Crowdfunding for Small Business Is Still an Unclear Path - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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That big issue caused Mr. Caldbeck to leave his job to start CircleUp, a company that aims to connect up-and-coming consumer products companies with investors.
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crowdfunding is a way for capital-starved entrepreneurs to receive financing that neither big investors nor lenders are willing or able to provide. To others, it represents a potential minefield that could help bad businesses get off the ground before they eventually fail, and in some cases could even ensnare unsophisticated investors in outright fraud.
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SoMoLend, which lends money to small, Main Street-type businesses that typically wouldn’t interest private investors.
