The Crowdcube Blog
15
02.2011
Crowdcube goes live to the nation
Crowdfunding website for small businesses empowers Britain’s armchair dragons to solve finance challenge Crowdcube aims to boost ‘Start-Up Britain’ by connecting entrepreneurs with a ‘crowd’ of potential investors A new crowdfunding website that lets people buy shares in start-up and growing businesses was launched today. Crowdcube is the first crowdfunding website in the world to offer ordinary people equity in …
14
02.2011
A lacklustre Project Merlin isn’t the Holy Grail for start-up finance
British banks have agreed to lend more in a long awaited ‘peace deal’ with the coalition government. The deal promises an extra £10 billion in lending to ‘small businesses’ in exchange for more certainty on taxes and regulation. The announcement which coincided with a £800 bonus levy, brought about a furious and theatrical response from the banks that were quoted …
12
02.2011
Crowdcube hits the headlines
It’s been a busy few week at Crowdcube HQ since we launched on Tuesday 15 February 2011. Press coverage has come thick and fast since our launch on Tues 15 Feb 2011. The Telegraph published a great article about us entitled: ‘Crowdcube brings angel investing to the masses’. We were also featured on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio Devon. …
06
01.2011
Seven steps to crowdfunding success
#1 Create a compelling story People are more likely to invest in a business that they are already passionate about or a story that is too compelling to ignore. Your Crowdcube pitch should be one, or both, of these things. What makes your business unique? And how will you take advantage of this opportunity? It is important that your story …
22
12.2010
Capitalising on buzz – insights into crowdfunding a product launch
The idea was simple. Transform the iPod Nano into the world’s coolest multi-touch watch with a simple wrist strap. It seems straight forward enough, yet Scott Wilson, the founder of Chicago-based MINIMAL needed $15,000 to make it happen. Enter Kickstarter – the US crowdfunding super tanker. What happened next is nothing short of staggering. The TikTok project raised $941,558 from …