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Equity crowdfunding vs venture capital: which is better? 
By Darya Zarya
Equity crowdfunding vs venture capital: which is better? 

If you are an established business owner or startup entrepreneur, you must know how your choices can shape your business’s success or failure. One crucial decision is developing your capital-raising strategy. There are enough ways to raise business capital today, but in this article, we’ll explore equity crowdfunding and venture capital. Comparing the two capital-raising […]

Investing
4 min read
4 ways to create a passive income with P2P lending
By Konstantin Boyko
4 ways to create a passive income with P2P lending

Passive income refers to the money made without working for it full-time on a daily basis. Dividends on an investment, portfolio income, and royalties are a few examples of passive income sources.  Recently, peer-to-peer lending passive income has become a new trend popular among newbies and experienced investors because it helps to diversify your investment […]

P2P lending
6 min read
Making a difference: the power and potential of impact investing
By Konstantin Boyko
Making a difference: the power and potential of impact investing

Impact investing is one of the emerging yet steady trends in the crowdfunding sector. It’s becoming increasingly widespread for investors to be interested not only in the possible returns but the collateral social or environmental impact. In other words, people want their investment choices to be aligned with their values. Impact investments generate a measurable […]

Investing
4 min read
Green investing: what’s there to know
By Darya Zarya
Green investing: what’s there to know

Socially and environmentally responsible businesses have been a steady trend for some time now. Investing is no exception. More and more investors seek not only to make attractive returns but also to support companies that produce a social or environmental benefit.  Sustainable impact investing can imply a broad variety of causes: from waste recycling and […]

Investing
4 min read
Crowdfunding vs angel investing: what’s the difference
By Darya Zarya
Crowdfunding vs angel investing: what’s the difference

Raising funds is usually a major challenge for a business that wants to launch a new project or scale. Today companies have several options to get the required funds and in this article, we will discuss crowdfunding and angel investing in particular. Before we get straight to that, let’s refresh a bit on what investment […]

Investing
5 min read
Equity crowdfunding in the UK: how it works & top equity platforms
By Darya Zarya
Equity crowdfunding in the UK: how it works & top equity platforms

Crowdfunding, as a form of business fundraising, is increasingly gaining popularity among many initiatives: creative and social projects, startups and early-stage businesses. Given the volatile economic situation, entrepreneurs often resort to it as an efficient way to raise capital for a business launch or scaling. Investors, in return, receive passive income in the form of […]

Investing
5 min read

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    How does equity crowdfunding work
    By Darya Zarya
    How does equity crowdfunding work

    It’s truly fascinating to see how many forms crowdfunding, as a phenomenon, has taken to help people solve various purposes.  In this piece, we will focus on equity crowdfunding, a method to raise capital common for early-stage companies and startups. We think it may be useful for both entrepreneurs and investors willing to put their […]

    Investing
    6 min read
    How much can you earn with crowdfunding
    By Darya Zarya
    How much can you earn with crowdfunding

    All the investors and investors-to-be ask this question at some point in their journey.  The truth is that there is no definite answer, which means that the possibilities out there are endless.  Yet, it’s essential to realize from the very beginning that any investment comes with a risk of losing it, let alone earning from […]

    P2P lending
    5 min read
    Private vs Public Crowdfunding: the US and EU Markets
    By Darya Zarya
    Private vs Public Crowdfunding: the US and EU Markets

    An increasing number of start-ups and established companies use crowdfunding to raise money for launching or scaling their business.  If you’re building a crowdfunding platform, it’s important to understand the target audience and whom you can rely on to finance more deals: raising funds from “the public”, also known as retail investors or addressing the […]

    Crowdfunding Business
    4 min read
    Crowdfunding platforms in Latvia: best options to invest
    By Darya Zarya
    Crowdfunding platforms in Latvia: best options to invest

    One of the Baltic Tigers, Latvia, is experiencing a crazy public interest in crowdfunding activities now.  Just check out CrowdfundInsider’s newsfeed about Latvian companies getting authorisation for alternative financing services. According to Statista, the total value of alternative financing in Latvia during 2020 was $237 million, the number of platforms — 19.  A friendly regulation […]

    P2P lending
    5 min read
    Ethical crowdfunding: how to support impactful startups
    By Darya Zarya
    Ethical crowdfunding: how to support impactful startups

    Ethical investing is one of the offshoots of crowdfunding, which helps to support projects with certain moral principles.
    Let’s figure out what’s crowdfunding for social good works and how it can be of help to supporting impactful startups.

    Investing
    5 min read
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