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2. Crowdfunding as a New Financing Tool

Authors : Gaël Leboeuf, Armin Schwienbacher

Published in: The Economics of Crowdfunding

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter discusses how crowdfunding fits into the traditional financing cycle of small businesses. It further raises the question as to whether crowdfunding resolves a funding gap, a necessary condition to justify crowdfunding as a viable source of entrepreneurial finance. Finally, the chapter elaborates on the types of entrepreneurial activities and entrepreneurs who are more likely to benefit from crowdfunding.

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Title: Crowdfunding as a New Financing Tool
Authors: Gaël Leboeuf
Armin Schwienbacher
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: The Economics of Crowdfunding
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-66118-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-66119-3

Copyright Year: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66119-3_2