Today we sat down with Dawn Dickson of POPCOM to discuss the elements of a successful crowdfunding campaign. Dawn is the beauty and brains behind POPCOM – a platform that produces software for vending machines. She has run a few crowdfunding campaigns with massive
Similar to other online communities, crowdfunding platforms are a virtual space where people come together with others to converse, to raise funds for a common goal. According to Kickstarter statistics, 31% of all backers are repeat backers. Therefore, if you create a
One of the best parts of crowdfunding is pitching in and helping ideas that have infinite potential come to life. These ideas need people, a “crowd” to believe in them and to fund those ideas. When someone contributes to a crowdfunding campaign, they are donatingmoney to
What makes a good campaign? It is many things to be honest but the main reasons why funding goals are met and/or exceeded is that it resonates with their target audience. Did they cut across social, racial and economic backgrounds? Or the facts that they had a great social
The topic of my article today might arouse numerous thoughts in your mind to wonder why I have chosen to talk about this pressing challenge. Maybe you’re already wondering why I have even written about this, to pick up on other races, to say the least… but it’s not
Many women in small businesses start their business by having innovative ideas and courage to take this great idea to a new level. When you are a mother, you often face conflicts about working full-time or caring for your children. In fact, some women working in small
An interview with Klancy Miller, the brains and beauty behind ‘For The Culture’ Magazine. A magazine celebrating Black Women in Food & Wine! Klancy created a crowdfunding campaign to start her idea and raised a whopping $30K, mostly from strangers who
Kay Addman is the founder of a wonderful organisation called ‘Our Sisters Network’. In our ongoing interview series we’ll find out how she managed to raise £5,500 from complete strangers through crowdfunding! Choose from video, podcast, transcript below. Video Podcast
Crowdfunding is one of the most significant business developments of the last few decades. With high rates of rejection from banks and lenders, the business-funding environment needed a massive disruption, and crowdfunding provided just that. It has become a viable method