visions for the future of the industry.

Co: funding - the Crowdfunding Conference - blog. Weblog about crowdfunding & crowdsourcing » Social Networking Meets Venture Financing. Analysis of financing the new tracks. Crowdfunding and Private Lending. Crowdfunding Websites. Blog. Swedens first crowdFunded By Me is a tool for fundraising and commitment. You will can present your project, fund it in a creative and efficient way by using social networks. A new, brilliant idea is born every da. (90) crowdfunding. UK Crowdfunding Today — Looking for UK Crowdfunding advice? What is it? How does it work? Is it for you? It's all here.

Be Good - a blog by entrepreneur and education visionary Michael J Trout. Crowdsourcing Gazette UK: Crowdfunding. The pending implementation of President Obama's JOBS Act and the rapid growth of crowdfunding platforms, particularly in the US look to make crowdfunding highly competitive.

Crowdsourcing Gazette UK: Crowdfunding

Some individuals and organisation are building their own platforms but those without the time and resources could find themselves left behind. Crowd Valley offers a means to build a crowdfunding and/or investment platform that is cost effective and enables startups to build up investment communities and even link with others to create a dependable financial ecosystem. Crowd Valley is part of the Grow VC (Venture Community) Group, made up of various professional advisors experienced entrepreneurs. The aim of the group is to make accessible a variety of crowd - based alternative funding and resources to enable startup investment and marketplace development, especially during an uncertain economy in which traditional lending is still proving difficult to attain.

Crowdfunded Creativity. Crowdfunding: An investigation. Crowd Funding Pro. CrowdFundingHelp. Blog - Bloom - Venture Catalyst. Posted: Fri, 10 May 2013 by Michelle Guest blog by Fraser Coull, who successfully crowdfunded his film One Year Later.

Blog - Bloom - Venture Catalyst

A behind the scenes look at how he brought the film to life. Well, there we go, another short film in the can. First of all, a GIGANTIC thank you goes to the fantastic crew who I have worked with since "Bloodline" last year, and our newest recruits, Sean Gill, Sarah Mooney, Ailsa Macaffery and Katy Taylor. Along with Claire Mcguire who, is a fantastic producer, there is no way on earth we would have shot an 18 minute short film in the space of two days.

You can watch the behind the scenes movie here - One Year Later Yes, this is over-indulgence pat on the back nonsense, but it's important. Rhys, April and Mark were exceptional on the weekend. Despite having filmed a web series, several shorts before hand, a full-length feature film and a pilot for a supernatural TV series, "One Year Later" was no doubt my most ambitious project. Crowdfund uk blog. Cofundit. Ulule. BursaIde.com. ProFounder, the blog. The Invested.in Blog » The future of the community is finally in the hands of the community.