May 12, 2013 @ 9:45 am By Arkansas Business  |  

The Internet is profoundly democratic, lowercase “d.” Anyone with computer access can publish a book, hawk his collection of vintage duck decoys, provide advice on holistic healing. Crowdfunding, enabled by the Internet, promises as profound a shift: Anyone can become a venture capitalist and anyone can solicit those would-be capitalists to support his startup dreams…. Read More

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April 8, 2013 @ 8:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

CraftFund Launches New Website  to invest in Breweries with Crowdfunding CraftFund, announced the launch of a new website that seeks to form a disruptive community of craft beer investors. The craft beer industry has experienced double digit growth the past several years during a time when the overall beer market has contracted. Despite this growth,… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals  |  Tagged alcohol, beer, craftfund, david dupee

April 7, 2013 @ 10:12 pm By Washington Post  |  

About six months ago, Thor Cheston’s nascent beer business was strapped for cash. He needed $125,000. Without it, he said he couldn’t move forward with lease negotiations for the location which he hoped would eventually hold the Right Proper Brew Pub, a neighborhood brewery, bar and restaurant. By April, Capital City Care plans to begin… Read More

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March 30, 2013 @ 9:34 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Two crowdfunding projects for savvy beer drinkers are making a lot of noise on Kickstarter and Indiegogo right now. TapIt Cap – Turn A Beer Growler Into A Mini Keg For those of us that can’t drink an entire growler of high-quality beer in one sitting (which apparently doesn’t include some of my friends) Robert Scott of… Read More

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March 21, 2013 @ 3:29 pm By Toronto Life  |  

Following the example of restaurants like Glory Hole Doughnuts and The Real Jerk, Kensington Brewing Company is asking Toronto beer lovers to help fund the construction of its new Augusta Avenue bar and retail shop. Instead of using Indiegogo or Kickstarter, however, Kensington has adopted a model they call “Community Supported Beer.” The allusion to Community Supported… Read More

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March 15, 2013 @ 4:51 pm By LATimes  |  

After millions of dollars were pledged just the first day of a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign for a “Veronica Mars” feature film, the popularity of crowdfunding services is sure to soar. Services such as Indiegogo and Kickstarter have already found popularity in the Los Angeles craft-beer community as brewers, would-be brewers and bar owners turn to crowdfunding to overcome their dreams’ initial financial hurdles…. Read More

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March 10, 2013 @ 8:43 am By Scottsman.com  |  

A FORMER member of the British sailing team has created his own crowdfunding website to raise £240,000 to build a biomass-powered brewery in Inverkeithing. Website designer Dave Robertson, 35, hopes to attract about 4,000 investors to back his project, which he will call Forth Bridge Brewery, by offering free bottles of beer. Robertson is targeting… Read More

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February 27, 2013 @ 7:51 pm By 11alive.com  |  

ALPHARETTA, GA Do you have a great idea for a business or project but no way to fund it? Some entrepeneurs are turning to what’s known as crowdfunding. Michael Lundmark and Josh Rachel have nearly completed the Jekyll Brewery in Alpharetta, a tasting and touring brewery featuring home made craft beers.  ”We’ll have tours and tastings here in… Read More

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February 27, 2013 @ 11:39 am By Travis Crabtree  |  

BREAKING NEWS:  Crowdfunding is legal.  Sort of.  Before you start soliciting for investors on Facebook, you need to know that general solicitations to sell equity to your company not listed on the stock exchange or otherwise registered is still illegal.  That doesn’t mean you can’t engage in some form of what is considered crowdfunding. I recently… Read More

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November 26, 2012 @ 6:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In the spirit of Cyber Monday, here are 10 crowdfunding campaigns that you can contribute to now to support innovative new products. Puzzlebox Orbit: Brain-Controlled Helicopter A toy helicopter you can control with your mind?  A toy helicopter you can control with your mind!  The Puzzlebox Orbit can be controlled from your smartphone, or you can… Read More

Read more in: Featured Headlines, Offerings  |  Tagged activity tracker, adtrap, advertising, beer, electric cars, ez-ev, gropener, indiegogo, iphone, kickstarter, lumawake, misfit shine, node, node chroma, pets, pintofeed, puzzlebox, puzzlebox orbit, selfstarter, takeone, toys, wallet trackr

November 13, 2012 @ 3:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Craft beer is the latest industry to gain its own crowdfunding platform. CraftFund, LLC has announced its launch of the first crowdfunding platform focused exclusively on the craft beer community. The craft beer industry has experienced double digit growth the past several years during a time when the overall beer market has contracted. Despite this… Read More

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November 5, 2012 @ 2:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Pastor John Smith is on a mission, but not one that you might expect: He’s on a crusade to restore the good name of beer. Smith, who has been pastor of Pine Creek Baptist Church in Rayburn for 15 years, along with his son, Ben “Dennis” Smith, 24, of Beaver Falls and family friend Ben… Read More

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