Category Archives: Community
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03.2012
Darlington FC Turns to Crowdfunding to Save its Football Club
Crowdcube provides platform for fans to buy shares in the Quakers Fans of Darlington Football Club have taken the future of their much-loved team into their own hands by aiming to be the first sports club in the World to use a crowdfunding website to raise funds. The 129 year-old club, which is under threat of closure, has so far …
01
03.2012
Crowdcube joins forces with other alternative business finance providers to help UK businesses
The Next Generation Finance Consortium aims to give entrepreneurs the support they need to fuel Britain’s recovery The Next Generation Finance Consortium (NGFC) has been formed by a group progressive thinking finance-oriented organisations who are seeking to change the finance landscape in the UK in response to growing demand for alternative sources of business finance. The group will provide entrepreneurs …
22
03.2011
Motley Fool – Crowdcube brings angel investing to the masses – Motley Fool Podcast
David Kuo from The Motley Fool UK chats with Darren Westlake, the co-founder of Crowdcube on his popular MoneyTalk podcast. They discussed Crowdcube’s launch and offering a new way of helping businesses raise finance, as well as looking at different types of venture capital, from seed and growth capital through to buyout funds. Darren explains how and why Crowdcube was …
21
03.2011
Crowdfunding equity – the new age of co-created finance
This article was first published on the Guardian online on Tuesday 08 March 2011. The web can challenge conventional business models, says Crowdcube’s Luke Lang. The web’s ability to interact and organise communities of people has been highlighted recently with the emergence of crowdfunding platforms that create a vital lifeline to much needed finance for thousands if not millions of …
14
10.2010
Can crowdfunding save Liverpool FC?
Liverpool FC fans watch in horror as their American owners – Tom Hicks and George Gillett – are locked in a bitter boardroom battle that has spilled into the courts after a disputed takeover bid from the owners of the Boston Red Sox. The post looks to explore whether fan ownership through crowdfunding could hand power back to the fans. …