<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Startups and small businesses are facing many challenges in terms of financing their activities. These types of companies do not have the possibility to access capital market or to make IPO or to borrow money from banks like big, mature or well-known companies (who were at their beginnings startups or small businesses). They have to find different sources for financing their ideas/products/services that are in many cases very risky, hazardous or to ambitious. But, fortunately, the financing alternative for these companies have evolved during the last post crisis years. They have possibility to find some investors that are willing to invest in a non-name company by accessing crowdfunding platforms, impress angel investors, or attracting venture capital. All that in order to develop their business and to become a unicorn or to have a great exit.</p></abstract>

Startups and small businesses are facing many challenges in terms of financing their activities. These types of companies do not have the possibility to access capital market or to make IPO or to borrow money from banks like big, mature or well-known companies (who were at their beginnings startups or small businesses). They have to find different sources for financing their ideas/products/services that are in many cases very risky, hazardous or to ambitious. But, fortunately, the financing alternative for these companies have evolved during the last post crisis years. They have possibility to find some investors that are willing to invest in a non-name company by accessing crowdfunding platforms, impress angel investors, or attracting venture capital. All that in order to develop their business and to become a unicorn or to have a great exit.

Financing Small Businesses: From Venture Capital to Crowdfunding

Studies in Business and Economics

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Startups and small businesses are facing many challenges in terms of financing their activities. These types of companies do not have the possibility to access...

Financing Small Businesses: From Venture Capital to Crowdfunding

Published Online: Oct 21, 2017

Page range: 63 - 69

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sbe-2017-0022

Keywords
small businesses, startup, venture capital, angel investors, crowdfunding, unicorns

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Financing Small Businesses: From Venture Capital to Crowdfunding

Published Online: Oct 21, 2017

Page range: 63 - 69

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sbe-2017-0022

Keywordssmall businesses, startup, venture capital, angel investors, crowdfunding, unicorns

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
small businesses, startup, venture capital, angel investors, crowdfunding, unicorns