Thursday 7 May 2015

Crowdfunding For Women And Similar Opportunities

By Alta Alexander


Men and women alike often have great ideas for a product or service. Crowdfunding for women websites now offer women the ability to support one another through establishing various campaigns oriented toward funding a product or service. Generally, these small business applications, products and services sit on shelves and never see the light of day. So, while men often succeed through more traditional channels, women now have a chance at establishing a business, product or service without discrimination or degradation from businesses who only support men in these areas.

As the ideology behind the process is fairly new, there is a lot to be learned. As such, both men and women are now providing presentations and workshops related to this new aspect of funding a project. One of the best ways to learn about this new process is to review a number of campaigns and projects. Some of which can be found on websites like Kickstarter, Pine Alley and others which host projects desiring financial support.

One of these websites is that of Pine Alley. It is also one of the best and most used of these women oriented sites. Although, there are others which offer the same opportunities, this particular site has already seen great success with campaigns which have come to fruition in a short amount of time.

While these women oriented sites only accept projects posted and managed by women, men and women alike can provide funding, at least on the majority of sites. While men are welcome to participate, most often it is women supporting women which create the most successful outcome.

Most often these websites work to make it easy to create, post and run a campaign from start-up through completion. As it is much easier to run a successful campaign if an individual knows what to do, there are generally steps outlined during the registration and set up process. The best of which also offer counseling related questions or issues which may arise during the course of the campaign.

As the websites also benefit financially and with regards to positive reviews, most are happy to share this information free of charge. Although, there are others in which these fees help pay overhead and keep the site in operation. One important aspect on the part of the user, and those running these websites is that the individuals or groups have the necessary knowledge and information to take the campaign from start-up through completion.

Otherwise, the campaign or project while possibly obtaining funding may hit a roadblock. If this happens, then most often all monies obtained up to that point and time must be returned to each provider. Although, while most sites require this to be the case, there are a few which will allow the monies to stay in escrow while the individual obtains the necessary knowledge to complete a project.

Other opportunities for obtaining funding include applying to shows like Shark Tank, or going through traditional banks, credit unions or financial firms to obtain the monies needed for a start-up. While this is the case, not all have the credit or skills necessary to obtain these type funds. As such, crowdfunding has found an online presence which can help others obtain, fund and support various projects.




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