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Don't Abandon Crowdfunding -- Manage It

Harvard Business Review

will not be legalized until 2013). banks lent (without real estate as collateral) to small businesses in 2011, according to the FDIC. Meaningful SEC guidelines are a must. More than 80% of campaigns in this category have raised more than $25,000. Sure, this amount pales in comparison to the $282 billion that U.S.