Crowdfunding for SMEs : a European perspective /: a European perspective. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Crowd funding for small and medium-sized enterprises
• Further Information: Note: Roberto Bottiglia, Flavio Pichler, editors.
• Editors: Bottiglia, Roberto; Pichler, Flavio
• Contents: About the Authors; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1: Introduction; 2: Crowdfunding as a New Phenomenon: Origins, Features and Literature Review; 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; 2.3 Literature Review; 2.4 Future Research; 3: Web 2.0 as€Platform for€the€Development of€Crowdfunding; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Features of€Web 2.0. 3.3 Crowdsourcing and€Crowdfunding: Context, Subjects, and€Objects of€Exchange3.4 Crowdfunding and€Web 2.0: Mutual Interaction and€Consequences; 3.5 Questions for€the€Future; 4: Competitive Frontiers in€P2P Lending Crowdfunding; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 P2P Lending: Types and€Business Models; 4.3 P2P Lending Market; 4.4 Conditions Favouring the€Growth of€ P2P Lending; 4.5 Competitive Advantages of€P2P Lending; 4.6 Problems and€Risks of€P2P Lending; 4.7 Competitive Reactions and€Positioning of€Banks and€Other Financial Institutions. 4.8 The Role of€Institutional Investors and€Internet-Based Service Providers4.9 Conclusions; 5: How to€Obtain Credit from€Alternative Funding Agents; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Literature Review on€P2P Lending; 5.3 Analysis of€P2P Lending Platforms; 5.3.1 Sample Selection Process; 5.3.2 Methodology and€Results; 5.4 Mini-Bonds; 5.5 Conclusion; 6: Competitive Frontiers in€Equity Crowdfunding: The€Role of€Venture Capitalists and€Business Angels in€the€Early-Stage Financing Industry; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The Early-Stage Financing Industry: The€Funding Gap Issue. 6.3 The Main Actors in€Early-Stage Financing6.3.1 Equity Crowdfunding; 6.3.2 Informal Investors; 6.3.2.1 Business Angels; 6.3.2.2 Business Angel Networks, Syndicates, Groups and€Clubs of€Angels; 6.3.2.3 Incubators and€Accelerators; 6.4 Institutional Investors; 6.4.1 Venture Capital Firms; 6.4.2 Corporate Venture Capitalists; 6.4.3 Seed Venture Funds; 6.4.4 Private Equity Firms; 6.5 Non-investing Institutions; 6.5.1 Gatekeepers; 6.5.2 Non-profit Foundations; 6.6 Business Angels and€Venture Capitalists: A€Comparative Analysis. 6.6.1 Business Angels and€Venture Capitalists: Similarities and€Differences6.6.2 Business Angels and€Venture Capitalists: Empirical Evidence from€the€Italian Capital Market; 6.6.2.1 Deals Performed by Institutional Investors; 6.6.2.2 Deals Performed by Institutional Investors and€Business Angels in€Syndication; 6.6.2.3 Deals Performed Only by Business Angels; 6.7 Conclusions and€Policy Suggestions; 7: The Role of€Equity Crowdfunding in€Financing SMEs: Evidence from€a€Sample of€European Platforms; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Business Model of€Equity Crowdfunding Platforms.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 658.15/224; Finance; Crowd funding -- Europe; Small business -- Europe -- Finance; Capital investments; Capital market; Financial engineering; Finance, Public; European Union; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior; Crowd funding; Small business -- Finance; Business & Economics -- Finance; Business & Economics -- Corporate Finance; Business & Economics -- Public Finance; Finance; Corporate finance; Public finance; Politics & government; Business & Economics -- Investments & Securities; Investment & securities; Finance; Investment Appraisal; Capital Markets; Business Finance; Financial Engineering; Public Finance; European Union Politics; Europe; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137560216; 1137560215; 1137560207; 9781137560209
• Related ISBNs: 9781137560209
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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