Crowdfunding, Investment in startups, microinvest, mymicroinvest About For the last 8 years, on an island in Fiji, a beach in Sierra Leone, in the Umbrian hills of Italy, and now in Mozambique, we have been working in partnership with villages and, together with 2500+ visiting tribe-members, have developed two communities from scratch. We’ve generated $3m in revenues, re-invested into the local villages and created over 100 jobs. Vorovoro Island, Fiji 2006-2011 In April 2006 Ben Keene (26 years, UK) put out a call for people to join a new online tribe, whose mission would be to build a sustainable tourism community on the Fijian island of Vorovoro in partnership with the local landowners and villagers. The campaign caught fire and within a few weeks 1000 people from 21 countries had joined ‘the tribe’ and paid an average of $250 each for the privilege. For the next four years the landowners, 25 local employees and an average of 15 visiting tribe-members, built the cross-cultural island community. Impact in Fiji John Obey Beach, Sierra Leone 2010-present
Peerbackers | crowdfunding big ideas EarlyShares.com a Crowd Funding Platform - Crowdfunding iPledg Crowd Investing | Wefunder The Journey to Legalize Crowdfunding Thanks to the support of people like you, all Americans will soon have the right to invest in startups they believe in. Congress just passed the CROWDFUND Act, allowing you to invest in what could be the next Facebook or own a piece of your local organic food market. Before crowdfunding, this opportunity was only available to accredited investors, who have $1,000,000 or more in assets or earn more than $200,000 a year. Democrats and Republicans worked together to to pass this landmark legislation and the $7 million pledged through our petition gave us a seat at the table in Washington to speak on your behalf. Wefunder interview on VentureStudio What's Next Crowdfunding is now legal, but there are still a few steps that need to be taken before it goes into effect. Luckily you don't have to wait 9 months to get started!
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Frequently Asked Questions There are many ways to promote your project. 1) First, there’s your Ulule project page: Do a good job of presenting your project and use interesting visuals to illustrate it (videos, images, portfolio...). Then, update your project blog with news on your project’s progress and/or funding, or to let people know you’ve added new visuals or rewards. 2) Spread the word through your own network: Your first donors will often be people who are close to you, who know how committed you are to your project, and who interact with you personally. And don’t hesitate to talk about it with your acquaintances and colleagues. You’d be surprised at how much support you can get from people whom you hardly (or don’t) know when they are excited by your project. 3) A blog can be a superb promotional tool: If you have a blog or know some bloggers, don’t hesitate to tell them about your project: You could get some good feedback or insights from new sources. Be creative.