In January, Funding Launchpad is going to power a rewards-based crowdfunding project for Victory MMA Gym in Killeen, Texas. Killeen is the home of Fort Hood, which is the largest Army base in the United States. In the 2010 census, Fort Hood had a total population of 53,416! Victory MMA Gym is a mixed martial [...]
View Post 2013, crowdfunding, crowdfunding feature, fort hood, Funding Launchpad, january, small business, startup, texas, victory mma gym, wounded warrior projectToday’s crowdfunding feature is about acoustic solo artist James Hersch. Hersch is a pioneer user of Gig Funder, a donation-based crowdfunding platform that allows musicians to fund their tours. Hailing from Minnesota, Hersch has also spend time in music meccas Los Angeles and Nashville. He has played the college/church/community concert circuit for 33 years, including [...]
View Post 52 Songs, crowd funding, crowdfunding, crowdfunding feature, donation-based crowdfunding, James Hersch, music, reachwithme, tourAnd now the rest of Vixen’s crowdfunding story… Generating Interest In Their Crowdfunding Campaign As the band has been semi-dormant during the social media revolution, a lack of digital following is one challenge the band faces in crowdfunding. They chose a 60-day campaign so they can simultaneously build their social network while they raise funds. [...]
View Post 80s metal, crowdfunding, crowdfunding feature, Diane Warren, Jan Kuehnemund, Jenna Sanz-Agero, Kat Kraft, Lynn Louise Lowrey, Richard Marx, VixenBackground To Crowdfunding A Foxy New Album In 1978, in her hometown of St. Paul, MN, Jan Kuehnemund had rock ‘n’ roll dreams. Today, in Los Angeles, Jan maintains that same dream. In between, Jan and the all-female rock band she formed, Vixen, have seen success, breakups, and everything in between. Today, Jan and the [...]
View Post 80s metal, crowdfunding, crowdfunding feature, Diane Warren, Jan Kuehnemund, Jenna Sanz-Agero, Kat Kraft, Lynn Louise Lowrey, Richard Marx, VixenNow for the rest of New Perspective Café’s crowdfunding story… As their locations are campus focused, the team at New Perspectives Café expects members to be mostly students and faculty, plus some alumni. As such, they created rewards with a broad appeal. “Some will join just for 10% off their orders, while people who want [...]
View Post cafe, coffee shop, crowdfunding, crowdfunding feature, members, membership, membership promotion, New Perspectives CafeImagine you are thinking of opening a coffee shop… Except you are going to everything different. You actually plan on opening 30 locations at the exact same time, funding them through crowdfunding, and having your investors vote on major issues like the menu and onsite events. Later this week, New Perspectives Café will launch membership [...]
View Post cafe, coffee shop, crowdfunding, crowdfunding feature, members, membership, membership promotion, New Perspectives CafeQuick, name all 43 presidents of the United States…… (Trick question, there are 44). Jason Pruett is crowdfunding Fingerprint Presidents of the United States of America (FPUSA, for short), which he hopes will make it fun and easy to learn more about every US president. In college, Jason was a history major before switching to [...]
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