The Crowd Funding Services Handbook / Wiley Finance Editions (PDF)

Crowdsource funding is the new way to finance start-ups in anetworked world

Entrepreneurs, small business owners, investors, artisans, orthose who merely have a good idea for a business venture have a newand attainable means of securing capital to grow their dreams. Goneare the days when the only options to raise funds for a newbusiness were venture capitalists, angel investors, or Wall Street.Web-based crowdfunding services are now plentiful and offer avariety of options for the aspiring entrepreneur. However, theseservices are not typically as well-understood as the moretraditional means of raising capital.

In The Crowdsource Funding Services Handbook, authorJason R. Rich offers a step-by-step overview of the variouscrowdsource funding services available on the Web, as well as thenecessary documentation required to launch a successfulcrowdfunding campaign.
* Contains details on how to evaluate and select the best onlineplatform for crowdfunding efforts
* Provides details on creating a business plan to thespecifications require to raise capital via crowdfunding
* Provides an overview of the financial projections that will berequired for a crowdfunding initiative
* Proposes a specific approach to creating a "pitch video" tosucceed with a crowdsource funding campaign

The Crowdsource Funding Services Handbook is a thorough,well-developed resource for those seeking to raise capital to starta business or fund the development of an innovative idea. Authorand crowdfunding expert Jason R. Rich provides this definitive,hands-on guide to raising capital in the new economy.