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Articles, news and analysis on the latest trends in the UK crowdfunding space.

Company Flotations

Domaine Chanzy first company to use crowdfunding as part of IPO

French winemaker launches campaign on UK-based platform Seedrs

News

More than half of consumers still ignorant of crowdfunding 

Lack of awareness and risk aversion barriers to small business funding.

News

easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou uses crowdfunding for new venture

Serial entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou has seen easyGroup licensee business easyProperty scoop £1.4 million using crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to finance growth.

Alternative Finance for Business

The 55,492 dollar problem with Kickstarter

Kickstarter must become more selective with pitches if it is to become a viable way for businesses to raise money, says Gekko managing director Dan Todaro.

Alternative Finance for Business

Working out which of peer-to-peer lending or equity crowdfunding is best for investors

For investors looking for good returns, picking what type of alternative finance to engage with is an important decision.

News

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall uses crowdfunding for River Cottage fundraising

River Cottage has become the second restaurant business to utilise a bond-based crowdfunding system set up by Crowdcube.

News

Poundland founder Steve Smith turns to crowdfunding for his online estate agency

Having set up and sold his discount retailer Poundland for £50 million, Steve Smith has decided to fund his new business using equity crowdfunding.

Alternative Finance for Business

The biggest players in the UK alternative finance market

To coincide with new FCA regulations set to influence the direction of the alternative funding market in the coming years, GrowthBusiness profiles seven of the most active crowdfunding, peer-to-peer and invoice-based platforms on the market.

Alternative Finance for Business

FCA regulations and what they mean for the crowdfunding industry

On the eve of the new rules dictating how the crowdfunding market must operate, Söla Paterson-Marke, associate at DLA Piper, examines what has been done to protect investors.

Alternative Finance for Business

The great crowdfunding exit debate

The sale of Kickstarter-backed Oculus VR has ignited the opinions of many who question how early-stage backers benefit when businesses do well.

News

Crowdfunding now subject to new FCA regulations following growth surge

The FCA has released new rules outlining how consumers who engage with crowdfunding will be protected.

News

The Kickstarter campaign now taking its cycle product to the masses

From a raw prototype developed as part of a final year degree piece, the Blaze Laserlight is now being manufactured in China and is backed by Index Ventures and the Branson family.

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Opinion

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