Crowdfunding for SMEs A European Perspective
Crowdfunding for SMEs: A European Perspective provides a valuable insight into this new source of capital. In particular, the authors focus on financial return crowdfunding, which repays the crowd either through debt or equity. This source of capital migh
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Crowdfunding for SMEs A European Perspective
Edited by Roberto Bottiglia and Flavio Pichler
Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions Series Editor Philip Molyneux Bangor Business School Bangor University United Kingdom
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Roberto Bottiglia • Flavio Pichler Editors
Crowdfunding for SMEs A European Perspective
Editors Roberto Bottiglia University of Verona VERONA, Italy
Flavio Pichler University of Verona VERONA, Italy
Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions ISBN 978-1-137-56020-9 ISBN 978-1-137-56021-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-56021-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016936398 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016 The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Macmillan Publishers Ltd. London
Contents
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Introduction Roberto Bottiglia and Flavio Pichler
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Crowdfunding as a New Phenomenon: Origins, Features and Literature Review Flavio Pichler and Ilaria Tezza 2.1 Introduction 2.2 What Is Crowdfunding? 2.2.1 Features of Financial Return Crowdfunding Platforms 2.2.2 Motivations for Participation in a Crowdfunding Campaign 2.2.3 Risks of Crowdfunding 2.2.4 Crowdfunding Market
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